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- >>>>> "Scott" == Scott Vorthmann <vorth@cmu.edu> writes:
- In article <v02130502adde86056342@[128.2.207.202]> Scott Vorthmann <vorth@cmu.edu> writes:
-
-
- Scott> Forgive me if this is newbie stuff... I can't get the
- Scott> newsgroup served, and I didn't find an archive of the
- Scott> newsgroup or mailing list. The FAQ was no help either...
-
- Scott> I'm a Mac developer, and I'd like to get my app running
- Scott> under Executor. The app is not working, some versions even
- Scott> crashing the emulator. I'm wishing I could just do some
- Scott> very simple debugging while running in Executor, to see
- Scott> which unavailable system services I'm relying on.
-
- When Executor hits an unimplemented trap it *should* tell you the trap
- name in a dialog, although if it hits a trap before the screen is set
- up that might not happen.
-
- If your app runs on a large number of Macs already (especially 68040
- based Macs with the cache turned on), then if you can let us have a
- copy of the app for testing purposes we can take a quick look and see
- what's going wrong. Since it's already running on a Mac, the problem
- is probably on our side anyway.
-
- Scott> Is there a MacsBug equivalent? Even a lame, limp one?
- Scott> Something that will break out and show me a stack crawl?
-
- Nothing that we can give the general public. We have powerful tools
- at our disposal over here, though.
-
- Scott> Any other tips & tricks for Mac developer's like me, who
- Scott> want to "target" Executor?
-
- In general, if you can let us have a copy of your app, that's usually
- all that's necessary.
-
- Scott> Does the "real" Executor come with real documentation? A
- Scott> developer's kit? If so, they should be included with the
- Scott> demo... I'd like to avoid shelling out the cash until I
- Scott> know my app can be made to run.
-
- Even in the real version, Executor's documentation is lacking. We
- don't target developers because in general developers need more from
- Executor than we can provide (we don't currently implement the trace
- bit in the 68040 status word so trick Mac debuggers won't run under
- Executor).
-
- Scott> Thanks,
-
- Scott> Scott Vorthmann vorth@cmu.edu 1234 Denniston Ave, #2
- Scott> 412/422-8842 Pittsburgh, PA 15217-1329 422-3904 fax
-
- Scott> http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~vorth/
-
- Scott> (I'm no longer with CMU... I have a courtesy account.)
-
- If you can't let us have a copy of the app for testing purposes, we
- can continue this discussion off the newsgroup and see if we can't
- find some way to help you, but by far the easiest and best solution is
- to just let us try the app in our debugging environment.
-
- BTW, some of the debugging tools that we use will be briefly mentioned
- in our "Executor Internals" paper which I will present about a week
- from now at MacHack '96. After I've presented that paper it will be
- available on our web site. It won't help you, but you might find it
- interesting.
-
- --Cliff
- ctm@ardi.com
-
-