Release Notes For SoftBench 6.80

What’s in this Version

Chapter 16

What’s in this Version

SoftBench 6.X is a visual development environment for C and C++ professionals who are

developing software for HP-UX.

• Beneﬁts — The SoftBench 6.X environment offers a number of ways to develop software

more effectively:

— Natural Interaction with the Development Environment: Version 6.X introduces

a different use model to SoftBench users - The Project Model. Developers can now

organize their work in a way that naturally reﬂects the underlying structure of their

applications.

— Increased Productivity through “Complete” Tool Integration: Complete

integration, both in terms of breadth and depth! Building upon the Project Model,

version 6.X provides tools for each step of the software development lifecycle - editing,

building, debugging, analysis, and management. All tools are integrated by way of

SoftBench’s sophisticated messaging framework.

— Shorter Learning Curve: The graphical nature of SoftBench makes it easy for new or

experienced developers to create value-added software without being concerned about

the underlying system.

— Extensibility: You can integrate your favorite development tools into the SoftBench

environment, just as the pre-conﬁgured tools are, by using the SoftBench Software

Developers Kit.

• Features — SoftBench 6.X offers the following features:

— The Project Tool: The Project Tool is the focal point of interaction in SoftBench 6.X.

The Project Tool replaces the Toolbar and Program Builder found in previous versions

of SoftBench. Using the Project Tool, developers organize their source ﬁles into logical

projects. Other SoftBench tools then operate on projects as self-contained units.

— Extended Support for the HP aC++ compiler: HP’s latest compiler, HP aC++,

conforms to the latestdraft speciﬁcations from the ANSI C++ committee. SoftBench 6.X

supports the HP aC++ compiler with all SoftBench tools, including the Static Analyzer

and CodeAdvisor.

— CodeAdvisor: CodeAdvisor has been enhanced to scan for over 1500 types of potential

programming errors. CodeAdvisor is bundled with C++ SoftBench 6.X.