Translation and execution of distributed Ada programs: Is it still Ada?

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 ter...

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Published inIEEE transactions on software engineering Vol. 15; no. 3; pp. 281 - 292
Main Authors Volz, R.A., Mudge, T.N., Buzzard, G.D., Krishnan, P.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York, NY IEEE 01.03.1989
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Subjects
Applied sciences
Computer architecture
Computer errors
Computer science
Computer science; control theory; systems
Exact sciences and technology
Libraries
Memory architecture
NASA
Packaging
Parallel programming
Real time systems
Software
Software engineering
System architecture
Distributed processing
Program execution
Programming environment
ADA language
Distributed system
Real time system
Software engineering
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Summary: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.< >
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ISSN:0098-5589
DOI:10.1109/32.21756