README.TXT ========== RELEASE NOTES for version 4.1: - Ace file option to enable multithreading: multithreaded (all | yes | no); -- all and yes have the same meaning; default is no. - Fixed the `hide_implementation' bug: Even if you said `no', `hide_implementation' was set to `yes'. - New environment variable set by the installation procedure: COMPILER, denoting the C compiler. Current possible values are msc (Microsoft) and bcc (Borland). - The `PLATFORM' environment variable is automatically set to `windows' (for both( Windows 95 and Windows NT). - CURRENT USERS: note the change with previous conventions, which used different PLATFORM values for each compiler (w32msc and w32bcc). The new convention simplifies management and saves space on disk. - New console: this is now a standard DOS console (with more flexibility on NT than on 95). - The compiler now only generates C-ANSI code. - You can now use several external editors concurrently. Note, however, that external editors will only work for classes whose clusters are specified with absolute path names in the Ace file. - In Workbench mode, the current directory is now the one where the workbench program is (for consistency with Unix versions). - Scrolling bug fixed: when you move the arrow keys past the window borders, the text will now scroll automatically. - Important precompilation note: a precompiled library must be compiled in the same mode, multithreaded or not, as the system using it. The precompiled libraries currently available for downloading are compiled for non-multithreaded, so if you want to use precompiled libraries with a multithreaded system you will have to precompile them yourself. Interactive Software Engineering, Inc. 270 Storke Road, Suite 7, Goleta, CA 93117 USA Telephone 805-685-1006 Fax 805-685-6869 Information e-mail Customer support e-mail Web: www.eiffel.com