Title :
Translation and execution of distributed Ada programs: Is it still Ada?
Author :
Volz, Richard A. ; Mudge, Trevor N. ; Buzzard, Gregory D. ; Krishnan, Padmanabhan
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. Sci., Texas A&M Univ., College Station, TX, USA
fDate :
3/1/1989 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Some of the fundamental issues and tradeoffs involved in the translation and execution of programs written in the Ada language and intended for distributed execution are examined. The memory access architecture, binding time and degree of system homogeneity are the three basic characteristics in terms of which target systems can be described. Library subprograms and library packages are identified as natural distributable units of the language. The program-to-process/memory mapping and the unit of the language to be distributed are the key issues in the distribution of Ada. The implications of various alternatives for these are analyzed
Keywords :
Ada; distributed processing; program interpreters; programming; binding time; distributed Ada programs; distributed execution; library packages; memory access architecture; system homogeneity; Computer architecture; Computer errors; Computer science; Libraries; Memory architecture; NASA; Packaging; Parallel programming; Real time systems; Software engineering;
Journal_Title :
Software Engineering, IEEE Transactions on
