HP UX SoftBench Software manual Tracing Registers, 212

Using SoftBench Debugger

Viewing Assembly Language and CPU Registers

Figure 7-11 "Assembly Instructions" Window

Select the Step Instruction button to step through your program one assembly instruction at a time. Select the Step Over Instruction button to step over a procedure call instruction.

The Assembly Tracing Active button enables updating of the Assembly Instructions window. Leaving assembly tracing disabled until you need it allows your program to run faster.

Tracing Registers

Selecting one of the "Show: Registers" submenu items brings up a window that shows the contents of a group of hardware registers. SoftBench Debugger highlights register values that change when you Step or Continue your program.

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