Infinite loop freezes interface and renders application inoperable

[daniel-Jones]

GNUSim8085 1.3.8

Although a silly example a simple infinite loop like this will freeze the application:

START:	MVI A,1
JMP START

I've accidentally had myself in a similar situation. I've seen this referenced in a blog post as early as 2011 (http://opensourceforu.com/2011/08/gnusim8085-review/) however haven't found an issue open for it.

[onkarshinde]

If you wrote a program with infinite loop and ran that on actual 8085 kit, the kit will keep looping. So I guess the simulator is trying its best to simulate the behaviour. 😉
I do agree though that the application UI should be kept responsive at all times irrespective of the fault in logic. Or at least we should add logic to detect high number of instruction executions and put program on pause. This one is not going to be easy to fix.