Appeal No. 1997-2212 Page 2
Application No. 08/233,387
BACKGROUND
During production of a microprocessing architecture,
a new microprocessor and software for the microprocessor are
sometimes developed concurrently. In developing the software,
an executable program for the microprocessor must be debugged.
When the time comes to debug the program, if the
microprocessor is not yet complete, the program cannot be
debugged on the microprocessor. Instead, a simulator is used
to debug the program.
A simulator for an existing architecture cannot be used,
as is, to debug the program. A conventional simulator must be
modified or a new simulator must be developed. Neither task
is simple. When several new architectures are developed, and
selecting one architecture to be used is necessary, moreover,
simulators corresponding to each of the new architectures must
be prepared. Furthermore, execution of simulation is time-
consuming.
The invention at issue in this appeal enables a
executable machine code developed for a new microprocessing
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