From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,XPRIO autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Thread: 103376,46ff26946b9dae16,start X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit Path: g2news1.google.com!news2.google.com!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!not-for-mail From: "Marc A. Criley" Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: ANNOUNCE: DTraq 0.985 is now available Date: Mon, 27 Sep 2004 08:35:41 -0500 Message-ID: <2rqj9fF1db0isU1@uni-berlin.de> X-Trace: news.uni-berlin.de bmTrIjYwvm9vUwd8q4Yo3A+vhkSC7oWs9rDIsEImDk3sleOx55 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1437 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1441 Xref: g2news1.google.com comp.lang.ada:4260 Date: 2004-09-27T08:35:41-05:00 List-Id: McKae Technologies announces the release of version 0.985 of DTraq, an Ada 95 data logging and review tool. DTraq is a data logging and playback debugging tool providing near realtime data logging and analysis to aid debugging and validation. Captured, or 'tapped' data from a program can be viewed live while the program is running or, since it is being logged to a file, played back or printed out later for off-line review and analysis. DTraq differs from other logging and playback tools in that no data layout maps or byte interpretations or "data dumpers" need to be manually created. Nor is the application responsible for converting the raw binary data to text form before logging it. DTraq handles all conversion automatically by scanning the application's source code, identifying tapped data items, and extracting the information it needs to properly convert and display the logged items-simple scalar items as well as arrays and records. When the layout of data items change, rescanning automatically picks up the changes. DTraq requires GNAT 3.15p due to its reliance on the Ada Semantic Interface Specification (ASIS) and has been validated on Red Hat 9 Linux. Source and executables are available on the DTraq home page: http://www.mckae.com/dtraq.html, along with the comprehensive and up-to-date user manual -- http://www.mckae.com/dtq_common/DTraq.pdf. DTraq usage is described, and screenshots provided, starting at http://www.mckae.com/dtq_usage/tapping.html. Updates to DTraq 0.985 (versus 0.981): - Minor bug fixes. - Allowed specification of "~" (user's home directory) when entering a file path. - Reorganization of internal data collection and conversion to text to better support other sources of input data. (This reorganization, while significant, should be transparent to the user.) Enjoy! Marc A. Criley McKae Technologies mcNOSPAM@mckae.com