Context: Identifying the root cause of a software bug and fixing it is challenging. One reason
for this is that many bugs are not reproducible during bug fixing. Objective: We aim to …

This chapter describes traditional and intuitive fault localization techniques, including
program logging, assertions, breakpoints, and profiling. Many advanced fault localization …

During software debugging, a significant amount of effort is required for programmers to
identify the root cause of manifested failures. Various spectrum-based fault localization …

The effectiveness of spectrum-based fault localization techniques primarily relies on the
accuracy of their fault localization formulas. Theoretical studies prove the relative accuracy …

Spectrum-based fault localization (SBFL) techniques can automatically localize software
faults. They employ the program spectrum, such as code coverage profile with test verdicts …

The author describes how boundary scan test (BST) can be integrated into an existing ASIC
(application-specific-integrated-circuit) design flow. By use of a library of BST building blocks …

Driven by the need to know which spectrum-based fault localization techniques are more
effective in locating faults, many studies have sought to compare the accuracy of different …

Many software failures are caused by faults in programs. Fault localization is always a
difficult task in program debugging, and the spectrum-based fault localization (SBFL in short) …