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TPF Toolkit

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Memory view add monitor action

In the memory view, you can right click and choose go to address.  That action opens the address in the current memory monitor.  However, sometimes it is desirable to open the addresss in a new monitor such that the two addresses can be ...
over 10 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / TPF Toolkit 2 Not under consideration

Allow users to create macro groups

Allow the user to create their own macro groups in the macro group breakpoint dialog.
over 10 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / TPF Toolkit 2 Not under consideration

Remote location for dumps

Allow the user to specify a remote repository (ie linux) such that TPF can FTP the dump files automatically to the TPF system. An alternative approach is to provide a dump viewer that does not require a TPF test system.
over 10 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / TPF Toolkit 2 Not under consideration

ZDBUG ACCESS on a file id

Provide ZDBUG ACCESS controls for the TPF File View to limit access to TPF Files based on the file ID.
over 10 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / TPF Toolkit 2 Not under consideration

Allow register by User Id

This feature allows the debugger registration type to be based upon a user's id (module entry, function entry and etc).
over 10 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / TPF Toolkit 2 Not under consideration

XML build view

View to see XML content built along the way using info-node content (for example using tpf_xml* interfaces).  Maybe even the ability to modify the contents.
over 10 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / TPF Toolkit 2 Not under consideration

Preference file mapping

Need documentation that provides a "mapping" from preference page to the prefs file where the preferences for that page are persisted
over 10 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / TPF Toolkit 2 Not under consideration

Partially executed line in code coverage

Show partially executed lines in a different highlighted color.
over 10 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / TPF Toolkit 2 Not under consideration

Dump annotations

Allow users to make notes and annotate the dump. Record annotations for later use in viewing the dump. Allow the user to add bookmarks around the dump that can be navigated to quickly. create a history on the dump of who has viewed the dump, how l...
over 10 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / TPF Toolkit 2 Not under consideration

Automatically switch execution to use a selectively activated loadset

This feature would allow the user to specify a user id such that when the debugger session is started on a given ECB, the debugger automatically switches the application's execution to use the corresponding selectively activated loadset.
over 10 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / TPF Toolkit 2 Not under consideration

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