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BugAlert offers the programmer a unique capability to debug an application. It
provides the ability to view information from windows and applications open on
the desktop and this can be done with or without a debugger, e.g., IBM's
IPMD.EXE, in operation. If the debugger is needed it can be started from
BugAlert. Once started the debugger operates normally except that now BugAlert
is also available to harvest information from window handles and set breakpoints
in the window procedures associated with those handles. The debugger used must
be a PM debugger and have the ability to operate in an asynchronous mode.
BugAlert's internal help will explain everything. At present, breakpoints can
only be set in the IPMD debugger, but as more OS/2 2.0 PM debuggers become
available on the market, these will be added.
There are three files besides this BUGREAD.ME file contained in this zipped
file--
BUGUNREG.EXE (the unregistered copy of BUGALERT.EXE)
BUGALERT.HLP
TUTL.DLL
If these files were unzipped onto the BugAlert diskette, BugAlert can be run
from the diskette without any furthur considerations. But if you want to
install BugAlert onto your hard disk, the .hlp and .dll files should be placed
in the same directory as the .exe file or the .dll file placed in the LIBPATH
path and the .hlp placed in the HELP path. Also, rename BUGUNREG.EXE to
BUGALERT.EXE.
A note about the registered vs. unregistered copy. The unregistered copy of
BugAlert (the one contained in this diskette) has most of the usability
contained in the registered version. But to make it desireable to purchase the
registered version, we've disabled certain capabilities. In the unregistered
version the ability to list all the windows on the desktop along with certain
information about each window has been disabled along with the ability to change
the default debugger and application. The defaults can be overridden so this
doesn't detract from the functionality.