Fortran-oriented software tools research

Technical Report · Mon Mar 01 04:00:00 EST 1982

OSTI ID:5814506

Osterweil, L

Supported by research grants from the National Science Foundation and the Department of Energy, scientists from eight institutions are participating in a collaborative project to create a unified collection of software tools; i.e., computer programs that aid in writing, modifying, and transporting other computer programs. This collection, called Toolpack, will enable Fortran 77 programmers to check for adherence to language standards, to format and structure programs so that their operation is clear to human readers, and to analyze the flow of data in ways that expose errors and anomalous construction. Further, Toolpack will permit programmers to insert ''probes'' into their code so that they may execute it step-by-step, observing details that help them locate and correct errors. Finally, programmers may use Toolpack to transform their code in various capabilities of Toolpack are ''unified'' by being embedded in a system consisting of a file structure and a command language that allows users to execute sequences of tool applications. Toolpack and the unifying system are written in portable Fortran. Machine dependencies are isolated so that the system may be easily installed on a variety of machines.

• Research Organization: Colorado Univ., Boulder (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC02-80ER10718
• OSTI ID: 5814506
• Report Number(s): DOE/ER/10718-2; ON: DE85011400
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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