Use the Navigator to help keep track of the programs and runs when you are running the same instrumented program several times, or when you are running many instrumented programs at once. The Navigator groups together all runs of a program, with the most recent run listed last. If you have collected coverage data, the Auto Merge run is listed first.
For error detection runs, the Navigator can display:
§ The program icon
§ The file name and, if the Show directories in filenames workspace preference is selected, the path for each program
§ The date and time for each run
§ The number of errors and warnings Purify detected, if the Number of errors and Number of warnings workspace preferences are selected
§ The number of bytes leaked in the program, if the Bytes leaked workspace preference is selected
§ Command-line arguments specified for each run
§ Color-coded icons indicating program run status and the highest message severity:
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A program has exited |
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Data is being recorded |
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A Purify error data file (.pfy), Purify error and coverage data file (.pcy), or a PureCoverage data file (.cfy) |
If you have collected coverage data, the Navigator can also display the following icons:
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An Auto Merge or Merge |
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A saved Auto Merge or Merge |
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A run included in an ActiveMerge coverage dataset, with the black check indicating that no function or line is selected in the coverage data display |
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A run included in an ActiveMerge coverage dataset whose contribution has been removed from the displayed statistics |
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A run included in an ActiveMerge coverage dataset that hit the line or function highlighted in the data window |
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A run included in an ActiveMerge coverage dataset that did not hit the line or function selected in the data window |
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A Snapshot |
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A Diff |
Notes:
§ Keep in mind that the Navigator indicates the highest message severity displayed in the Error View. For example, if you filter out all warning and error messages for a run, the Navigator indicates that the run contained only informational messages. Use filters carefully to hide only messages you are not concerned about at the moment.
§ Use the Workspace tab in the Preferences dialog box to select the information you want to display in the Navigator.
§ Purify keeps in memory the data for each run shown in the Navigator. If you're getting low on memory, close unneeded runs or save runs to data files and then close them, to free memory.
§ Double-click a run in the Navigator to bring its Data Browser window to the top.
§ Right-click an entry in the Navigator to display a shortcut menu for the selected entry.
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