README Files

The README default directory is: /opt/SUNWspro/READMEs.

This directory contains the following files:

•A Pascal 4.0 README, called pascal, that describes the new features, software incompatibilities, and software bugs

•A floating-point white paper, “What Every Scientist Should Know About Floating-Point Arithmetic,” by David Goldberg, in PostScript™ format. The file is called floating-point.ps, and can be printed on any PostScript- compatible printer that has Palatino font. It can be viewed on-line by using the imagetool command:

hostname% imagetool floating-point.ps

This paper is also available in the AnswerBook system.

Other Related Documentation

Other reference material includes:

Profiling Tools

Numerical Computation Guide

Documents in Hard Copy and in AnswerBook

The following table shows what documents are on-line, in hard copy, or both:

Table P-4Documents in Hard Copy and in AnswerBook

 

Title

Hard Copy

On-Line

Pascal 4.0

User’s Guide

X

X (AnswerBook)

Pascal 4.0

Reference Manual

X

X (AnswerBook)

Pascal 4.0

Quick Reference

X

 

Installing SunSoft Developer Products (SPARC/Solaris)

X

X (AnswerBook)

Profiling Tools

 

X (AnswerBook)

 

 

 

 

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