Conference turris::languages

191.0. "CMS-2 --> Ada" by LAIDBK::GASSNER (DNA breathes LIFE into networks) Fri Jun 24 1988 03:14

I am involved in bidding a reasonably large conversion from CMS-2
to Ada (VMS)  [UYK-->VAX].  Although I've worked in many
languages before, none of them is CMS-2... I wonder if you
could lend 2 cents of advice...  Besides, CMS-2 might be an
interesting language to discuss anyway!! 

    1)  What does CMS-2 code look like?  There seems to be a 
    	striking LACK of information about CMS-2 in all local 
    	bookstores...  A piece of typical code might be 
        helpful...

    2)  What problems would be involved in a line-by-line 
    	conversion, that could be avoided by a module-by-module 
        conversion?

    3)  Where's the Doc?  (umentation)

Thanks in advance,
    				-- Steve

    If you aren't already aware of the TLE::ADA notesfiles, you may
    want to keep that in mind. I don't know if the readers of that can
    help you with w.r.t CMS-2, but thats where the Ada experts are!

    Re. 0:
    
    I have a copy of paper "developing an Ada to CMS-2 translator"
    by G.A. Fisher, et. al. (plus some CMS-2 references), if you
    are interested in please send me a mail on GLORY::PARSIAN.