Unit III: Linkers and Loaders and Software

Linkers
and
Loaders:
Basic
loaders
functions, central loaders scheme, absolute
loaders,
Subroutine
linkers,
relocation
loader, Direct linking loader, Dynamic linking
loader,
Design of absolute loaders and direct
linking loader,
Software tools: Software tools for program
development,
editors,
debug
monitor,
programming environment, user interfaces.

Software Tools for program

Development
Software tools are used extensively
for program development and user
interfaces
Editor
Debug monitor
Programming Environment
User Interfaces

Editor
Editor is computer program that
allows a user to create and revise
target document
Document includes object as
computer programs, text, equations,
tables, diagrams, lines and
photographs.

Editor
The document editing process is an
interactive user-computer dialogue
1.Select the part to view and
manipulate
2.To determine the format of and
display
3.Specify and execute operation
4.Update the view appropriately

Editor

Text editor are of following types

1.Line Editors
2.Sreen Editors
3.Word processors
4.Structure Editiors

Line Editors
It is primitive form of editor
User has to specify line to change
text
Interaction with the editors is
through a set of commands , this
makes a editor less user friendly
E.g. vi editor, vim editor

Screen Editors
Screen editors enables to modify any
text by moving cursor to desired
location.
This is very useful while formatting
the text to produce printed document
E.g. office document.

Word processor
A word processor recognize word a basic entity
It support spell check option
It has following options
1.Moving a section of text from one place to
another
2.Delecting a section of text
3.Searching a word
4.Merging of text
5.Replacement of word
6.Spell-Check

Structure Editors
A structure editor has awareness of
structure of document.
A structure is specified by user while
creating and modifying the
document.
E.g. LatTex

Editor Structure

Editor Structure
Editing module is collection of
module deling with editing tasks.
Travelling module of editor performs
the setting of the current editing and
viewing pointers
In viewing module start of the area to
be view is determine by current
viewing pointer

Debug Monitor
Debug monitor provides following
facilities
1.Setting breakpoints in the program
2.Initiating a debug conversation
3.Displaying values of variables
4.Assigning new values to variable

Debug Monitor
Debugging system provides functions
such as tracing and trackback.
Tracking used to track the flow of
execution logic and data modification
Trackback can show path by which
the current statement reached
In debugging user specifies
breakpoints and action to be
performed

Programming Environment
Programming environment is an
integrated program development
environment
It has following facilities
1.Program creation
2.Editing
3.Execuation
4.Testing and debugging

Programming
Environment
Programming Environment has
following components
1. A syntax directed editor
2.Compier ,Interpreter
3.Debug monitor
4.Dialog monitor

User Interfaces
A user interface plays an important
role in simplifying the interaction of
user with application
UI functioning has two important
aspects
1.Issuing Commands
2.Excange of data

User Interfaces

User Interface
The presentation manger is
responsible for managing users
screen and for accepting data
The dialog manager is responsible for
interpreting user command and
implement them
Dialog manger is also responsible for
error message