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Preliminary Thoughts on Introducing Structs to SIDL/Babel: White Paper.

DE200415009763

Publication Date	2004
Personal Author	Epperly, T.
Page Count	14
Abstract	In the past 6 months, there has been increased interest in adding something analogous to C structs to the SIDL language and the Babel language interoperability tool. In particular, Rob Armstrong, of the Common Component Architecture, said the lack of structs 'is an oft-cited reason that people can't use Babel.' Because the interest is high and lack of structs is a barrier to Babel adoption, we must carefully consider the current work around, the motivations for structs, the implications of adding structs, and the alternatives for structs in SIDL/Babel. This document provides the background necessary for a discussion of structs in SIDL/Babel. For the purposes of this document, I am going to call the potential new language feature a SIDL struct.
Keywords	Programming languages Computer software Parallel processing Fortran Computer architecture Interfaces Interp(erability Data collection Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Scientific Interface Definition Language(SIDL) Babel(Programming tool)
Source Agency	Technical Information Center Oak Ridge Tennessee
Corporate Authors	Lawrence Livermore National Lab., CA.; Department of Energy, Washington, DC.
Supplemental Notes	Sponsored by Department of Energy, Washington, DC.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	200513

Preliminary Thoughts on Introducing Structs to SIDL/Babel: White Paper.

Preliminary Thoughts on Introducing Structs to SIDL/Babel: White Paper.
DE200415009763

Publication Date	2004
Personal Author	Epperly, T.
Page Count	14
Abstract	In the past 6 months, there has been increased interest in adding something analogous to C structs to the SIDL language and the Babel language interoperability tool. In particular, Rob Armstrong, of the Common Component Architecture, said the lack of structs 'is an oft-cited reason that people can't use Babel.' Because the interest is high and lack of structs is a barrier to Babel adoption, we must carefully consider the current work around, the motivations for structs, the implications of adding structs, and the alternatives for structs in SIDL/Babel. This document provides the background necessary for a discussion of structs in SIDL/Babel. For the purposes of this document, I am going to call the potential new language feature a SIDL struct.
Keywords	Programming languages Computer software Parallel processing Fortran Computer architecture Interfaces Interp(erability Data collection Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Scientific Interface Definition Language(SIDL) Babel(Programming tool)
Source Agency	Technical Information Center Oak Ridge Tennessee
Corporate Authors	Lawrence Livermore National Lab., CA.; Department of Energy, Washington, DC.
Supplemental Notes	Sponsored by Department of Energy, Washington, DC.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	200513