carpent@SRC.Honeywell.COM (Todd Carpenter) (02/12/91)
Here is some excellent information that Larry Maturo sent to me in response to
an earlier post. Parts of this are probably worth putting in the monthly
posting.
From: larry@titan.tsd.arlut.utexas.edu (Larry Maturo)
Subject: Re: VHDL Math packages
Below is some information I found laying around on both public-domain
VHDL and ADA. Hope it helps.
USERS GUIDE TO VHDL-SW
July 1987
1. INTRODUCTION
This guide is a road map to both the VHDL Repository and the VHDL-SW
mailing list for members of VHDL-SW. It provides the following information:
1. Introduction
2. How to Use the VHDL-SW Mailing List
3. An Overview of the VHDL Repository
4. Useful Documentation
5. Statement of Operation of the VHDL Repository
6. How to Access the VHDL Repository
7. How to Submit to the VHDL Repository
7.1 Overview and guidelines
7.2 The Prolog text
7.3 An Example
8. How to Acquire a Tape of the VHDL Repository
VHDL-SW is both a mailing list and a VHDL archive. By being a member
of VHDL-SW, you can communicate with other VHDL users on the mailing list
and have direct access to the VHDL archives. The VHDL-SW mailing list is
used to announce new items as they are placed in the VHDL Repository as well
as support communication on VHDL-related topics. The VHDL repository is used
to archive and disseminate information, hardware descriptions, and (potent-
ially) VHDL compilers and tool code to interested professionals in the
hardware design community. Announcements about new additions and changes to
the VHDL Repository are made over the VHDL-SW mailing list.
The VHDL Repository is a collection of voluntarily-contributed files
located in the VHDL parent directory on the SIMTEL20 host computer.
SIMTEL20 is located at White Sands Missile Range and is available to any
user of the Defense Data Network (DDN). The files in the VHDL Repository
can be acquired via FTP by DDN users and via magtape by all others. All
items distributed through this repository are in the public domain.
2. How to Use the VHDL-SW Mailing List
2.1 Initial Request
The VHDL-SW electronic mailing list exists for those who are inter-
ested in discussing VHDL issues with other professionals and to provide
information on and assistance in accessing and contributing software to
the VHDL Repository on SIMTEL20. To subscribe to this mailing list,
send a request via electronic mail to:
VHDL-SW-REQUEST@SIMTEL20.ARPA
2.2 Use of the Mailing List
The mailing list serves two purposes: to help exchange
information between the repository users and to mail repository
submissions to the maintainer of the VHDL Repository for inclusion in
the archives.
You will automatically receive messages from other members of the
list. If you desire to send a message to the list, use your mail program to
create your message and mail it to
VHDL-SW@SIMTEL20.ARPA
Your message will then be automatically sent to all other members of the
list.
2.3 Message Archiving
All messages sent over the VHDL-SW mailing list are archived in a
file on SIMTEL20. If you want to review old messages, retrieve the file
PS:<ARCHIVES.VHDL-SW>VHDL-SW-ARCHIV.TXT
This file contains all recent messages passed over the VHDL-SW mailing list.
New users on the list are invited to get a copy of this file and scan
it for background messages of interest; experienced users may use it for
reference. But be forewarned: this is a BIG file!
Older messages are not saved in VHDL-SW-ARCHIVE.TXT, but are stored in
similar files identified by date. Thus,
PS:<ARCHIVES.VHDL-SW>VHDL-SW.ARCHIVE.ymmdd
contains older messages by year/month/day.
3. An Overview of the VHDL Repository
The repository provides a free source for VHDL descriptions and
information. By employing the File Transfer Protocol (FTP) program, users
of DDN hosts are able to scan the directories of the repository and trans-
fer files to their hosts.
The VHDL Repository is divided into several subdirectories.
These directories are organized by topic, and their names and a brief
overview of their topics are contained in the file DIRLIST.DOC in
PD:<VHDL.GENERAL>.
The VHDL Repository on SIMTEL20 serves two basic roles: to
promote the exchange and use (reusability) of VHDL descriptions and models
and to promote VHDL education (specifically by providing several
working examples of programs in source form for people to study and
modify).
All members of the VHDL community are encouraged to freely
extract information and programs from the repository as well as make
contributions to it. There are no restrictions to access and use of the
items in the VHDL Repository other than respecting the constraints of copy-
righted software and hardware descriptions and to not unlawfully restrict
use of the routines as obtained from others. Be aware that all code and
hardware descriptions in the repository are available "as is."
4.0 Useful Documentation
A very useful book exists entitled "The Ada Software Repository and
the Defense Data Network: A Resource Handbook" written by Richard Conn and
published by N. Y. Zoetrope, Inc. This book contains an extensive set of
hints and resource notes on the Defense Data Network and the Ada Repository.
Because the VHDL Repository is operated on the same model as the Ada Reposi-
tory, and because one of the VHDL Repository administrators is also the Ada
Repository administrator, information in this book related to the Ada Repo-
sitory is also pertinent to the VHDL Repository. You are encouraged to use
this book to provide additional details not covered in this guide.
The VHDL language currently exists in two forms:
1. Version 7.2 as developed by Intermetrics, Inc., IBM, and
Texas Instruments under contract to DoD
2. An incompatible yet intimately related version currently
being standardized by the IEEE.
VHDL Version 7.2 is described in
a) Intermetrics, Inc. "VHDL Language Reference Manual -
Version 7.2," 1986.
b) Intermetrics, Inc. "A VHDL Tutorial," 1986.
c) Intermetrics, Inc. "A Reference for the VHDL," 1986.
The IEEE version of VHDL is described in
a) IEEE, "The VHDL Language Reference Manual," IEEE
Draft Standard P1076, 1987.
b) CLSI, Inc., "A Tutorial of the IEEE VHDL," 1987.
5. Statement of Operation of the VHDL Repository
The VHDL Repository on SIMTEL20 (and a related tape copy
service) are unfunded activities and have been so since Richard Conn, as a
result of conversations with Harold Carter, proposed the idea to Frank
Wancho in July, 1987. The disk drive on which the repository is sharing
space with other collections is funded by the Logistics System Support
Activity (LSSA), an Army Materiel Command (AMC, formerly DARCOM) activity.
LSSA provided the funds for the disk drive to support the UNIX/C collection
for the AMC community, which, because of the availability via ANONYMOUS FTP
on DDN, is available to the entire DDN community. The VHDL Repository
resides on SIMTEL20 because there happens to be space available on that disk
drive.
SIMTEL20 is owned and operated by the Computer Systems
Directorate at White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico, which is an
Installation/Field Operating Activity (I/FOA) under the Test and Eval-
uation Command (TECOM) at Aberdeen Proving Ground in Maryland. TECOM
is, in turn, a major subordinate command under AMC. AMC is a major
command under the Department of the Army.
Harold Carter is the maintainer of the VHDL Repository with
support from Richard Conn who also maintains the VHDL-SW electronic
mailing list. Frank Wancho is the sponsor of the VHDL Repository and
runs the tape distribution service. Richard, Harold, and Frank work on
a voluntary, unfunded basis.
The VHDL Repository is not associated with either the VHDL Program
Office or the VHSIC Program Office. All software, documentation, and other
items of information in the VHDL Repository are in the public domain.
6. How to access the VHDL Repository
The contents of the VHDL Repository are organized in a number of
different ways to make finding software and documentation easier for the
user of the repository. The following summarizes the information
sources.
6.1 User's Guide
The User's Guide is a text file which is sent along with a welcome
message to all new subscribers to the VHDL-SW electronic mailing list.
The guide contains introductory material on the VHDL Repository, the
operation and use of the VHDL Repository, and the Defense Data Net-
work. The User's Guide is stored in the text file
PD:<VHDL.GENERAL>VUSERS.DOC
6.2 Logging on SIMTEL20
To examine filenames and extract files from the VHDL Repository, you
must use the FTP program available on your local host. Execute
FTP SIMTEL20.ARPA
to connect to SIMTEL20 over the Arpanet. Once connected to SIMTEL20, log on
as "anonymous" and give any combination of characters as the password. If
SIMTEL20 accepts your id and password, you are logged on and can obtain
directory dislays, change to desired directories, and download files.
6.3 Simple Directory Displays
FTP can provide most users with a directory display of all files
in any of the archives in the VHDL Repository. While executing FTP on your
local host, type "ls" or "dir" (or something similar on your particular
version of FTP) to obtain a file listing of any directory you wish to see.
You can also change to a different local directory on SIMTEL20 by
using "cd" (or something similar) while executing FTP.
6.4 Downloading files
FTP permits one to download text or binary files to a local host.
The FTP command "get" (or something similar) is used to accomplish this
task. You are encouraged to review your local documentation on FTP for
further details on this command.
6.5 Additional Information
Additional detailed information is contained in the following files
on SIMTEL20:
PD:<ADA.GENERAL>FTP.DOC
-- introduction to FTP and file transfer
PD:<ADA.GENERAL>UUCP-BIT.DOC
-- accessing via UUCP and BITNET
6.6 Online Documentation System
6.6.1 Introduction
A complete online documentation system exists on SIMTEL20 which can
be downloaded to your local host for use by you and your fellow users. The
system provides executable code (written in Ada) which implements a menu-
driven help capability. The online help files provide a brief description
of each VHDL module stored in the repository. It also provides assistance on
the use of the repository and other pertinent information.
6.6.2 ONLINE-DOC data base
The directory PD:<VHDL.ONLINE-DOC> contains a data base for the
online documentation system. PD:<ADA.ONLINE-DOC> contains the source code
(in Ada) to the programs which allow you to manipulate this data base and
instructions on installing these programs and the data base for use on your
host computer.
Download the PD:<ADA.ONLINE-DOC> files to your local host, read the
documentation file, and compile the executable programs.
You then need to download the PD:<VHDL.ONLINE-DOC> files which
contain the help text information (in the form of a simple data base) used
by the executable programs. When you execute these programs, you are
querying the help data base which gives you data on each directory in
the repository. This data includes a brief description of the directory, a
listing of its contents with file sizes, and descriptions of each
program and piece of software in the directory. The data base may be copied
from SIMTEL20 from time to time as more VHDL description code is added to
the repository.
6.7 Prologue Files
Each piece of software has an associated PROLOGUE file of type PRO
(e.g., EXAMPLEIO.PRO) which contains the VHDL Repository standard header.
See Section 7 below or PD:<VHDL.GENERAL>PROLOGUE.DOC for more information.
6.8 The PD:<VHDL.GENERAL> directory
The files in PD:<VHDL.GENERAL> contain information on what is in
the VHDL Repository, how to access and use the VHDL Repository, and other
items of interest to the community.
7. How to Submit to the VHDL Repository
7.1 Overview
To submit one or more VHDL descriptions to the VHDL Repository you must
submit at least two files for each analyzable description. One is the .PRO
file which describes the entity or package, and the other is the .VHD file
which contains the actual VHDL source description.
If you have never submitted a file to the VHDL Repository before, or,
if it has been a while since you have done so, then
1. Obtain the following files, via FTP or otherwise, from
the PD:<VHDL.GENERAL> subdirectory to your host
computer:
SUBMIT.DOC -- latest submission instructions
PROLOGUE.PRO -- prologue for you to edit
SAMPLE.PRO -- a sample prologue
2. Read SUBMIT.DOC (this file). This is the current set
of submission instructions.
3. Edit PROLOGUE.PRO as per these instructions.
4. Rename the edited PROLOGUE.PRO as filename.PRO,
where filename your name for the file. All
files associated with a submission should contain a
maximum of thirteen characters (a nine-character name,
a period, and a three-character suffix, like
MYFILE.TXT). The first six characters must be unique,
and the first two or three characters of all files
should be the same so that they will be grouped
together when displayed by the online documentation
system. Only letters and digits may be used in file
names, and the first character must be a letter.
Consult with the maintainer of the VHDL
Repository (at VHDL-SW-REQUEST@SIMTEL20.ARPA) before
naming your files so that you can pick a 2-3 char
prefix that is different from those already selected.
Examples of good file names:
MYFILE.TXT SOMETHING.DOC ENTITY12.D ARCH1.
DOCUMENT.P01
Examples of invalid file names:
MY_FILE.TXT -- contains a char other than letter
or digit
THISISATEST.DOC -- too long
ENTITY.DOC
ENTITY1.DOC -- grouped together, first six
chars are not unique
Example of a good submission:
EX.PRO -- PROLOGUE file
EX.VHD -- VHDL description file
EX.DOC -- documentation file (optional)
EXREAD.ME -- read me file (optional)
This example of filenames is correct because 1) all file
names are valid and 2) all file names begin with the same
first 2 or 3 characters (a command like DIR EX*.* will pick
them up)
5. Transmit all files to SIMTEL20. Consult with the maintainer
of the VHDL Repository via VHDL-SW-REQUEST@SIMTEL20.ARPA for
the best way to do this (i.e., tape, FTP, or email)
7.2 Instructions for Editing PROLOGUE.VHD
Refer to the format given in Section 7.3 or the example in Section 7.4
while reading this section.
1. UNIT NAME: Type in the name of the VHDL analysis unit
(i.e., entity, architecture, configuration, or package).
Use any format you desire.
2. VERSION: Enter a version number in any format you
desire.
3. AUTHOR: Enter your name. Your mailing address, phone
number, etc, are also acceptable.
4. DDN ADDRESS: Enter your DDN electronic mailing
address.
5. COPYRIGHT: Enter a copyright entry. SAMPLE.PRO shows
a good example. Only public domain software is
accepted in the VHDL Repository.
6. DATE CREATED: Date analyzable unit created.
7. RELEASE DATE: Date analyzable unit released to the VHDL
Repository.
8. LAST UPDATE: Enter updates in the following format
(see SAMPLE.PRO):
NAME_OF_PERSON_MAKING_UPDATE DATE
9. VHDL VERSION: Enter the version of VHDL used to analyze
and/or simulate the description.
10. MACHINE/SYSTEM ANALYZED/SIMULATED ON: Enter
the computer on which the software was analyzed and/or
simulated and state what VHDL analyzer was used.
If you foresee a transportability problem due to
machine dependencies, please state.
11. KEYWORDS: Enter keywords or phrases which may be
used to categorize your submission.
12. ABSTRACT: Summarize the function of the VHDL
description.
13. REVISION HISTORY: Enter an "Initial Release"
entry here. See SAMPLE.PRO for an example.
14. DISTRIBUTION AND COPYRIGHT: Edit this per your needs.
7.3 The PROLOGUE
The following comment statements are to be submitted in a .PRO file
along with each VHDL analyzable unit.
-------- SIMTEL20 VHDL Repository Prologue ------------
--
-- Unit name :
-- Version :
-- Author :
-- :
-- :
-- :
-- DDN Address :
-- Copyright : (c)
-- Date created :
-- Release date :
-- Last update :
-- VHDL Version :
-- Machine/System Analyzed/Simulated on:
--
---------------------------------------------------------------
--
-- Keywords :
--
-- Abstract :
--
--
------------------ Revision history ---------------------------
--
-- DATE VERSION AUTHOR HISTORY
--
------------------ Distribution and Copyright -----------------
--
-- This prologue must be included in all copies of this VHDL code.
--
-- This description is copyright by the author.
--
-- This description is released to the VHDL community.
-- This description is released to the Public Domain (note:
-- Hardware descriptions released to the Public Domain are not subject
-- to copyright protection).
-- Restrictions on use or distribution: NONE
--
------------------ Disclaimer ---------------------------------
--
-- This VHDL description code and its documentation are provided
-- "AS IS" and without any expressed or implied warranties whatsoever.
-- No warranties as to performance, merchantability, or fitness
-- for a particular purpose exist.
--
-- Because of the diversity of conditions under which this code may be
-- used, no warranty of fitness for a particular purpose is offered.
-- The user is advised to evaluate the code thoroughly before relying on it.
-- The user must assume the entire risk and liability of using this code.
--
-- In no event shall any person or organization of people be
-- held responsible for any direct, indirect, consequential
-- or inconsequential damages or lost profits.
--
-------------------END-PROLOGUE--------------------------------
7.4 An example of prologue use
This example is file EXAMPLE.VHD in PD:<VHDL.GENERAL> on SIMTEL20.
-------- SIMTEL20 VHDL Repository Prologue ------------
--
-- Unit name : entity UP_DOWN_COUNTER
-- Version : 1.0
-- Author : Harold W. Carter
-- : University of Cincinnati
-- : 898 Rhodes Hall, M.L. 30
-- : Cincinnati, OH 45221
-- DDN Address : HCARTER@AFIT-AB.ARPA
-- Copyright : (c) 1987 Harold W. Carter
-- Date created : June 12, 1987
-- Release date : August 2, 1987
-- Last update : -none-
-- VHDL Version : DoD Ver. 7.2
-- Machine/System Analyzed/Simulated on : VAX 11/785, VMS
-- Intermetrics analyzer, not simulated
--
---------------------------------------------------------------
--
-- Keywords : COUNTER, UP/DOWN
--
-- Abstract : This entity consists of a package with simple
-- functions for four-value logical functions
-- (0, 1, U, Z), and one architecture described
-- at the register-transfer-level which defines the
-- function of a 32-bit up-down counter. Its purpose
-- is for education only.
--
--
------------------ Revision history ---------------------------
--
-- DATE VERSION AUTHOR HISTORY
--
--
------------------ Distribution and Copyright -----------------
--
-- This prologue must be included in all copies of this VHDL code.
--
-- This VHDL description is copyright by the author.
--
-- This description is released to the VHDL community.
-- This description is released to the Public Domain (note:
-- Hardware descriptions released to the Public Domain is not subject
-- to copyright protection).
-- Restrictions on use or distribution: NONE
--
------------------ Disclaimer ---------------------------------
--
-- This VHDL description code and its documentation are provided
-- "AS IS" and without any expressed or implied warranties whatsoever.
-- No warranties as to performance, merchantability, or fitness
-- for a particular purpose exist.
--
-- Because of the diversity of conditions under which this code may be
-- used, no warranty of fitness for a particular purpose is offered.
-- The user is advised to evaluate the code thoroughly before relying on it.
-- The user must assume the entire risk and liability of using this code.
--
-- In no event shall any person or organization of people be
-- held responsible for any direct, indirect, consequential
-- or inconsequential damages or lost profits.
--
--
-------------------END-PROLOGUE--------------------------------
8. How to Acquire a Tape of the VHDL Repository
Tape copies of the files in PD:<VHDL*> may be made on 9TRK, 1600
BPI tapes in TOPS-20 DUMPER, TOPS-10 INTERCHANGE, and Unix Tar formats
(sorry, SIMTEL20 does not have the capability of making VMS tapes). Send a
tape, a stamped, self-addressed mailing label, and a short, informal
cover letter stating that you would like a copy of this collection and
specifying the format. Personnel at White Sands will make the tape at
their convenience and mail it back to you. There is no charge for this
service.
Please use the following address to send your tape. White Sands
cannot accept cash, checks, money orders or purchase orders. Send
sufficient return postage in stamps.
Commander
USA White Sands Missile Range
STEWS-IM-CM-S (Bldg. 362, Frank Wancho)
White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico 88002-5072
DDN electronic mail address is WANCHO@SIMTEL20.ARPA. Frank's
telephone number is 505/678-6257.
----> OVWELCOME.PRO, Version 1.6 <----
WELCOME TO THE ADA SOFTWARE REPOSITORY ON SIMTEL20
You are now on the ADA-SW mailing list, through which users of the Ada
Software Repository (ASR) communicate with each other.
This message is an introduction to the Ada Software Repository (ASR).
A copy of this message is kept in PD2:<ADA.GENERAL>OVWELCOME.DOC if
you want to see it again or copy it for other uses. Feel free to
distribute this message and any other files in PD2:<ADA.GENERAL> that
you wish to take. You may publish these files (in PD2:<ADA.GENERAL>)
in any newsletter or commercial publication you desire without
restriction.
This message contains the following files:
FILE CONTENTS
PD2:<ADA.GENERAL>OVASR.DOC Overview of the Ada Software Repository
PD2:<ADA.GENERAL>OVNAMING.DOC File/Directory Naming
PD2:<ADA.GENERAL>AAREAD.ME Pointers to Answers to Common Questions
PD2:<ADA.GENERAL>OVFINDME.DOC How to Find Things
PD2:<ADA.GENERAL>OVSERVICE.DOC Services Offered and NOT Offered by ASR
PD2:<ADA.GENERAL>OVREVIEW.DOC Review Codes
PD2:<ADA.GENERAL>OVMLIST.DOC About the ADA-SW Mailing List
PD2:<ADA.GENERAL>OVTAPE.DOC Acquiring Magtape of Repository
PD2:<ADA.GENERAL>OVFLOPPY.DOC Acquiring IBM PC Floppies of Repository
PD2:<ADA.GENERAL>OVFTP.DOC Acquiring Files via FTP
PD2:<ADA.GENERAL>OVCDROM.DOC Acquiring CD-ROM of Repository
PD2:<ADA.GENERAL>OVUUCPBIT.DOC For USENET (UUCP) and BITNET Users
PD2:<ADA.GENERAL>OVNEWSLTR.DOC About the ASR Newsletter
PD2:<ADA.GENERAL>OVINDEX.DOC About the ASR Master Index
PD2:<ADA.GENERAL>OVDIRLIST.DOC Summary of ADA Directories
PD2:<ADA.GENERAL>OVASRSUPP.DOC The Supporting Contractor of the ASR
Welcome to the Ada Software Repository on SIMTEL20!
Richard Conn
Manager, Ada Software Repository
----> OVASR.DOC, Version 1.2 <----
THE ADA SOFTWARE REPOSITORY (ASR) ON SIMTEL20
A repository of Ada programs, software components, and educational
material has been established on the SIMTEL20 host computer on the
Defense Data Network. This repository has been accessible to any host
computer on the network since November 26, 1984.
The Ada Software Repository (ASR) provides a free source for Ada
programs and information. By employing the File Transfer Protocol
(FTP) program, users of DDN hosts are able to scan the directories of
the repository and transfer files to their hosts. If the files are
Ada programs, they may then compile these programs and use them as
they desire. Modifying these programs may be within their rights, and
they may freely distribute these programs as they desire, subject to
the restrictions specified for each piece of software in its prologue.
The Ada Software Repository is available via FTP and on magtape,
floppy disk, and CD-ROM.
The Ada Software Repository on SIMTEL20 serves two basic roles: to
promote the exchange and use (reusability) of Ada programs and tools
(including components) and to promote Ada education (specifically by
providing several working examples of programs in source form for
people to study and modify).
All members of the Ada community are encouraged to freely extract
information and programs from the repository as well as make
contributions to it. The only restrictions which apply to the access
and use of this software are presented in the "Distribution and
Copyright" section of the prologue associated with each piece of
software.
The Ada Software Repository is one of several repositories located on
the SIMTEL20 Defense Data Network host computer at White Sands Missile
Range in New Mexico. SIMTEL20 is owned and operated by the Operations
and Systems Integration Division of the Information Systems Command of
the US Army.
The Ada Software Repository is sponsored by the Operations and Systems
Integration Division at White Sands Missile Range with additional
funding provided by the STARS (Software Technology for Adaptable,
Reliable Systems) Joint Program Office at the Pentagon.
DISCLAIMER
=========
All software, documentation, and other items of information in the Ada
Software Repository are in the public domain. These software,
documentation, and information files are provided "AS IS" and without
any expressed or implied warranties whatsoever. No warranties as to
performance, merchantability, or fitness for a particular purpose
exist.
Because of the diversity of conditions and hardware under which this
software may be used, no warranty of fitness for a particular purpose
is offered. The user is advised to test the software thoroughly
before relying on it. The user must assume the entire risk and
liability of using this software.
In no event shall any person or organization of people be held
responsible for any direct, indirect, consequential or inconsequential
damages or lost profits.
Documentation on or mention of any company or its products in any of
the files in the Ada Software Repository or in any documents published
by the Support Contractor of the Ada Software Repository is provided
for the information of the ASR user community only and does not in any
way constitute an endorsement.
----> OVNAMING.DOC, Version 1.3 <----
FILE AND DIRECTORY NAMING CONVENTIONS ON SIMTEL20
SIMTEL20 is a DEC 20 host computer which runs the TOPS-20 operating
system. SIMTEL20's full name, which must be used in conjunction with
file transfer via FTP and electronic mail, is:
WSMR-SIMTEL20.ARMY.MIL
This file briefly describes the file and directory naming conventions
under TOPS-20; this is not a complete description, but it should be
enough to allow you to work with the software repositories on
SIMTEL20.
1. Directory Names
==================
Directory names in the various software repositories on SIMTEL20 take
the general forms of:
disk:<directory_name>
and disk:<directory_name.subdirectory_name>
All software repositories reside on the disks named PD1, PD2, and PD3
(for Public Domain 1, 2, and 3). Case is not signficant.
Examples of directory names:
PD2:<ADA> or pd2:<ada>
-- top level of the Ada Software Repository
PD2:<ADA.GENERAL>
-- the GENERAL subdirectory under the ASR
2. File Names
=============
File names under TOPS-20 are of the following general forms:
file_name.file_type.version_number
Both the file name and file type fields are not case sensitive. Each
field can be quite long, but, as a general rule, the file name field
is restricted to 9 characters (the first 6 are unique) and the file
type field is restricted to 3 characters; this is to enhance
transportability between different operating systems. The version
number field is optional when referencing a file; if omitted, the
latest version of the file is referenced.
Examples of file names:
MYFILE.TXT
ADA-SW.NOT
3. Full File Reference
======================
Directory names and file names may be concatenated in order to provide
a complete reference to a file. When referencing a file in the
current directory, the file name may be omitted. Examples:
PD2:<ADA>ADA.CRC
PD2:<ADA.GENERAL>OVNAMING.DOC
----> AAREAD.ME, Version 1.2 <----
ADA SOFTWARE REPOSITORY ON SIMTEL20
COMMONLY ASKED QUESTIONS AND WHERE TO FIND THE ANSWERS
The following is a collection of questions and the names of files
which contain complete or partial answers to these questions. Unless
otherwise noted, these files are contained in PD2:<ADA.GENERAL>.
QUESTION FILES
1. What is the Ada Repository on SIMTEL20? OVASR.DOC,
AAREAD.ME,
OVWELCOME.PRO
2. How do I Access the Ada Repository? OVFTP.DOC,
OVUUCPBIT.DOC
OVTAPE.DOC,
OVFLOP.DOC
3. How do I Find Out What is in the Ada Repository? OVFINDME.DOC,
OVMLIST.DOC,
OVDIRLIST.DOC,
OVNEWSLTR.DOC
OVINDEX.DOC
4. How do I Submit Software and other Items to the
Ada Repository? OVSUBMIT.DOC
5. How do I Contact the Repository Maintainer and
other Users of the Repository? OVMLIST.DOC
6. How do I get Started with Using the Ada
Repository? OVWELCOME.DOC,
OVMLIST.DOC
OVINDEX.DOC,
OVNAMING.DOC
7. How do I Contact the Authors of Software in
the Ada Repository? OVPROLOGUE.DOC,
OVSUBMIT.DOC
----> OVFINDME.DOC, Version 1.3 <----
HOW TO FIND THINGS IN THE ADA SOFTWARE REPOSITORY ON SIMTEL20
The contents of the Ada Software Repository are organized in a number
of different ways to make finding software and documentation easier
for the user of the repository. The following summarizes the
information sources.
WELCOME MESSAGE
==============
The Welcome Message is a text file which is sent to all new
subscribers to the ADA-SW electronic mailing list. This message
contains introductory material on the Ada Software Repository, the
operation and use of the Ada Software Repository, and the Defense Data
Network. The Welcome Message is stored in
PD2:<ADA.GENERAL>OVWELCOME.DOC.
SIMPLE DIRECTORY DISPLAYS
=========================
FTP can provide most users with a directory display of all files in
any of the archives in the Ada Software Repository. See the following
files for more information:
PD2:<ADA.GENERAL>OVASR.DOC
-- general info on repository contents
PD2:<ADA.GENERAL>AAREAD.ME
-- archive structures
PD2:<ADA.GENERAL>OVDIRLIST.DOC
-- list of subdirectories
PD2:<ADA.GENERAL>OVFTP.DOC
PD2:<ADA.GENERAL>FTP.DOC
PD2:<ADA.GENERAL>FTP1.DOC
PD2:<ADA.GENERAL>FTP2.DOC
PD2:<ADA.GENERAL>FTPBINARY.DOC
-- introduction to FTP and file transfer
ONLINE DOCUMENTATION SYSTEM
===========================
The directory PD2:<ADA> contains the files ADA.DB and ADA.HDR. ADA.DB
contains a machine-readable, comma-delimited ASCII text database that
can be read by a number of database and spreadsheet programs (such as
dBASE II, SuperCalc, etc). This database contains a taxonomy of the
ASR, file specifications, and brief descriptions of each item in the
ASR. The file ADA.HDR names the database record fields and gives
their size, starting row (on a spreadsheet), and starting column (on a
spreadsheet) in a format read by several popular spreadsheet programs.
These files are updated frequently.
NEWSLETTERS
===========
Newsletters are available in electronic form and placed in the
directory PD2:<ADA.NEWS>. They are also available in hardcopy form.
See the file PD2:<ADA.GENERAL>OVNEWSLTR.DOC for details.
MASTER INDEX
============
A Master Index of all software and information in the Ada Software
Repository is a 300+ page loose-leaf book is updated periodically as
the repository grows. See the machine-readable Master Index in the
PD2:<ADA.MASTER-INDEX>*.CH files or the file
PD2:<ADA.GENERAL>OVINDEX.DOC for details.
PROLOGUE FILES
==============
Each piece of software has an associated PROLOGUE file of type PRO
(eg, SAFEIO.PRO) which contains the Ada Software Repository standard
header. See the file PD2:<ADA.GENERAL>OIPRO.SRC for more information.
ITEM DESCRIPTION FILES
======================
Each item of software and information has an associated ID (Item
Description) file in the directory PD2:<ADA.ID-FILES>. This is the
database from which the Master Index book and the ADA.DB and ADA.HDR
files are created. Software items are described in SID files, and
textual items are described in TID files. The files ADA.TAX and
ADAF.TAX (which list the taxonomy of the ASR) are also created from
this database, and ADAF.TAX lists the taxonomy with pointers back to
the ID files from which the taxonomy entries were created.
TOP-LEVEL FILE LISTINGS
=======================
In PD2:<ADA> are several ADA.* files which contain listings of the
files in the Ada Software Repository in various formats. These files
are updated frequently. Some of them are:
ADA.CRC - listing of files by directory with byte counts and CRCs
ADA.UUE - UUENCODED form of ADA.CRC
ADA.DB - machine-readable database of the ASR (see elsewhere in
this document for details)
ADA.HDR - companion file to ADA.DB
ADA.RPT - listing of files by directory with line and byte counts
ADA.SNP - listing of directories (no files) with overall sizes in
lines and bytes
ADA.TAX - taxonomy of the ASR
ADAF.TAX - taxonomy of the ASR with associated ID files referenced
ADA.TIM - listing of the files in reverse chronological order
(useful if you get tape updates of the ASR and want to
see what has changed since your last update)
ADAID.TIM - listing of the ID files in reverse chronological order
(useful if you want to see what items have been added or
changed recently)
ADA.USE - listing of files by number of accesses
GENERAL
=======
The files in PD2:<ADA.GENERAL> contain information on what is in the
Ada Software Repository, how to access and use the Ada Software
Repository, and other items of interest to the community. Files
prefixed by OV (e.g., OVFINDME.DOC) are overview files; files prefixed
by OI (e.g., OIPRO.SRC) are operational information files which are
used by submitters and people wanting to set up their own
repositories.
ASSISTANCE VIA TELEPHONE, ELECTRONIC MAIL, and CONVENTIONAL MAIL
================================================================
Questions about the Ada Software Repository may be answered by
contacting the support contractor; see the Master Index, the ASR
Welcome Message, or the file PD2:<ADA.GENERAL>OVASRSUPP.DOC for
details.
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This document describes services offered by the Ada Software
Repository (ASR) to its users. This document also briefly discusses
services which support the ASR community that are offered by companies
and other organizations outside of the ASR itself and services which
are specifically NOT offered by the ASR.
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SERVICES OFFERED BY THE Ada SOFTWARE REPOSITORY
The following services are provided as a part of the operation of the
Ada Software Repository (ASR). Details on how to actually use these
services are provided in the ASR Welcome Message and other files in
the General Information subdirectory (named PD2:<ADA.GENERAL>) of the
ASR. The ASR user should start with the ASR Welcome Message to answer
his questions.
1. File Distribution via FTP
============================
The anonymous login convention is supported. Internet users can
employ the FTP programs on their host computers to log into the
repository and transfer files from the repository. No fee is charged
for this service.
2. File Distribution via Magnetic Tape
======================================
Blank magnetic tapes can be sent to the Support Contractor of the ASR
with return postage, and a copy of the entire ASR will be placed on
them and returned to the sender. No fee is charged for this service.
3. ADA-SW and SW-COMP Electronic Mailing Lists
==============================================
Internet users and users on other networks connected to the Internet
via electronic mail gateways may subscribe to the ADA-SW and SW-COMP
electronic mailing lists. Notices of new submissions to the ASR and
other items of interest to users of the ASR are posted to ADA-SW.
Discussions of topics relating to software reuse and reusable software
component design are posted to SW-COMP. No fee is charged for this
service.
4. ASR Newsletter
=================
The ASR Newsletter contains notices of all new submissions to the ASR
(where each newsletter documents all new submissions since the last
newsletter), articles of interest to users of the ASR, press releases,
calls for papers, and other items of information. Machine-readable
copies of the ASR Newsletter are available in the PD2:<ADA.NEWS>
subdirectory of the ASR without charge, and a hardcopy subscription to
this newsletter is available for a fee from the ASR Support
Contractor.
5. ASR Master Index
===================
The ASR Master Index is a book which contains a taxonomy of the ASR
and abstracts of all items in the ASR. Over 300 pages long, this book
is updated every few months, with the nature of the revisions being
posted in the ASR Newsletters to facilitate updating by those who
already have a copy of the book and just wish to update only the
chapters that have changed. The ASR Master Index is available in
machine-readable form from the PD2:<ADA.MASTER-INDEX> subdirectory of
the ASR without charge, and a hardcopy of the current issue of this
book is available from the Support Contractor (there is no charge to
organizations within the US Government and there is a fee charged to
others).
6. ASR Online Database
======================
An online database containing information on the items in the ASR is
available in the PD2:<ADA> subdirectory as the files ADA.DB and
ADA.HDR. The data itself is in the file ADA.DB, and the record
structure is in the file ADA.HDR. The format of the ADA.DB file is a
comma-delimited standard that is recognized by many PC-based database
management programs, and it can be readily converted into their unique
formats and used by them. This database is updated each time a new
item is added to the ASR. No fee is charged for this service.
7. ASR Dynamic Information Files
================================
Several information files on the content of the ASR are maintained in
the PD2:<ADA> subdirectory of the ASR. These files are often updated
each time a new item is added to the ASR. See the ASR Welcome Message
for information on them. No fee is charged for this service.
8. Telephone, Electronic Mail, and Conventional Mail Assistance
===============================================================
Questions about the ASR may be answered by phoning, sending electronic
mail to, or writing the ASR Support Contractor. See the file
PD2:<ADA.GENERAL>OVASRSUPP.DOC or the ASR Welcome Message for
information on contacting the ASR Support Contractor.
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SERVICES OFFERED OUTSIDE THE ASR
Several companies and organizations are offering services, usually for
a fee, in addition to those offered by the ASR itself. These services
include alternate online access to the ASR with value-added reviews of
the items in the ASR, floppy disk distribution of the ASR, CD-ROM
distribution of the ASR, and reviews of the ASR. These other services
are described in the ASR Welcome Message, the ASR Master Index book,
and various files in the PD2:<ADA.GENERAL> subdirectory.
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SERVICES NOT OFFERED BY THE ASR
While the ASR offers many services to its users, there are certain
services NOT offered which some users have requested. These services
are not offered because of limitations placed on the ASR activity by
laws of the US Government (such as the export control laws), by
regulations effective within the DoD (such as certain Army
regulations), by physical limitations of the Internet capacity
(particularly the bandwidth of the DDN backbone and the mail capacity
limitations of many Internet email gateways), and by funding and
manpower limits. In particular, services NOT offered by the ASR
include:
1. sending files other than short information files to users
via electronic mail, either manually or by use of an archive server
2. providing a copy of just part of the ASR on magnetic tape
(as opposed to providing a magnetic tape copy of the entire ASR, which
IS a service as mentioned above)
3. floppy disk distribution of the ASR
4. magnetic tape distribution of the ASR in formats other than
those specifically named in the ASR documentation
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ASR REVIEW CODES
The database maintained on the Ada Software Repository (ASR) includes
Review Codes which are used to indicate to some extent the level of
trust which may be placed in a particular item. These Review Codes
are defined as follows:
Code Meaning
==== =======
500 The item has been accessed more than 500 times
1000 The item has been accessed more than 1000 times
CMM Comment Files (*.CMM, *.CM2, etc) are available which describe
one or more problems with the item
CS Compiled Successfully (followed by an indication of the
Ada compiler used in parentheses) by the reviewer
ES Executed Successfully (followed by an indication of the
target computer used in parentheses if different from the
systems mentioned in the CS list) by the reviewer
MF-CODE Missing File - Code; one or more files of source code are
missing; the item cannot be compiled without these files
MF-DATA Missing File - Data; one or more files used as input data when
the compiled code runs are missing; the item cannot be
executed without these files
NR Not Reviewed
RI Review Incomplete (only some results of a partial review
are posted)
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ELECTRONIC MAILING LISTS SUPPORTED BY THE ASR
Two electronic mailing lists are currently supported by the
Ada Software Repository (ASR) activity:
ADA-SW -- for users of the ASR
SW-COMP -- for people interested in discussing software reuse
These lists are described in the following sections.
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ADA-SW ELECTRONIC MAILING LIST
==============================
An electronic mailing list exists for those who are interested in
accessing and contributing software to the Ada Software Repository
(ASR) on SIMTEL20. To subscribe to this mailing list, send a request
via electronic mail to:
ADA-SW-REQUEST@WSMR-SIMTEL20.ARMY.MIL
After you have been logged into the repository's mailing list, you
will receive a welcome message which provides introductory information
on how to access the repository.
The mailing list serves two purposes: to help exchange information
between the repository users and to mail repository submissions to the
maintainer of the Ada Software Repository for inclusion in the
archives.
A hardcopy newsletter and other hardcopy documentation on the Ada
Software Repository are published by the ASR Support Contractor. The
file PD2:<ADA.GENERAL>OVASRSUPP.DOC and the ASR Welcome Message
contain instructions for contacting him.
ADA-SW ADDRESSES and ARCHIVES
=============================
If you wish to send a message to the entire ADA-SW reading list,
address your message to:
ADA-SW@WSMR-SIMTEL20.ARMY.MIL
If you wish to discuss an administrative matter, such as changing your
mailing address on the ADA-SW email list, address your message to:
ADA-SW-REQUEST@WSMR-SIMTEL20.ARMY.MIL
PD2:<ARCHIVES.ADA-SW>ADA-SW-ARCHIV.TXT contains all recent messages
passed over the ADA-SW mailing list. New users on the list are
invited to get a copy of this file and scan it for background; older
users may use it for reference. PD2:<ARCHIVES.ADA-SW>yymm.v-TXT-Z
contains older messages by year/month in a compressed (UNIX) form.
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SW-COMP ELECTRONIC MAILING LIST
===============================
The main objective of SW-COMP is to provide a forum for discussions
about software components and their design, implementation, and
utilization. Sponsored as a part of the Ada Software Repository
activity at White Sands Missile Range, discussions on SW-COMP are not
by any means limited to software components written in Ada. SW-COMP
is for software components written in any language, including Ada,
Objective C, C++, and any other language of interest to the readers of
this list. This list is oriented to professional component
developers, people who are training to become such a professional, and
people who have an interest in developing their own components. This
list is open to any person interested in the topics of software
components and software reuse through components.
As a "public service," this list has a secondary function of providing
a forum for reviewing and discussing the software components developed
by vendors, government contractors, and other sources. Components
found in commercial software products as well as public sources, such
as the Ada Software and UNIX-C Repositories on SIMTEL20 and the Data
and Analysis Center for Software at Rome Air Development Center, may
be topics for discussion on this list. The people who have developed
software components which are criticized on this list will be given
the opportunity to discuss this criticism and seek ideas on how the
components may be improved.
DISCLAIMER: All messages posted to this list are in the public domain.
These messages are provided "AS IS" and without any expressed or
implied warranties whatsoever. The opinions and statements expressed
in these messages are to be considered to be those of the author,
unless otherwise stated by the author, and do not in any way
constitute an endorsement or official statement by any organization of
the US government or other entity unless it is so stated.
SW-COMP ADDRESSES and ARCHIVES
==============================
This list is run as a digest. People on the list can address their
messages to:
SW-COMP@WSMR-SIMTEL20.ARMY.MIL
These messages will be automatically collected and released at least
once a day (except when the list administrator is not available) as a
digest, where the subjects of the messages are presented at the
beginning of the digest message. Messages sent to SW-COMP which are
not of general interest to the readers, such as administrative
messages or messages in conflict with DDN policy, will be filtered out
(with an appropriate explanation sent to the sender if possible).
Requests for new subscriptions, list deletions, and other
administrative matters should be addressed to:
SW-COMP-REQUEST@WSMR-SIMTEL20.ARMY.MIL
The directory PD2:<ARCHIVES.SW-COMP> is an archive of all messages
transmitted on this list. The file SW-COMP-ARCHIV.TXT contains recent
messages; files named yymm.1-TXT-Z contain older messages by year and
month in a compressed (UNIX) form.
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ADA SOFTWARE REPOSITORY AVAILABLE ON TAPE
Tape copies of the Ada Software Repository (ASR) are available on 9
Track, 1600 and 6250 BPI magtapes in the following formats:
Format Target Computer
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TOPS-20 DUMPER DEC-20
TOPS-10 INTERCHANGE DEC-10, DEC-20
UNIX TAR UNIX
ANSI VAX/VMS, other
All tapes listed above are available from the support contractor for
the ASR (see the ASR Welcome Message or the file
PD2:<ADA.GENERAL>OVASRSUPP.DOC).
Additionally, the DEC Users' Society (DECUS) is distributing the ASR
in the various tape formats supported by DEC (VMS BACKUP, TK50, etc).
Details are presented later in this file.
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9 Track, 1600 and 6250 BPI Tape Formats Supported:
TOPS-20 DUMPER
TOPS-10 INTERCHANGE
UNIX TAR
ANSI
Charge by the ASR Support Contractor: None
Instructions:
(1) Send the number of tapes indicated by Table 1 below, a stamped,
self-addressed mailing label, and a short, informal cover letter
stating that you would like a copy of this collection and specifying
the format. Personnel at White Sands will copy to the tapes as they
have time and mail them back to you.
(2) Please send your tapes to the ASR Support Contractor. His
address, phone number, and business hours are in the file
PD2:<ADA.GENERAL>OVASRSUPP.DOC and in the ASR Welcome Message. Send a
completed UPS Collect or Federal Express Collect form to cover payment
of postage.
(3) Status of tape requests made to the ASR Support Contractor can be
determined by contacting him by phone or in writing.
- Table 1: Collections and Tape Counts from the ASR Support Contractor -
A Ada Software Repository (Ada Collection)
B PC-Blue Collection
P All of the PD: (Public Domain) Collections
U Unix Collection
A - Ada Software Repository
in ANSI format at 1600 BPI - 6 tapes (note: VAX/VMS users can read ANSI)
in ANSI format at 6250 BPI - 2 tapes (note: VAX/VMS users can read ANSI)
in TOPS10 INTERCHANGE at 1600 BPI - 3 tapes
in TOPS10 INTERCHANGE at 6250 BPI - 1 tape
in TOPS20 DUMPER at 1600 BPI - 1 tape
in TOPS20 DUMPER at 6250 BPI - 1 tape
in UNIX TAR at 1600 BPI - 3 tapes
in UNIX TAR at 6250 BPI - 1 tape
B - PC-Blue Collection
in TOPS20 DUMPER at 6250 BPI - 1 tape
in UNIX TAR at 6250 BPI - 2 tapes
P - Public Domain Collection (on disks PD1: and PD2:)
in TOPS10 INTERCHANGE at 6250 BPI - unknown (but provided)
in TOPS20 DUMPER at 6250 BPI - 10 tapes
in UNIX TAR at 6250 BPI - 10 tapes
U - UNIX/C Collection
in TOPS20 DUMPER at 6250 BPI - 1 tape
in UNIX TAR at 6250 BPI - 1 tape
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Distribution by DECUS
=====================
POC: Ted Nieland - SRL <TNIELAND%FALCON@AAMRL.AF.MIL>
The MSDOS, ADA, and UNIX-C collections have been submitted to the
DECUS Library. They have been assigned part numbers as listed below.
The MS-DOS collection was broken into two pieces (it would not fit on
a single TK50 tape).
Here are the part numbers:
SIMTEL20 Unix-C Collection VMS BACKUP Format............V-SP-88
SIMTEL20 Unix-C Collection TAR Format...................U-SP-105
SIMTEL20 MSDOS Collection Part 1 VMS BACKUP Format......V-SP-89
SIMTEL20 MSDOS Collection Part 2 VMS BACKUP Format......V-SP-90
SIMTEL20 ADA Collection VMS BACKUP Format...............V-SP-91
Ted will be attempting to update these collections in the DECUS
Library every six months or so. He will be FTPing all files that
changed and removing the superseded files to get a current copy of the
archive, without having to get the entire archive again.
The address and phone number for the DECUS Library is:
The DECUS Program Library
219 Boston Post Road BP02
Marlboro, MA 01752-1850
Phone: 508 480-3418
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ADA SOFTWARE REPOSITORY AVAILABLE ON IBM PC FLOPPIES
Parts of the Ada Software Repository are available on IBM PC
compatible floppy disks. The following organizations are providing
this service:
Organization For Whom Service is Provided
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C2MUG, Fort Leavenworth, KS All echelons within the DoD
and the US Federal Government
PC-BLUE, NYACC, NY Anyone
Advanced Software Technology Anyone
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1. C2MUG, Fort Leavenworth, KS
==============================
C2MUG (Command and Control Microcomputer User's Group) provides a
forum of the exchange of ideas and public domain software between
microcomputer users, keying on command and control applications.
C2MUG provides a focal point for microcomputer users throughout the US
Army, and it is sponsored by the Communications-Electronics Command
(CECOM). The staff of C2MUG is located at the CECOM Maneuver Control
Directorate, Building 138, at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.
C2MUG provides a continuing forum whereby users can:
- learn of the latest command and control efforts
- participate in contributing ideas and software
- seek solutions to microcomputer software problems
- learn more about micros relating to their military
work environment
- receive a free bi-monthly newsletter
- receive a free annual software catalog
- receive copies of public domain software in exchange
for blank floppy diskettes
- attend an annual microcomputer seminar
- have access to an Electronic Bulletin Board
C2MUG provides assistance to its users through a full-time staff. The
staff assists with software problems either directly, by referral to
another user with the desired background/expertise, or through
Requests for Assistance in the monthly newsletter and/or on the
Electronic Bulletin Board.
Available software consists of over 500 programs, primarily for use
with the Apple II Plus/IIe/IIc and IBM PC and compatibles. Some
programs are also available for the Wang.
C2MUG offers its services to all echelons within the US Army
community, the sister military services, and elements of the Federal
Government. There is no cost or obligation associated with joining
C2MUG, and the services (including the newsletter, catalog, and public
domain software copying) are free.
For more information, contact C2MUG:
Associate Director MCSD
Attn: AMSEL-RD-SE-BCS-MC (C2MUG)
Fort Leavenworth, Kansas 66027-5600
Phone: AV 552-7550, FTS 753-7550,
Commercial 913/684-7550
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2. PC-BLUE, NYACC, New York
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The New York Amateur Computer Club, Inc., offers a world-wide
distribution service of software and information on IBM PC diskettes.
A network of volunteer organizations and individuals, including many
computer clubs and electronic bulletin boards, distributes the PC-BLUE
Library to the public.
The PC-BLUE Library now contains part of the Ada Software Repository.
The software distributed by C2MUG (see above) is also distributed by
PC-BLUE. If you are interested in accessing ASR software and
information through PC-BLUE, contact (in writing):
PC-BLUE Library
New York Amateur Computer Club, Inc.
Box 3442
Church Street Station
New York, NY 10008
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3. Advanced Software Technology, Inc.
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The Ada Software Repository is being distributed by Advanced Software
Technology, Inc., on high-density (1.2 megabyte) MS-DOS formatted
floppy disks. At the time of this writing (May, 1989), the cost per
disk, which includes shipping and handling, is $10.00, and New York
state residents should add $0.75 per disk to cover applicable taxes.
Disks may be ordered from:
Advanced Software Technology, Inc.
PO Box 937
Medford, NY 11763
516/289-6646
The files are in a compressed format, and there are currently 29 disks
in the distribution. A hard disk is required to provide sufficient
space to uncompress the files.
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ADA SOFTWARE REPOSITORY AVAILABLE VIA FTP
The Ada Software Repository is on the Defense Data Network, and all
files in it are available via the File Transfer Protocol with
anonymous login. The following book describes the Ada Software
Repository and how to access it via FTP on the Defense Data Network:
"The Ada Software Repository and the Defense Data Network: A Resource
Handbook" by Richard Conn. Published in 1987, 200+ pages. Contact
the Ada Software Repository support contractor (see the file
PD2:<ADA.GENERAL>OVASRSUPP.DOC) or the publisher to acquire it; the
publisher is:
New York Zoetrope
838 Broadway
New York, NY 10003
Phone: 800/242-7546
Other information on using FTP is available within the Ada Software
Repository itself; send electronic mail requests for this information
to:
ADA-SW-REQUEST@WSMR-SIMTEL20.ARMY.MIL
The files on FTP in the ASR are:
PD2:<ADA.GENERAL>FTP.DOC
PD2:<ADA.GENERAL>FTP1.DOC
PD2:<ADA.GENERAL>FTP2.DOC
PD2:<ADA.GENERAL>FTPBINARY.DOC
PD2:<ADA.GENERAL>OVFTP.DOC (this file)
The full name of the SIMTEL20 host computer, which must be used in
conjunction with FTP, is WSMR-SIMTEL20.ARMY.MIL. Anonymous login
convention applies.
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ASR ON CD-ROM
The Ada Software Repository (ASR) is available on CD-ROM (Compact Disk
Read-Only Memory) as part of the US Air Force's MCCR (Mission Critical
Computer Resource) Acquisition Library Demonstration. This CD-ROM
contains the entire Ada Software Repository as well as the CAMP
(Common Ada Missile Packages) parts and machine-readable copies of
several Air Force documents.
This CD-ROM is called the "Acquisition Information Resource
Demonstration Disc," and it has a total capacity of 550M bytes. It is
For Official Use Only and available to selected parties from:
Computer Resource Management Technology Program
(PE 64740F)
ESD/XRS1
Hanscom AFB, MA 01731-5000
617/377-2713
AV 478-2713
POC: 1LT Mark Ziemba (ZIEMBAM@ESDVAX.ARPA)
The Ada Software Repository is also available on CDROM from a
commercial firm, ALDE Publishing. At the time of this writing, the
cost of the Ada CDROM was under $110. For more information, contact:
ALDE Publishing
PO Box 35326
4830 West 77th Street
Minneapolis, MN 55435
Voice: 612/835-5240
FAx: 612/835-3401
Dennis Burke is the project manager.
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ACCESSING THE ADA SOFTWARE REPOSITORY VIA UUCP (USENET) AND BITNET
"How can a user of a USENET host access the public domain
microcomputer software collection on the DDN/MILNET host SIMTEL20?"
is being asked with increasing frequency as that software collection
continues to grow. Unfortunately, direct access is not possible as
there is no UUCP gateway for file transfer between SIMTEL20 (running
TOPS-20) and a USENET host (as there is for electronic mail).
DDN, formerly known as ARPANET, is the Defense Data Network. DDN,
along with Arpanet, SATNET, SRINET, etc. are all members of a TCP/IP
protocol-based, multiple gateway network called InterNet.
USENET has been built on adjacent hosts voluntarily agreeing to store-
and-forward relatively short messages across the USENET over dialup
lines at 300 or 1200 bps. In the past, helpful InterNet users would
fetch the file(s) requested and then e-mail them to the requestor.
However, it has been pointed out that large file transfers disrupt the
service, delay the shorter messages, and generate unacceptably large
phone bills, all of which add up to threaten the tenuous connections
that some USENET hosts can barely afford to have. Therefore, we have
been asked to encourage InterNet users not to pass archive programs
this way.
Those USENET and BITNET users who wish to access the files in the Ada
Software Repository may acquire them via magtape or IBM PC diskette.
See the files PD2:<ADA.GENERAL>OVTAPE.DOC and
PD2:<ADA.GENERAL>OVFLOPPY.DOC for details on how to do this.
Additionally, the ASR Newsletter documents other methods for accessing
the ASR from these communities as they become available; see the file
PD2:<ADA.GENERAL>OVNEWSLTR.DOC for details on acquiring the ASR
Newsletters.
The problem of giving USENET and BITNET users a more timely method of
accessing the ASR is being addressed, and details will be released in
future issues of the ASR Newsletter.
For BITNET Users Only
=====================
Michael Feldman of The George Washington University EE&CS Department
maintains a mailing list of people at BITNET sites interested in
receiving the list of validated Ada compilers and Ada Software
Repository Newsletters on a regular basis. Michael can be contacted
via electronic mail:
MFELDMAN at GWUVM -- BITNET
MFELDMAN%GWUVM.BITNET@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU -- DDN
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ADA SOFTWARE REPOSITORY NEWSLETTER
The Ada Software Repository (ASR) newsletter is published in both
electronic form and hardcopy form:
1. Users of the ASR may freely transfer copies of the
newsletter from PD2:<ADA.NEWS> via FTP (the newsletters are in the
files matching ASR*.DOC).
2. The newsletters are available in electronic form on IBM PC
diskettes (see the file PD2:<ADA.GENERAL>OVFLOPPY.DOC for details).
3. The tape distribution of the ASR (see the file
PD2:<ADA.GENERAL>OVTAPE.DOC) includes the newsletters.
4. A hardcopy mailing of the newsletter is available from the
ASR support contractor (see the file OVASRSUPP.DOC in the directory
PD2:<ADA.GENERAL>). Hardcopy subscription to the ASR newsletter is
free to all elements of the US Government; the cost to others for a
hardcopy subscription to the ASR Newsletter is $16 for 12 copies.
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ADA SOFTWARE REPOSITORY MASTER INDEX
The Master Index of the Ada Software Repository (ASR) is a loose-leaf
book which contains details on the software and information in the
ASR. Each item of software is described by an abstract, information
on the host compiler/operating system and target environment, and a
listing of all associated files and their locations in the ASR. Each
item of information is described by an abstract and a listing of all
associated files.
The Master Index breaks down the ASR into the following major
categories, each presented as separate chapters:
o ASR-Specific Information and Programs
o Artificial Intelligence
o Benchmarks
o Communications
o Reusable Software Components
o Data Base Management
o Documentation
o Graphics
o Project Management
o Ada Software Development Tools
o Other Tools
o the WIS Ada Tool Set
Selected items of information from the ASR are included in the Master
Index. These items include the Welcome Message, which gives an
extensive introduction to the Ada Software Repository (its operation
and use) and the Defense Data Network (with emphasis on the use of FTP
to transfer files from the archives on SIMTEL20).
The Master Index includes a complete table of contents, which is
helpful in quickly locating specific items of interest, and an
extensive index. The first publication of the Master Index exceeded
300 pages in size.
As the ASR grows, updates to the Master Index will be issued. The
loose-leaf format of the Master Index was selected to facilite the
update process and to permit the users to assemble the Master Index
and the ASR Newsletters conveniently in loose-leaf notebooks.
The Master Index and its updates are available through the ASR support
contractor. See the file PD2:<ADA.GENERAL>OVASRSUPP.DOC for details
on how to contact this contractor. The Master Index is free to all
elements of the US Government; the purchase price of the Master Index
to others is $50.00 (not including updates). Updates are also free to
all elements of the US Government, and their prices to others will be
determined as they are released.
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The following describes the various directories which make up
the Ada Software Repository on SIMTEL20.
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PD2:<ADA>
This is the top-level directory. The names of the subdirectories
(*.DIRECTORY) and several statistics and information files can be seen
here.
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PD2:<ADA.ABSTRACTIONS>
This subdirectory contains the ABSTRACTIONS reusable software
components library of Intermetrics. Each file of the library is
presented as a separate file, as opposed to the entire library being
presented as one large PAGER SRC file. This subdirectory contains
the files present within the PAGER SRC file PD2:<ADA.COMPONENTS>ABSTRACT.SRC.
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PD2:<ADA.ADA-ADOPT>
This subdirectory contains Version 1.0 of the "Ada Adoption Handbook:
A Program Manager's Guide" by John Foreman and John Goodenough of the
Software Engineering Institute in machine-readable form. This is
Technical Report CMU/SEI-87-TR-9, ESD-TR-87-110, May 1987.
This document is approved for public release. Distribution unlimited.
Note: these files have been edited from the original distribution.
The original distribution contained additional characters for bold
facing and underlining, but no backspaces where included, so the
document was not very readable. The editing changes eliminated the
duplicate characters and extra spaces and underscores, producing a
readable document with no bold facing or underlining.
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PD2:<ADA.ADA-CAN>
"Ada Can" -- the contest to solve the "impossible" problems that "Ada can't do"
presented by
EVB Software Engineering, Inc.
5320 Spectrum Drive
Frederick, MD 21701
(301) 695-6960
DESCRIPTION
All of us in the Ada community have heard stories about "deficiencies"
in the Ada language. Most of these accounts can be ascribed to one or
more of the following problems:
- unawareness of one or more language features which directly
address the problem.
- looking for a single Ada statement which will solve the
problem. Oddly, some feel that having to write two or more Ada
statements to accomplish one's objectives is a deficiency in the
language.
- a propensity to duplicate some feature of a more familiar
language, e.g., FORTRAN or assembly language.
- Wanting an excuse not to use the Ada language.
While Ada is not a perfect language, there is much that can be
accomplished with the language in its present form. Further, although
knowledgeable, the software engineering population frequently seems to
be poorly directed.
Because we at EVB believe that much could be learned from an endeavor
which would promote the positive benefits and strengths of software
engineering in Ada, we are announcing the EVB "Ada Can" project.
The bound problem definitions and their solutions will be available by
Friday, December 9, 1988.
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PD2:<ADA.ADA-SQL>
This subdirectory contains files associated with the development of a
standard Ada DBMS interface (Ada/SQL) based on the dpANS Data Base
Language SQL.
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PD2:<ADA.ADAIC>
This subdirectory contains information on and files published by
the Ada Information Clearinghouse (AdaIC).
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PD2:<ADA.AI>
This subdirectory contains software and information related to the
fields of artificial intelligence.
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PD2:<ADA.ANSI-LRM>
This subdirectory contains a machine-readable copy of the ANSI Version
of the Ada Language Reference Manual (LRM).
Chapters 1-14 and Appendices A-F are included as CHAPxx.DOC (like,
CHAP01.DOC or CHAPA.DOC). Error files are also included as
CHAPxx.ERR. The Foreword (FOREWORD.DOC, ERR), Postscript
(POSTSCRPT.DOC, ERR), and Table of Contents (TOC.DOC) are included.
INDEX.DOC contains the index.
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PD2:<ADA.BENCHMARKS>
This subdirectory contains various Ada compiler benchmarks.
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PD2:<ADA.CAIS>
This subdirectory contains software associated with the Common APSE
Interface Set (CAIS). The CAIS is defined in MIL-STD-1838.
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PD2:<ADA.CAIS-TOOLS>
This subdirectory contains tools which are compatable with and
modified or implemented to run under the CAIS presented in the
directory PD2:<ADA.CAIS>.
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PD2:<ADA.COMPILATION-ORDER>
This subdirectory contains software which deals with the analysis of
groups of Ada programs to determine the proper compilation order.
Other information pertaining to the interrelationship of software
segments of a system may be obtained as well.
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PD2:<ADA.COMPONENTS>
This is the components subdirectory. Software components, including
general-purpose procedures, packages, and generics, are stored here.
Examples are: math packages, TERMCAP routines, generic linked list
packages, and dynamic string packages.
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PD2:<ADA.CROSS-REFERENCE>
This subdirectory contains tools which generate cross-reference
listings of Ada programs.
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PD2:<ADA.DBMS>
This subdirectory contains Ada software components and programs
directly related to Data Base Management functions.
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PD2:<ADA.DDN>
This subdirectory contains tools and components related to the Defense
Data Network, its file transfer, mail, and communications facilities.
Implementations of the TCP/IP communications protocol, the FTP file
transfer tool, and the SMTP mail handler are included.
See also PD2:<ADA.DDN2>.
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PD2:<ADA.DDN2>
This subdirectory contains tools and components related to the Defense
Data Network, its file transfer, mail, and communications facilities.
Implementations of the TCP/IP communications protocol are included.
See also PD2:<ADA.DDN>.
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PD2:<ADA.DEBUGGER>
This subdirectory contains Ada source-level debuggers. A Symbolic
Debugger is included.
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PD2:<ADA.EDITORS>
This subdirectory contains the source code and documentation on some
text editors written in Ada.
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PD2:<ADA.EDUCATION>
This is the education subdirectory. Sample programs, tutorials, and
online courseware are located here.
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PD2:<ADA.EXTERNAL-TOOLS>
This subdirectory contains several miscellaneous tools which are
helpful in developing Ada code but are not written in Ada or pertain
to specific environments. For example, an Ada language development
interface for the EMACS editor can be found here.
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PD2:<ADA.FORMGEN>
This subdirectory contains tools for the generation of forms for use
by Ada programs. The forms generator will display and accept input
into a form (in a screen-oriented fashion via the virtual terminal) in
such a way that this mechanism is transparent to the Ada program using
it. Instead, the program simply reads fields from the form via
procedure interfaces.
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PD2:<ADA.GENERAL>
This is the General Information subdirectory. Notes, comments, usage
information, and other data are stored here.
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PD2:<ADA.GKS>
This subdirectory contains routines associated with a Graphical Kernel
System.
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PD2:<ADA.GNU-ADA-MODE>
This subdirectory contains the Ada mode implementation for
GNU EMACS as developed by Lynn Slater and others.
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PD2:<ADA.ID-FILES>
This subdirectory contains Item Description (ID) files for all items
of text and software in the Ada Software Repository. The *.SID files
describe the items of software, and the *.TID files describe the items
of text.
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PD2:<ADA.MANAGEMENT-TOOLS>
This subdirectory contains tools for use in managing an Ada software
development project. Status tracking and Manpower estimation tools
are included.
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PD2:<ADA.MASTER-INDEX>
This subdirectory contains a machine-readable copy of the Master
Index, a book which documents the items in the Ada Software Repository.
The *.CH files are ASCII text files which make up the title page,
table of contents and taxonomy, chapters and appendices, and index of
the Master Index. The *.CH files files are designed to be printed on
8 1/2" x 11" paper in elite (12 chars/inch) type. No margins should be
preset; a 1" margin is already formatted into these files.
The order of the files in this subdirectory is:
TITLE.CH Title Page
TOC.CH Table of Contents and Taxonomy
CH01.CH Chapter 1
...
CHnn.CH Chapter nn
CHA.CH Appendix A
CHB.CH Appendix B
INDEX.CH Index
Other files in this subdirectory, namely the *.CHS and *.INC files,
are data files used in the creation of the Master Index and are not of
general interest.
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PD2:<ADA.MATH>
This subdirectory contains packages of math routines. All routines
are written in Ada. Routines for trig functions, exponential
functions, matrix manipulation, bit manipulation, and others are
contained here.
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PD2:<ADA.MENU>
This subdirectory contains software used in the generation of menus.
Applications programs may use these menu generators as front-ends.
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PD2:<ADA.MESSAGE-HANDLING>
This subdirectory contains tools for use in message handling
facilities and message transfer.
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PD2:<ADA.METRICS>
This subdirectory contains tools used to perform metrics analysis of
Ada software. Tools for path analysis, performance analysis, and
other metrics reports are included.
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PD2:<ADA.NEW-ABSTRACTIONS>
This subdirectory contains the NEW ABSTRACTIONS reusable software
components library of Intermetrics. Each file of the library is
presented as a separate file, as opposed to the entire library being
presented as one large PAGER SRC file. This subdirectory contains
the files present within the PAGER SRC file PD2:<ADA.COMPONENTS>NEWABS.SRC.
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PD2:<ADA.NEWS>
This subdirectory contains the Ada Software Repository (ASR)
Newsletters. File names are ASRnnn.DOC.
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PD2:<ADA.ONLINE-DOC>
This subdirectory contains supporting files for the online
documentation system of the Ada Repository.
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PD2:<ADA.PAGER>
This subdirectory contains tools which create and manipulated paged
files. All SRC files are paged files, which are files composed of
several smaller files separated by a special flag.
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PD2:<ADA.PDL>
This subdirectory contains software associated with Ada Program Design
Languages and tools to support the Ada program designer. Such tools
include tools for data dictionary manipulation and design analysis.
There may be some overlap between this directory and software which
may fall into the PDL category that is scattered among the other
subdirectories.
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PD2:<ADA.PIWG>
TAPE_12_12_87
TAPE_5_1_87
Note: 12/12/87 differs from 5/1/87 in documentation only;
this distriubtion is 12/12/87
PIWG is a suite of tests/benchmarks prepared by the Performance Issues
Working Group of ACM SIGAda. The purpose of PIWG is to develop the
benchmarks and collect and disseminate results.
The PIWG tests have been under development for many years and have
been run against many Ada compilers. The PIWG test suite contains
over 200 files which include Whetstone (to measure processor speed),
Dhrystone (to measure statement execution per unit time), and other
benchmarks which test various attributes of the Ada language and their
implementations under specific compilers. The PIWG tests must be
customized for a particular compiler, and instructions are included to
do this.
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PD2:<ADA.POINTERS>
This is the pointers subdirectory. Information on other sources of
software and information is presented here. This data pertains to
both on- and off- net resources.
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PD2:<ADA.PRETTY-PRINTERS>
This subdirectory contains pretty printers for Ada source programs.
The pretty printers reformat the Ada source programs in order to
outline the structure of the programs and provide other useful
information for the programmer.
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PD2:<ADA.RATIONALE>
This subdirectory contains a machine-readable copy of "The Rationale
for the Design of the Ada Programming Language."
This document has evolved over a number of years. A first version
appeared in 1978 as the Rationale for the Green programming language,
and this was revised in 1979 at the time that Green was finally
selected as Ada. The purpose of these documents was to explain the
motivation for the language design, and to justify and defend its
position against the other competitive languages and the Ironman
(later Steelman) requirements. No corresponding document was written
in 1980 when Ada was proposed as a standard, nor in January when Ada
finally became both an ANSI and Military Standard. The present
version completes and revises a draft issued in January 1984 and which
was the subject of public review.
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PD2:<ADA.REAL-TIME>
This subdirectory contains documents and items of Ada
software which address questions and standards dealing with the
real-time use of the Ada programming language.
Documents and information generated and presented by the
Ada Runtime Environment Working Group (ARTEWG) are made available
in this subdirectory.
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PD2:<ADA.SEI>
This subdirectory contains information on the Software Engineering
Institute (SEI) at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU). This information
includes details on its mission, activities, and publications.
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PD2:<ADA.SIMULATION>
This subdirectory contains programs and tools associated with
performing simulations, such as queuing simulations.
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PD2:<ADA.SPELLER>
This subdirectory contains spelling checkers written in Ada.
Dictionaries are also included here.
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PD2:<ADA.STARTER-KIT>
This subdirectory contains tools which are useful in accessing the
software in the repository. It includes the PAGER tool, which is used
to assemble and disassemble SRC (paged) files.
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PD2:<ADA.STUBBER>
This subdirectory contains Ada program body stubber tools. They
analyze the definition of an Ada software design and generate software
bodies as stubs to be filled in later during development.
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PD2:<ADA.STYLE>
This subdirectory contains Ada style checking tools. They analyze Ada
source code and report on various aspects of the programming style,
such as consistent indentation and use of long variable names.
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PD2:<ADA.TOOLS>
This is the miscellaneous tools subdirectory. Sources to various
tools which do not fit into the categories of the other subdirectories
are placed here.
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PD2:<ADA.TRANSLATORS>
This subdirectory contains tools which convert programs written in one
language into Ada automatically. These tools include a COBOL to Ada
translator and a FORTRAN to Ada translator.
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PD2:<ADA.TRI-ADA>
This subdirectory contains the results generated by and other
materials related to the "Hands-on Ada Workshop and Programming
Contest", Tutorial 2 at the TRI-Ada '88 (tm) conference sponsored
by ACM/SIGAda from October 24 to October 27, 1988.
"Objectives:
Evaluate designs and Ada implementations of a small, non-trivial
sensor monitoring problem
Provide a forum for Ada language experts and embedded
system practitioners to jointly explore the Ada process while
producing actual code."
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PD2:<ADA.VIRTERM>
This subdirectory contains tools for a virtual terminal package, which
performs screen-oriented functions by reading terminal characteristics
from a UNIX-like TERMCAP data base. The application program can call
routines in these packages and not be concerned with the type of
terminal being addressed.
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PD2:<ADA.WIS-ADA-TOOLS>
This subdirectory contains information about the software tools
submitted by the Naval Oceans Systems Center (NOSC). An abstract of
the tools is included.
These tools were paid for by WIS (WWMCCS Information Systems).
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PD2:<STARS>
This top-level directory contains software created under
the STARS (Software Technology for Adaptable, Reliable Systems)
Foundations contracts.
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PD2:<STARS.X-WINDOWS>
This subdirectory contains an Ada-to-X Windows binding.
The current release of the Ada-to-X binding is contained in
this directory. Previous releases of the Ada-to-X binding are
located in PD2:<STARS.XW-ARCHIVE>.
Derivation : MIT X Window System, V11.R2
This Ada language binding to the X Window System inherits
the MIT copyright. The following copyright must be included
in all software utilizing this binding.
Copyright 1985, 1986, 1987 by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this
software and its documentation for any purpose and without
fee is hereby granted, provided that the above copyright
notice appear in all copies and that both that copyright
notice and this permission notice appear in supporting
documentation, and that the name of M.I.T. not be used in
advertising or publicity pertaining to distribution of the
software without specific, written prior permission.
M.I.T. makes no representations about the suitability of
this software for any purpose. It is provided "as is"
without express or implied warranty.
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PD2:<STARS.XW-ARCHIVE>
This subdirectory contains an Ada-to-X Windows binding.
It is an archive of previous releases of the Ada-to-X binding
for V11.R1 and V11.R2.
The current release of the Ada-to-X binding is located
in PD2:<STARS.X-WINDOWS>. See the derivation and copyright notices
in PD2:<STARS.X-WINDOWS>A0READ.ME for copyright and use permission
information.
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PD2:<STARS.XW-ARCHIVE>
This subdirectory contains an Ada-to-X Windows binding.
It is an archive of previous releases of the Ada-to-X binding
for V11.R1 and V11.R2.
The current release of the Ada-to-X binding is located
in PD2:<STARS.X-WINDOWS>. See the derivation and copyright notices
in PD2:<STARS.X-WINDOWS>A0READ.ME for copyright and use permission
information.
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----> OVASRSUPP.DOC, Version 1.3 <----
ADA SOFTWARE REPOSITORY SUPPORT CONTRACTOR
The Management Assistance Corporation of America (MACA) provides
support to the user community of the Ada Software Repository (ASR) on
SIMTEL20. This support includes:
1. hardcopy distribution of the ASR Newsletter to any
interested parties (government-related or otherwise),
2. hardcopy distribution of updates to the ASR Master Index
to any interested parties,
3. assistance via telephone, electronic mail, and conventional
mail to those users who wish to locate items in the ASR, including
information on the availability of items through the IBM PC diskette
distribution handled by C2MUG and SIG/M, and
4. assistance via telephone, electronic mail, and conventional
mail to those users who wish to determine the status of the magtape
requests they have made which are processed through MACA at White
Sands.
To contact MACA in order to be placed on one or both of the
distributions or to request assistance, phone 505/678-3288 between the
hours of 7:30 AM and 4:00 PM MST. Ask for Prince Levy, Janet
McKellar, David Moon, or Mannie Gamez. You may also write to MACA at
the following address:
Management Assistance Corporation of America
PO Drawer 100 - Building T148
White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico 88002
MACA may be reached via electronic mail at:
MACAWSMR@WSMR-SIMTEL20.ARMY.MIL
The Manager of the ASR may be reached at either of the following
electronic mail addresses:
ADA-SW-REQUEST@WSMR-SIMTEL20.ARMY.MIL
SW-COMP-REQUEST@WSMR-SIMTEL20.ARMY.MIL