mbsc

Section: VARKON MBS compiler (1) Updated: October 2004 Local index Up

NAME

mbsc - the MBS compiler for varkon

SYNOPSIS

mbsc source
     [-v]
     [-l]
     [-wn]
     [-hn]
     [-sn]
     [-pmn]

DESCRIPTION

VARKON is a high level development tool for applications in the area of Engineering, Computer Aided Design and Product Modelling.

The MBS compiler reads source lines frome MBS-files and produces binary modules in MBO-files.

OPTIONS

source: the name of one or more sourcefiles
-v: report current version information and exit
-l: create listfile
-wn: use linewidth of n characters in listfile
-hn: write n lines per page to listfile
-sn: set module protection code to n
-pmn: set PMSIZE to n bytes

FILES AND ENVIRONMENT

mbsc needs the following environment parameter to be set up in order to function properly. If not defined a default value is used instead.

VARKON_ERM = /usr/share/varkon/erm: Errormessages (*.ERM)

BUGS

Due to a bug the compiler will not report if the size of PM (PMSIZE) is too small to hold the entire module. Instead it truncates the module and writes it to disc without notice.

AUTHORS

The VARKON system was originally developed by a group at the University of Linkoping in Sweden during 1984-86 under the leadership of Dr. Johan Kjellander now the president of Microform AB. Since then the system has been owned, marketed and further developed by Microform AB.

Subsequently the license was changed to GNU General Public License and VARKON was taken over by the CAD research group of the Örebro University in Sweden.

Stephan Helma wrote this man page Debian from the appropriate html page.