A tool framework for static and dynamic analysis of object-oriented software with templates

• Published in: Proceedings of the 2000 ACM/IEEE conference on Supercomputing pp. 49 - 49-es
• Main Authors: Lindlan, Kathleen A., Cuny, Janice, Malony, Allen D., Shende, Sameer, Juelich, Forschungszentrum, Rivenburgh, Reid, Rasmussen, Craig, Mohr, Bernd
• Format: Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Published: Washington, DC, USA IEEE Computer Society 01.11.2000
• Series: ACM Conferences
• Subjects: Applied computing > Physical sciences and engineering; Computer systems organization > Architectures; Computer systems organization > Dependable and fault-tolerant systems and networks; General and reference > Cross-computing tools and techniques > Performance; Networks > Network performance evaluation; Software and its engineering > Software creation and management > Designing software > Software implementation planning > Software design techniques; Software and its engineering > Software creation and management > Software development process management; Software and its engineering > Software notations and tools > General programming languages > Language types; Software and its engineering > Software notations and tools > General programming languages > Language types > Object oriented languages
• ISBN: 9780780398023; 0780398025
• DOI: 10.5555/370049.370456

The developers of high-performance scientific applications often work in complex computing environments that place heavy demands on program analysis tools. The developers need tools that interoperate, are portable across machine architectures, and provide source-level feedback. In this paper, we describe a tool framework, the Program Database Toolkit (PDT), that supports the development of program analysis tools meeting these requirements. PDT uses compile-time information to create a complete database of high-level program information that is structured for well-defined and uniform access by tools and applications. PDT's current applications make heavy use of advanced features of C++, in particular, templates. We describe the toolkit, focussing on its most important contribution-its handling of templates-as well as its use in existing applications.