Patent ID: 7404179
Filing Date: 2008-07-22
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method, in a data processing system, for associating files with line number table in a debugger, the method comprising: for each line number table, examining header information for source files that contribute to the line number table, wherein the line number table associates line numbers in the source files with machine addresses of executable code that is executable by the debugger; and for each source file that contributes to a line number table, storing an entry in a file information database, wherein the entry associates the source file with a line number table offset, wherein the line number table offset is an offset with respect to the line number table, wherein the file information database includes a hash table, wherein storing the entry in the file information database includes storing a key:value pair in the hash table, and wherein a name of the source file is a key of the key:value pair and the line number table offset is a value of the key:value pair.