HP 3000 Manuals

Introduction to MPE XL for MPE V Programmers Migration Guide

Overview of 
Differences: 
MPE V/E 
and MPE XL 

MPE XL System Debug provides both privileged and non-privileged users
with an interactive debugging facility invoked through an integrated set
of commands, NM intrinsics, and CM intrinsics.

Compared to MPE V/E Debug, the MPE XL Debugger has been extensively
modified and expanded.  Even in CM, MPE XL Debug is not the same as MPE
V/E Debug.  Many commands and intrinsics have been extended and modified,
CM as well as NM. A number of new features have been added--for instance,
window displays can be used for both CM and NM debugging.  The prompts
you see on the screen, and the responses you make to them, have been
changed.

If you are using MPE XL Debug with a CM program, do not follow the
instructions in the MPE V/E Debug documentation.  You should become
familiar with System Debug Reference Manual (32650-90013) before trying
to use the debugger in either mode.

New 

MPE XL features that are not available on MPE V/E include:

 *  MPE XL System Debug

 *  The following intrinsics:

HPDEBUG (NM)
HPRESETDUMP (NM)
HPSETDUMP (NM)

Changed 

Existing MPE V/E features that have been modified on MPE XL include:

 *  The following intrinsics:

SETDUMP
STACKDUMP

 *  The following commands:

DEBUG
ERRDUMP
SETDUMP

Not Used 

Existing MPE V/E features that are not supported on MPE XL include:

 *  The MPE V/E System Debugger

 *  The following intrinsic:

STACKDUMP'

Unchanged 

Existing MPE V/E features that are the same on MPE XL include:

 *  The following intrinsics:

DEBUG
RESETDUMP

 *  The following command:

RESETDUMP

MPE/iX 5.0 Documentation