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From: rogerk@MIPS.com (Roger B.A. Klorese)
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Subject: Re: Software Availability
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Date: 25 Jan 91 20:18:07 GMT
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In article <8393@dmshq.mn.org> pnessutt@dmshq.UUCP (Bob Monio) writes:
>
>In the recent issue of the MVP report, several MIPS-developed software
>packages were introduced.  These included the ANSI-compliant compiler,
>Data Manager and Data Manager Plus, and the MIPS visual debugger for
>X.
>
>Will any of them be
>available as a standard part of the OS distribution or will I have to
>go through the sales channels to obtain them?

I sent Bob some information on how to get product bulletins, ordering
information, and the like.  But I'd like to address this question here.

* DATA MANAGER and DATA MANAGER PLUS:
Data Manager (striping, spanning, splitting) and Data Manager Plus (the
"plus" is mirroring) are add-on products, not included in the RISC/os
release, and requiring the very-soon-forthcoming RISC/os 4.52 release.

* ANSI C:
ANSI C is also a separately chargeable product.  Starting with the
2.20 compiler release, we support three modes of C syntax, using
a new compiler front end: MIPS-C (K&R-I plus current extensions),
standard ANSI C, and ANSI C plus common extensions.  

ccom and cpp are replaced with a new module called cfe ("C front
end").  We build cfe in two modes:  only, which will be supplied
with new system orders after the 2.20 release, and will be shipped
to contract customers; and MIPS-C plus ANSI C, which will be shipped
as a separate tape to customers who order the ANSI C product.  

To accomodate the rare case where we missed a compatibility issue
between the ccom-based version and the new cfe-based version of
MIPS-C mode, the new compiler driver will also support a -oldc
option, which will invoke cpp and ccom instead of cfe.  We intend
to maintain both MIPS-C and ANSI C modes, but supply fixes using
only cfe, not ccom.

* MIPS VISUAL DEBUGGER:
MVD, the Mips Visual Debugger, is included in the RISCwindows 4.0 release.
(This release also updates RISCwindows to X11R4 and OSF/Motif 1.1, as well
as adding other new clients.)  New and contract customers of RISCwindows
will receive this package.
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