** ASCL 0.5 released **

[Michael Erdmann <michael.erdmann@snafu.de>]

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               Application Standard Components Library
                             (ASCL)
                       Release Note Version 0.5
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The ASCL is written in Ada95 using the GNU Ada 95 compiler on
a Linux (Suse 6.3) plattform. The intention of this
software is to provide a frame work of medium sized
components in order to ease the implementation of small
client/server applications.

The architecture of the library addresses the following
design objectives:

   * A Common base class for ASCL components providing
     debugging/trace support and other basic services.
   * Seperation between ASCL library domains and
     common support code.
   * Clear seperation between library and the environment
     by means of abstract interfaces.

The library is split into the basic support packages and the
so called domain packages.

The basic support packages are providing the following
services:

   * Connection oriented network interfaces.
   * Complete Server package including a abstract session
     model.
   * Simple container.
   * Debugging & Trace facilities.
   * Online Confguration Managers.
   * Communication between ASCL objects via
     events.

The domain packages are covering the following
doamins:

   * File Handling as trace files, configuration files.
   * SQL/Data Base Support.
   * MySQL binding.
   * Distributed objects.
   * Transaction management for ASCL objects.
   * Socket communication.

As i understand this release as an early draft of the ASCL,
i am extremly open for review comments on the basline document
and on the already existing code which is located at:

      http://www.snafu.de/~boavista/ascl.html


Regards
    M.Erdmann