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SLAC - PUB January 1987

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An Environment

for High Energy

Physics Code Development*

DENNIS E . W ISINSKI Stanford Stanford

Linear Accelerator

University,

Stanford,

Center

California,

QdSO5

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Abstract As the size and complexity a greater need for better

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software

these are not commercially _._._ . -

paper

describes

of file system, environment

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a “smart”

was constructed

management extensions

system

then we must build

programming

editor,

and integrated

under the IBM

to this environment

Computing

featuring

file management

VM/SP

operating

the system editor and the NOMAD2 to create

a software

environments.

them ourselves.

environment

“shell”

a new type tools.

system.

relational

This It uses

database

for the programmer.

in High Energy Physics, L.

* Work supported by the Department

Asilomar,

on

Some

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CA, February

of Energy, contract DE - AC03

If This

are explored.

Presented at the Conference , . _T_ -.._ -

increase there will be

tools and new programming

available,

a prototype

the system interpreter,

of high energy experiments

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1. Intro.duction While many of the software development cists are similar significant analysis

to those encountered

differences.

length

much useful information files.

As a result,

experiment.

by most operating

to remember

which

to group files together

that

directories,

tree-structured

.two or more distinct

programs effectively.

Another

c

.” The right virtual

the correct -_

required

link-libraries

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