ADAing and ABETing TPS portability

Author

Walters, Michael D. ; Cundiff, Patricia A.

Author_Institution

Electron. & Space Corp., St. Louis, MO, USA

fYear

1991

fDate

24-26 Sep 1991

Firstpage

193

Lastpage

198

Abstract

Specific Ada constructs that decrease TPS portability are discussed. A portion of the Ada language specification contains machine-dependent features that may or may not be implemented by Ada compiler vendors. Ada language constructs can also be used to bypass the defined ABET interfaces (ATLAS/Ada based environment for test). Typical usage of these constructs and problems associated with them are described. Adherence to the ABET standards and to the recommendations presented should increase transportability and improve maintainability

Keywords

Ada; automatic test equipment; military computing; software maintenance; software portability; standards; ABET interfaces; ABET standards; ATE; ATLAS; Ada language specification; DoD; TPS portability; machine-dependent features; maintainability; transportability; Authorization; Computer languages; Electronic equipment testing; ISO standards; Military standards; Packaging; Program processors; Standardization; Standards development; System testing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

AUTOTESTCON '91. IEEE Systems Readiness Technology Conference. Improving Systems Effectiveness in the Changing Environment of the '90s, Conference Record.

Conference_Location

Anaheim, CA

Print_ISBN

0-87942-576-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/AUTEST.1991.197544

Filename

197544