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- Help file for !ModulInfo
-
- Introduction
- ------------
-
- ModulInfo is a program I started writing in december 1990 and is continuously
- being improved. In it's current state (1.42), most bugs should be removed.
-
- [ ] Did you ever scan your hard disk in order to locate old versions
- of modules, and you didn't find Acorn Computers' !Merge application
- very helpful because of some old module that was stamped accidentaly?
- In order to do so, did you
- a) load the module into a text editor and try to find the version?
- b) load the module into the RMA and look up the version using
- 'Help modules' or similar?
-
- [ ] Did you ever wanted to know what SWI names a module contained?
-
- [ ] Did you ever wanted to know a little more about a module's commands
- without loading it?
-
- [ ] Did you ever find a module which you didn't want to load because of
- it's size (or some other reason) when you were initerested in what it
- contained?
-
- If you ticked one of the items listed above, you will probable be interested
- in using ModulInfo. ModulInfo can display useful information concerning a
- relocatable module _without_ having to load the thing.
-
- This has a number of advantages:
- - Easy look-up of version information
- - Listing commands embedded in module
- - Listing swi names without having to run some other tool which produces a
- sprawling mass of information.
-
-
- Starting
- --------
-
- Double-click on the !ModulInfo icon. After a while it will install itself on
- the icon-bar. Now drag a module from a filer window to it and wait. The rest
- is self-explanatory.
-
-
- Limitations
- -----------
-
- ModulInfo doesn't provide the information on a module you see with other
- programs, for the simple reason that most of the times you don't want to know
- it, and it would only result in wasting memory.
-
- Furthermore, ModulInfo expects modules that are legally written, that is,
- _not_ modules that contain a lot of garbage in their headers. In fact, these
- modules are likely to be rejected by the operating system in the first place.
-
-
- Epilogue
- --------
-
- Don't expect ModuleInfo to do things that it is not designed for (can you?).
- It's main use is quick look-up of the most imporant information, so use it
- for that purpose.
-
- I am sure you will find it useful to you. If you wan't to see some new
- features or improvements, you can always try to contact me via comp.sys.acorn
- or at erikp@stack.urc.tue.nl
-
- Erik van de Pol
-