AID documentation is comprised of the AID Core Manual, the language-specific manuals for symbolic debugging, and the manual for debugging on machine code level. For experienced AID users there is also a AID (BS2000) (Related publications) Reference Guide [15], showing the syntax of the commands and operands with brief explanations. The Reference Guide also contains the %SET tables. All the information the user requires for debugging can be found by referring to the manual for the particular language required and the core manual. The manual for debugging on machine code level can either be used as a substitute for or as a supplement to any of the language-specific manuals.
AID Core Manual (Related publications) [1]
The core manual provides an overview of AID and deals with facts and operands which are the same in all programming languages. The AID overview describes the BS2000 environment, explains basic concepts and presents the AID command set. The other chapters discuss preparations for testing; command input; the subcommand; addressing in AID; the operand medium-a-quantity; AID literals; and keywords. The manual also contains BS2000 commands invalid in command sequences.
AID User Guides
The User Guides contain list of the commands in alphabetical order. All simple memory references are described in these Guides. In addition to this manual
AID - Debugging of COBOL Programs
the following other User Guides are available:
AID - Debugging of FORTRAN Programs (Related publications) [3]
AID - Debugging under POSIX (Related publications) [4]
AID - Debugging of ASSEMBH Programs (Related publications) [5]
AID - Debugging of C/C++ Programs (Related publications) [14]
In the language-specific manuals, the description of the operands is tailored to fit the programming language in question. A prerequisite for this is that the user knows the particular language scope and operation of the relevant compiler.
The additional options for debugging on the machine code level are described in
AID - Debugging on Machine Code Level (Related publications) [2].
This manual is required for debugging programs for which no LSD records exist or for which the information from symbolic testing does not suffice for error diagnosis. Debugging on machine code level means the user can issue AID commands regardless of the language in which the program was written.
Additional product information
Current information, version and hardware dependencies, and instructions for installing and using a product version are contained in the associated Release Notice. These Release Notices are available online at https://bs2manuals.ts.fujitsu.com.