IBM Debug Tool is the interactive debugger that supports PL/I and Language Environment. Debug Tool functions are equivalent to PLITEST functions. Some names of PLITEST commands, however, have changed in Debug Tool and are no longer accepted. These are listed in Table 17.
You must have Language Environment for OS/390 & VM Release 4 or later installed on your system before you can use Debug Tool with your OS PL/I applications.
| PLITEST Command | Equivalent Debug Tool Command |
|---|---|
| CLEAR ON | CLEAR AT OCCURENCE |
| LIST %FPRS | LIST SHORT FLOATING |
| LIST %LPRS | LIST LONG FLOATING |
| LIST %GPRS | LIST REGISTERS |
| LIST SNAP | LIST CALLS |
| MOVECURS | CURSER |
| ON | AT OCCURENCE |
| QUERY AT | LIST AT |
| QUERY ATTRIBUTES | DESCRIBE ATTRIBUTES |
| QUERY BEARINGS | QUERY LOCATION |
| QUERY ENVIRONMENT | DESCRIBE ENVIRONMENT |
| QUERY MONITOR | LIST MONITOR |
| QUERY NAMES 'pattern' | LIST NAMES 'pattern' |
| QUERY NAMES PROCEDURE | LIST PROCEDURE |
| QUERY PROGRAM | DESCRIBE PROGRAM |
| QUERY STATEMENT NUMBERS | LIST STATEMENT NUMBERS |
| SEARCH | FIND |
| SET GRAPHIC | SET DBCS |
| SET LANGUAGE | SET NATIONAL LANGUAGE |
| SET LAST n | SET HISTORY n |
| SET FILE | SET LOG |
| SIGNAL (ON cond) PROGRAM | TRIGGER (ON cond) |
| SIGNAL (ON cond) TEST | TRIGGER AT OCCURENCE (ON cond) |
| SIGNAL (AT cond) TEST | TRIGGER AT (AT cond) |
| VTRACE | STEP |
| WINDOWS | LAYOUT |