emulation of a single instruction failed; execution continued past location of failure Facility: DEBUG, VMS Debugger The debugger emulates instructions as part of the stepping mechanism used in several commands (e.g., STEP, SET TRACE, SET WATCH/NOSTATIC). The debugger failed to set up the emulation so that the debugger could regain control after the instruction(s) in question executed. User Action: Submit a Software Performance Report (SPR)