Architecture Neutral Distribution Format (XANDF)

The Architectural Neutral Distribution Format (ANDF) is a software porting technology, which makes it possible to develop shrink-wrapped software for open systems, independent of any particular processor architecture. This XANDF specification defines an integration interface between the two major componenents of a multi-platform cross-compilation system. The compilation of the source code is turned into a two stage process. In the first (ANDF Producer) stage, the application is transcribed into an ANDF format which utilises generalised declarations of the API calls used, together with generalised definitions of data types, constants, and so on. In the second (ANDF Installer) stage, the entities generated in the first stage are linked together and then mapped onto a concrete machine through the use of processor-specific libraries which implement the API calls and data formats. Suppliers and users who want the convenience of running shrink-wrapped applications will be particularly interested in the ANDF Installer. See also the XANDF Guide (G508).

Bibliographic Details

Preliminary Specifications

Catalog number P527
ISBN 1859121462
Jan 1996

206 pages. height 28 cm.

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