About Sun WorkShop 6 Documentation

Chapter 2

Understanding the Changes to Sun WorkShop Documentation

This chapter describes changes made to the documentation since the Sun WorkShop^TM 5.0 release.

New Manuals

The following manuals are new for this release:

• Interval Arithmetic Programming Reference - Describes the intrinsic INTERVAL data type supported by the Fortran 95 compiler.
• Sun Performance Library^TM User's Guide - Describes how to use the Sun-specific features of the Sun Performance Library, which is a collection of subroutines and functions used to solve linear algebra problems.
• What's New in Sun WorkShop 6 - Provides information about the new features in this release of Sun WorkShop.

Documentation in HTML Format

In the previous release, not all Sun WorkShop documentation was available in HTML format. With this release, the following Sun WorkShop 6 documentation is in HTML format and is accessible from the file /opt/SUNWspro/docs/index.html in your Netscape^TM Communicator 4.0 or compatible Netscape version browser:

• All manuals
• Online help
• Man pages
• Component readme files
• Release notes

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  Note – If your Sun WorkShop software is not installed in the /opt directory, ask your system administrator for the equivalent path on your system.

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Sun WorkShop 6 Release Notes

Sun WorkShop 6 Release Notes in HTML format replaces the READ_ME_FIRST file. The release notes are installed with your Sun WorkShop software. Access the following file in your Netscape Communicator 4.0 or compatible Netscape version browser, and click on the release notes file link:

/opt/SUNWspro/docs/index.html

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Note – If your Sun WorkShop software is not installed in the /opt directory, ask your system administrator for the equivalent path on your system.

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Analyzing Program Performance With Sun WorkShop 6

The Analyzing Program Performance With Sun WorkShop 6 manual and online help have been substantially rewritten to reflect the major changes in the Sampling Analyzer and the Sampling Collector, which are Sun WorkShop product components.

Introduction to Sun WorkShop

Introduction to Sun WorkShop replaces Using Sun WorkShop. Introduction to Sun WorkShop acquaints you with the basic program development features of the Sun WorkShop integrated programming environment and refers you to specific sections of the Sun WorkShop online help for step-by-step instructions and more information about concepts and windows.