roseman@cpsc.UCalgary.CA (09/29/89)
I was curious to know if anyone was aware of when an update to PMI's Repertoire toolkit for MSDOS M2 compilers was going to be released. I've got 1.5(e) [I believe] and did send in the card for updates. On a similar line, I was wondering if there was some kind of source for changes to Repertoire. A lot of the modifications I find myself doing have no doubt been duplicated by other people, and I hate reinventing the wheel. If such a source of changes doesn't exist, is there any demand for such a source to be created?
alan@oz.nm.paradyne.com (Alan Lovejoy) (10/02/89)
In article <1861@cs-spool.calgary.UUCP< roseman@cpsc.UCalgary.CA () writes:
<I was curious to know if anyone was aware of when an update to PMI's
<Repertoire toolkit for MSDOS M2 compilers was going to be released.
<I've got 1.5(e) [I believe] and did send in the card for updates.
<
<On a similar line, I was wondering if there was some kind of source for
<changes to Repertoire. A lot of the modifications I find myself doing
<have no doubt been duplicated by other people, and I hate reinventing
<the wheel. If such a source of changes doesn't exist, is there any
<demand for such a source to be created?
I suggest you contact Mr. Jim Bones ["general manager" of PMI]. He IS
interested in improvements to PMI's software--especially bug fixes.
You can call him during business hours at 503-236-1788.
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Motto: If nanomachines will be able to reconstruct you, YOU AREN'T DEAD YET.Bernd.Goetz@p21.f802.n302.z2.fidonet.org (Bernd Goetz) (04/26/90)
Hi Domi I think the offer on the last page of your user's manual is only a demo version (perhaps only the definition modules). my friend Ralph has to work with it and he says that Repertoire is no good for your health. To monstreous. This is for sure without warranty. See ya. Bernd -- uucp: uunet!m2xenix!puddle!2!302!802.21!Bernd.Goetz Internet: Bernd.Goetz@p21.f802.n302.z2.fidonet.org
Anders.Giertz@p0.f104.n200.z2.fidonet.org (Anders Giertz) (04/29/90)
I also got the same offer on Repertoire and did send in the coupon. I got some disks with the definition modules and object code for the implementation modules. You also get a manual on disk. If you buy the library you will get a printed manual and the source code for the modules. The demo version is fully usable but you have no right to distribute programs that uses Repertoire modules without paying for it. It does not cost over $600, I think it is 100 - 150. I have not used Repertoire much and have not bought it. To me it seemed to be rather labourious to learn the library good enough to know when to pick routines from it. The few tests a made also indicated that it makes the programs rather slow and large comparred to write customized procedures. Maybe you will get an better impression and overview of the library with a printed manual. If you need some of the modules in the library it could be an good idea to use if for faster program development if speed and codesize not is critical (usually it is not). Probably you will have better use of the libray with source code you can modify. Maybe I will look at the modules one times more and perhaps send after the library. However, the best way to get an impression of it is to send after the demo and look if it is something you need. -- uucp: uunet!m2xenix!puddle!2!200!104.0!Anders.Giertz Internet: Anders.Giertz@p0.f104.n200.z2.fidonet.org
Cobus.Debeer@p0.f1.n491.z5.fidonet.org (Cobus Debeer) (05/02/90)
Re: Repertoire I have made use of the offer and ordered the library. For the price of postage you get the definition modules and the object code for the modules. You also get the documentation on disk in the form of archived files. If you want the source code that will cost you an additional $185. The fee of $689 is for the right to distribute the object library as part of your own library. I have used the library and have found that it is bug free. In two years of use I have not found a single bug. The worst part of the the library is the documentation. It is rather terse. Even so, there is 460 pages of it. To explore this library fully will require a few years of constant use. My only negative comment is on the way that the library is structured. In order to make the source code independant of the compiler, a lot of functions provided by the JPI Library is implemented again in a couple of low-level modules. This needlessly adds to the size of the executable image. An example of this is the fact that SET OF CHAR is implemented in a module somewhere even though it is directly available in the compiler. It is well worth the $9 for postage that they charge for the objects. Don't ever buy a library from Software Artistry because the M2 libraries are junk. Even the demo programs don't work properly. I have reported many bugs and have not received a single reply or correction. Regards Cobus de Beer. 1 May 1990 Regards -- uucp: uunet!m2xenix!puddle!5!491!1.0!Cobus.Debeer Internet: Cobus.Debeer@p0.f1.n491.z5.fidonet.org