1.0 Overview

This document describes changes included within:

Note: SysConf is used by TPS, PORF, Targetter, XUtil, WinUtil, PLI, PTE and CEM

TPS is used by PORF, Targetter, XUtil, WinUtil, PLI, PTE and CEM.

XUtil and WinUtil are used by PLI and PTE.

PTE means both the Run-Time System (RTS) and the Simulator (SIM).

PTE, RTS, CEM and SIM mean all Platforms.

UPTE, URTS, UCEM and USIM mean UNIX Platforms only.

WPTE, WRTS, WCEM and WSIM mean MS-Windows Platforms only.

XPTE, XRTS and XSIM mean X-Window Platforms only.

This version of the RTS is compatible with CEM Modules built with CEM Files distributed with RTS Version 19980714 3.9.7 and later. You may install this version of the RTS without rebuilding your CEM Module. However, in order to make use of the new CEM capabilities, you MUST install this version of the RTS, and then you MUST recompile and relink your CEM Module(s) with the TYX-supplied CEM Files distributed with this version of the RTS.

As time goes on, RTS/CEM testing to provide error-free backwards-compatibility becomes increasingly difficult. Therefore, TYX Corporation very strongly recommends that CEM Users recompile and relink their CEM Modules after installing a new version of the RTS.

1.1 Enhancements

Prior to this release, all Modules distributed to Windows NT Customers were built under the System Configuration for SYS12B using the Microsoft Visual C++ Version 2 software development tools; System Configuration did not support the MSVC++ Version 6 software development tools.

With this release, System Configuration has a new System Identifier SYS12F for support of the MSVC++ Version 6 software development tools. All Modules have been built and tested under SYS12F. However, as of the date of this document, the only executable SYS12F Module that will be distributed to Windows NT Customers is PLI.

Note The determination as to which PLI Module to distribute to a particular Windows NT Customer is the responsibility of the TYX Distribution Manager.

Prior to this release, TPS did not provide any support for licensing. Those executable Modules that were subject to licensing each contained their own licensing code.

With this release, TPS has a new LCS Library File (lcs.lib) and two new LCS Header Files (LCdefs.h and LCfunc.h) that support the details of License Client/Server processing with the following LCS Functions:

Standard TPS Initialization Function that always returns zero.

License Acquisition Function that returns OSRSOK if license acquired or OSRSERR if license not acquired. Argument(s) depends on the particular License Client/Server Model being used as defined by Define Labels LCSTYPE? in LCS Header File LCdefs.h:

PAWS LAPS Interpreter - New License Support (Windows NT / SYS12F only)

Prior to this release, PLI was not subject to licensing for Customers using Windows NT.

With this release, PLI is subject to licensing for Customers using Windows NT. PLI uses the new TPS LCS Functions to perform the bulk of the License Client/Server processing. The determination as to which Customers will receive the SYS12F PLI is the responsibility of the TYX Distribution Manager.

Machine Language (ML) Function scan() supports Meta-Character Strings specified as:

where: XXX is the two- or three-character Meta-Character String.

Prior to this release, Machine Language (ML) Function scan() did not correctly support Meta-Character Strings that contained Digit Characters.

With this release, ML Function scan() correctly supports Meta-Character Strings that contain Digit Characters. The following Meta-Character Strings are supported: ACK, BEL, BS, CAN, CR, DC1, DC2, DC3, DC4, DEL, DLE, EM, ENQ, EOT, ESC, ETB, ETX, FF, FS, GS, HT, LF, NAK, NUL, RS, SI, SO, SOH, STX, SUB, SYN, US and VT.

Prior to this release, Debug Trace Functions a_trc() (Arithmetic Stack Trace) and walkback() (Call Stack Trace) were "static" Functions within PLI that were not available to LAPS Source Code.

With this release, new Machine Language (ML) Functions ArithStkTrc() (Arithmetic Stack Trace) and CallStkTrc() (Call Stack Trace) have been added to provide additional debug capability to LAPS Source Code:

ArithStkTrc() takes no Arguments. It prints the Character String "ArithStkTrc" and then calls a_trc() to "dump" the Arithmetic Stack. Nothing is returned to the Caller.

CallStkTrc() takes either no Arguments or one Character String Argument. (If no Arguments are specified, the default Character String "ML CallStkTrc" is used.) It calls walkback() with the specified Character String to "dump" the Call Stack. Nothing is returned to the Caller.

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