Debuggers are used to identify and fix problems in computer programs. There are several types of debuggers including static debuggers, which insert debugging code directly into the source program, and dynamic interactive debuggers, which can stop, examine, and continue an executing program. Dynamic interactive debuggers include breakpoint debuggers, which allow setting conditional or unconditional breakpoints, meta debuggers which can debug themselves, kernel debuggers for debugging operating systems, and tele-debuggers which execute on a separate computer. Debuggers can also be classified based on whether the debugger and debugged process run in the same or separate processes.

1. Prepared by-
Shaishav Shah(170120116094)
Guided by – Prof. Rohan Prajapati
Gandhinagar Institute of Technology
SUBJECT - SP(2150708)
Classification of Debuggers:

2. CLASSIFICATION OF DEBUGGERS

3. WHAT IS DEBUGGER?
• Debugging, in computer programming and
engineering, is a multistep process that involves
identifying a problem, isolating the source of the
problem, and then either correcting the problem or
determining a way to work around it.

4. CLASSIFICATION OF DEBUGGERS
• STATIC DEBUGGER
• DYANAMIC/INTERACTIVE DEBUGGER
1.BREAKPOINT DEBUGGER
2.METADEBUGGER
3.KERNEL DEBUGGER
4.TELE DEBUGGER
5.DEBUGGER WITH SAME PROCESS
6.DEBUGGER WITH SEPARATE PROCESS

5. STATIC DEBUGGER
• In this process of debugging, insert the debugging
codes into the source program, then recompile, and
run.
• It is not a specific software .
• The debugging task is performed by the programmer
himself or herself.

6. DYNAMIC/INTERACTIVE DEBUGGER
• A dynamic/interactive debugging tool or instrument
executes and executable program, so it can be stopped,
examined, altered, and continued interactively for
looking at the variables of the users program as it runs.
• These debugger are either software or hardware.
• Some dynamic/interactive debuggers are as follows:-

7. BREAKPOINT DEBUGGER
• The programmer can define a set of conditional or
unconditional breakpoints during debugging using
breakpoint debuggers.
• A breakpoint debugger must have a set of unit test
functions.
• This breakpoint debugger is possible to control the flow
of program execution.

8. META DEBUGGER
• The debugger with meta debugging facilities provides to
debug themselves.
• This debugging is known as meta debugger.

9. KERNEL DEBUGGER
• The debugger with kernel debugging facilities provides
to debug the operating system for computer in use.
• This debugger is termed as kernel debugger.

10. TELE -DEBUGGER
• The debugger with tele-debugging facilities is used to
debug the programs.
• This means that the debugger is executing on another
computer.
• This debugger is termed as tele-debugging.

11. DEBUGGER WITH SAME PROCESS
• It executes the process of debugger.
• The process of debugger and debuggee are same and
also both shares the memory.
• This kind of debugger are simple , easy to implement ,
and very fast during execution.

12. DEBUGGER WITH SEPARATE PROCESS
• This kind of debugger executes different process for the
debugger and debuggee.
• If necessary , the debugger can read and modify
debuggees memory.
• Also , it can exists different hardware components.

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