An Overview of PCTE: A Basis for a Portable Common Tool Environment
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Software Engineering Institute
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CMU/SEI-93-TR-001DOI (Digital Object Identifier)
10.1184/R1/6571946.v1Abstract
Environment framework technologies are becoming increasingly popular as aids to the construction of software engineering environments populated with integrated CASE tools. PCTE, a framework technology, is generating significant interest among environment users and builders as a mechanism for data management. This report details the history and current status of PCTE and PCTE-based environments. The major capabilities of PCTE are identified, and the techniques for integration of tools into PCTE are discussed.
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Long, F., & Morris, E. (1993, March 1). An Overview of PCTE: A Basis for a Portable Common Tool Environment. (SEI Report CMU/SEI-93-TR-001). Retrieved August 18, 2026, from https://doi.org/10.1184/R1/6571946.v1.
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Long, Fred, and Edwin Morris. "An Overview of PCTE: A Basis for a Portable Common Tool Environment." (CMU/SEI-93-TR-001). Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University. Software Engineering Institute, March 1, 1993. https://doi.org/10.1184/R1/6571946.v1.
F. Long, and E. Morris, "An Overview of PCTE: A Basis for a Portable Common Tool Environment," Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University. Software Engineering Institute, SEI Report CMU/SEI-93-TR-001, 1-Mar-1993 [Online]. Available: https://doi.org/10.1184/R1/6571946.v1. [Accessed: 18-Aug-2026].
Long, Fred, and Edwin Morris. "An Overview of PCTE: A Basis for a Portable Common Tool Environment." (SEI Report CMU/SEI-93-TR-001). Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, Software Engineering Institute, 1 Mar. 1993. https://doi.org/10.1184/R1/6571946.v1. Accessed 18 Aug. 2026.
Long, Fred; & Morris, Edwin. An Overview of PCTE: A Basis for a Portable Common Tool Environment. CMU/SEI-93-TR-001. Software Engineering Institute. 1993. DOI: 10.1184/R1/6571946.v1. https://doi.org/10.1184/R1/6571946.v1