SOFTWARE SOURCE CODE-RETRIEVAL METHOD AND SYSTEM

摘要

PPROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a software source code-retrieval method and system which can improve retrieval processing for the abnormality and errors of software, parts of influential codes and relating problems. PSOLUTION: A knowledge base (101) includes indexes relating to software projects, bug reports and processing, and source code information (102) includes source codes. In a retrieval code method, a retrieval query is input (S1), and the input query is analyzed and processed, and a sentence or a phrase in a source code which accords with or relates to the input retrieval query is retrieved by referring to the knowledge base (101) (S2 to S4). Then, the results of the retrieval are ranked in consideration of relativity to the retrieved sentence or phrase by referring to the knowledge base (S7), and the results of the retrieval, which are ranked, are reported (S8). PCOPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT