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Tool Version Management Technology: A Case Study


Title: Tool Version Management Technology: A Case Study

Author(s): Peter H. Feiler , Grace F. Downey

Number: CMU/SEI-90-TR-25 ESD-TR-90-226

Abstract: This report describes a portion of the problem of maintaining tools for the purpose of software development. It discusses an innovative solution to tool version management available in the commercially available Network Software Environment from Sun Microsystems, Inc. It applies NSE mechanisms to solve three problems that are common to the use and management of tools for software development.

Table of Contents

  • Introduction
  • The Problem
    • Tool Version Organization and Selection
    • Stability of Selected Tool Versions
    • Application Context of Selected Tool Versions
  • Network Software Environment (NSE) Technology
    • Source Configuration Management
    • Transparent Version Selection
    • Derived Object Management
    • Tool Sets
    • Families of Tool Sets
    • Parameterization Management
  • Tool Version Organization and Selection
    • Effective Tool Organization
    • Tools and Networks
      • Sun Networks
      • Heterogeneous Networks
    • Incompatible Tool Releases
    • Task-Specific Tool Sets
  • Stability of Tool Configurations
  • Managing the Tool Application Context
  • Conclusions
  • References
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Copyright 2007 by Carnegie Mellon University
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Last Modified: 11 January 2007