This is the GCC Amiga version of the ASpecT 2.0 System.

The ASpecT language was initially developed in 1986 as an attempt to provide an
implementation for (a subset of) Algebraic Specifications of Abstract Datatypes.
Also parametrized modules were supported. From the beginning the system was
designed to be as user-friendly as possible, including overloading facilities
and a source-level debugger. Efficiency called for by value evaluation and
reference counting memory management.

Over the years more and more features were added, including subsorting,
functionals and restricted polymorphism.

Still the language is under development. Current plans include views and
object-oriented language extensions.

Install the archive in any directory you want, and make an "assign aspect:" to
it. A "path aspect:bin add" is needed too, look for this in the script
"aspect.setup".

There is a little problem of GCC:

   The getenv C-function of the GCC is case sensitive.
   So take care to make a "setenv ASPECT" and not a "setenv aspect" or
   "setenv ASpecT". For more see the scriptfile "aspect.setup"

The GNU GCC has to be installed in your system (I use version 2.3.3 - for
other edit defaults.cmd).
If you want to use another C-Compiler like Latice-C or Aztec-C modify the
defaults.cmd file as needed, but take care that you have installed the
ixemul.library for the ASpecT-system ... or try to compile it again.


Please contact me, if you have any questions:

Kai Hofmann

EMail: i07m@alf.zfn.uni-bremen.de
IRC  : PowerStat



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Thanx to Markus Wild for GCC port!