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- PROGRAM: ALLY - A Lisp Analyzer
- VERSION: Version 2.0
- AUTHOR: Steve Waskow
- Wasco Technical Software
- 1211 Grand Junction Drive
- Katy, Texas 77450
- (713) 392-1359
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- SHAREWARE DISTRIBUTION POLICY
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- Steve Waskow is a member of the Association of Shareware
- Professionals. As shareware, the ALLY software may be copied
- and passed around, but only in its complete, original, and
- unaltered form with all disk-based documentation intact. Feel
- free to share ALLY with your friends and associates, and
- encourage them to register their copy if they find that they
- can use it. Please note that the ALLY registration codes are
- for licensed users only, do not disclose them to others.
- Also, you may not bundle ALLY as part of a system, service or
- sale without permission from Wasco Technical Software.
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- Anyone other than ASP vendor members who wish to distribute
- ALLY for any kind of remuneration must first contact Wasco
- Technical Software for authorization. Vendor members of the
- Association of Shareware Professionals may begin distributing
- ALLY immediately, but should advise us if they wish to be kept
- up-to-date with the latest version of ALLY.
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- INCLUDED FILES
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- ALLY .BAT Batch file to execute ALLYWB from DOS.
- ALLY .LSP ALLY's AutoLISP interface.
- ALLY .DOC Documentation, the ALLY User's Manual.
- ALLYAN .EXE The ALLY Analyzer - must be run from ALLYWB.
- ALLYCK .EXE The ALLY Checker - must be run from ALLYWB.
- ALLYIN .EXE ALLY installation/configuration program.
- ALLYSU .EXE The ALLY Setup program, runs from DOS or ALLYWB.
- ALLYWB .EXE The ALLY Workbench program.
- ALLYXM .SCR AutoCAD script file used by ALLY.LSP.
- PRINTDOC.EXE Formats and prints the ALLY documentation.
- REGISTER.DOC Documentation, ALLY registration and order form.
- README .DOC Documentation, this file.
- SHR-WARE.DOC Documentation, shareware description and support
- VENDOR .DOC Documentation, shareware distribution policy.
- WHATSNEW.DOC Documentation, ALLY's revision history.
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- SHORT PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
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- ALLY is a programmer's workbench and analyzer for AutoLISP.
- The ALLY analyzer aids in debugging and documenting AutoLISP
- code by error checking, scoping and cross-referencing Lisp
- symbols - variables, constants, functions and subrs. The ALLY
- workbench features point-and-shoot file selection, DOS shell,
- and integrates your editor, browser and other tools, creating
- a personalized programming environment. Run from DOS or from
- within AutoCAD. "Highly recommended" - CADalyst March 1991.
- ASP shareware.
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- LONG PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
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- ALLY is a programmer's workbench, code checker and analyzer
- for AutoLISP, the AutoCAD LISP programming language. The ALLY
- Checker and Analyzer assist you in debugging and documenting
- AutoLISP source code. The ALLY Workbench integrates your text
- editor and other programs to create a personalized programming
- environment, accessible from and interactive with AutoCAD.
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- The ALLY Analyzer generates a comprehensive cross-reference of
- variables, constants, functions and subroutines, and a full
- function call hierarchy. Each symbol is identified by line
- number and scope, and categorized as a call, declaration,
- definition, reference, or setting. ALLY's analysis is useful
- in identifying symbol scopes, interactions and dependencies,
- declared but unused symbols, duplicate definitions and
- function side effects, and provides extensive error checking.
- You can analyze several LISP files together to check program
- compatibility.
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- The ALLY Checker uses color coding to provide a convenient
- visual check of mismatched parentheses, misplaced or missing
- string quotes, and missing comment semicolons.
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- The size of files which ALLY can handle is limited only by
- available memory. ALLY reads individual lines up to 64
- kilobytes in length, and safely prints any embedded control
- characters.
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- The Workbench's text editor is your own - ALLY links your
- favorite text editor to the Workbench, making it available at
- the press of a key. ALLY also links your text file browser
- and up to eight more of your favorite tools and utilities,
- assigning each an execution key. ALLY shrinks itself to less
- than 4K when shelling to DOS and executing external programs.
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- The ALLY Workbench integrates these tools in a tidy package
- with mouse support, point-and-shoot file selection, and shell
- for executing DOS commands and external programs. ALLY can be
- used from DOS or run from within AutoCAD. When run from
- AutoCAD, ALLY can load your programs into AutoLISP with a
- single keystroke.
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- Rated "Highly Recommended" by CADalyst magazine, March 1991.
- Shareware by ASP member Steve Waskow.
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- SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
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- ALLY's requirements are basically the same as DOS versions of
- AutoCAD. ALLY requires an IBM XT, AT, PS/2 or true compatible
- with 640K RAM, hard disk, monochrome or color display, and
- MS/DOS 3.1 or higher. ALLY can be run from DOS as a stand-
- alone product, or run from within AutoCAD. The ALLY AutoCAD
- interface requires AutoCAD Release 9 or later, and a shell
- space of 240000 or more bytes - depending on usage.
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