Preface

What's New in Sun WorkShop 6 update 1

Preface

What's New in Sun WorkShop 6 update 1 describes the new features of the Sun WorkShop^TM 6 update 1 compilers and tools.

Multiplatform Release

This Sun WorkShop release supports versions 2.6, 7, and 8 of the Solaris^TM SPARC^TM Platform Edition and Solaris^TM Intel Platform Edition Operating Environments.

The Solaris operating environment runs on two types of hardware or platforms--SPARC and IA. The Solaris environment also runs on both 64-bit and 32-bit address spaces. The information in this document pertains to both platforms and address spaces unless called out in a special section, note, bullet, example, or code example.

The terms "IA" and "x86" refer to the Intel 8086 family of microprocessor chips, including the Pentium, Pentium Pro, and Pentium II processors and compatible microprocessor chips made by AMD and Cyrix. In this document, the term "x86" refers to the overall platform architecture, whereas Intel Platform Edition appears in the product name.

Access to Sun WorkShop Development Tools

Because Sun WorkShop product components and man pages do not install into the standard /usr/bin/ and /usr/share/man directories, you must change your PATH and MANPATH environment variables to enable access to Sun WorkShop compilers and tools.

To determine if you need to set your PATH environment variable:
1. Display the current value of the PATH variable by typing the following at a prompt.

% echo $PATH
2. Review the output for a string of paths containing /opt/SUNWspro/bin/.

If you find the paths, your PATH variable is already set to access Sun WorkShop development tools. If you do not find the paths, set your PATH environment variable by following the instructions in this section.

To determine if you need to set your MANPATH environment variable:
1. Request the workshop man page by typing the following at a prompt.

% man workshop
2. Review the output, if any.

If the workshop(1) man page cannot be found or if the man page displayed is not for the current version of the software installed, follow the instructions in this section for setting your MANPATH environment variable.
Note – The information in this section assumes that your Sun WorkShop products are installed in the /opt directory. If your Sun WorkShop products are not installed in the /opt directory, contact your system administrator for the equivalent path on your system.

The PATH and MANPATH variables should be set in your home .cshrc file if you are using the C shell or in your home .profile file if you are using the Bourne or Korn shells.

To use Sun WorkShop commands, add the following to your PATH variable:

/opt/SUNWspro/bin

To access Sun WorkShop man pages with the man command, add the following to your MANPATH variable:

/opt/SUNWspro/man

For more information about the PATH variable, see the csh(1), sh(1), and ksh(1) man pages. For more information about the MANPATH variable, see the man(1) man page. For more information about setting your PATH and MANPATH variables to access this release, see the Sun WorkShop 6 Installation Guide or your system administrator.

Typographic Conventions

TABLE P-1 shows the typographic conventions that are used in Sun WorkShop documentation.
TABLE P-1 Typographic Conventions Typeface Meaning Examples AaBbCc123 The names of commands, files, and directories; on-screen computer output Edit your .login file. Use ls -a to list all files. % You have mail. AaBbCc123 What you type, when contrasted with on-screen computer output % su Password: AaBbCc123 Book titles, new words or terms, words to be emphasized Read Chapter 6 in the User's Guide. These are called class options. You must be superuser to do this. AaBbCc123 Command-line placeholder text; replace with a real name or value To delete a file, type rm filename.

Related Documentation

For more information about this product, see the following sources. (The names of our development tools have changed from Sun WorkShop^TM to Forte^TM Developer products; you might see both product names used.)

Note – If your Sun WorkShop 6 update 1 software is not installed in the /opt directory, ask your system administrator for the equivalent path on your system.

Man pages and readmes. This documentation describes the new features, performance enhancements, problems and workarounds, and software corrections in this Sun WorkShop 6 update 1 release.

You can access these documents in HTML on your local system or network by pointing your browser to file:/opt/SUNWspro/docs/index.html.

The Sun WorkShop and Sun WorkShop TeamWare online help. The online help has been updated for the new features in this Sun WorkShop 6 update 1 release.

You can access the online help on your local system or network by pointing your browser to file:/opt/SUNWspro/docs/index.html. You can also access the online help from the Help menu in the Sun WorkShop products.

What's New in Sun WorkShop 6 update 1. This document describes the new features in this Sun WorkShop 6 update 1 release and in the Sun WorkShop 6 release.

You can access this book on your local system or network by pointing your browser to file:/opt/SUNWspro/docs/index.html. You can also access it by pointing your browser to http://docs.sun.com and searching for the Forte Developer 6 update 1 collection.

Sun WorkShop 6 manuals. These manuals were provided with Sun WorkShop 6. Information in the Sun WorkShop 6 update 1 man pages, readmes, and online help supersedes information in the Sun WorkShop 6 manuals.

You can access the manuals on your local system or network by pointing your browser to file:/opt/SUNWspro/docs/index.html. You can also access them by pointing your browser to http://docs.sun.com and searching for the Forte C, Forte C++, Forte for High Performance Computing, and Forte TeamWare products.
The following Sun WorkShop manuals are not available through http://docs.sun.com. You can access them on your local system or network by pointing your browser to file:/opt/SUNWspro/docs/index.html.

Sun WorkShop Memory Monitor User's Manual
Standard C++ Class Library Reference
Standard C++ Library User's Guide
Tools.h++ Class Library Reference
Tools.h++ User's Guide
Sun Performance Library Reference

Sun WorkShop 6 update 1 supplements. The supplements provide more detailed information on some of the major new features in this Sun WorkShop 6 update 1 release.

You can access the supplements by pointing your browser to http://docs.sun.com and searching for the Forte Developer 6 update 1 collection. The supplements are not available on your local system or network because they are not on the Forte Developer 6 update 1 CD.

Sun WorkShop 6 update 1 Release Notes. These notes provide installation-related and late-breaking information about this Sun WorkShop 6 update 1 release. Information in the release notes supersedes information in any of the other documentation.

The release notes are available as a text file on the Forte Developer 6 update 1 CD at /cdrom/devpro_v8n1_platform/release_notes.txt (where platform is either sparc or intel). The release notes are also available in HTML on the Forte Developer Products Hot News page by pointing your browser to http://www.sun.com/forte/developer/hotnews.html.

`%` `echo $PATH`

`%` `man workshop`

**TABLE P-1** Typographic Conventions
Typeface	Meaning	Examples
`AaBbCc123`	The names of commands, files, and directories; on-screen computer output	Edit your `.login` file. Use `ls -a` to list all files. `% You have mail`.
`AaBbCc123`	What you type, when contrasted with on-screen computer output	`%` `su` `Password:`
AaBbCc123	Book titles, new words or terms, words to be emphasized	Read Chapter 6 in the User's Guide. These are called class options. You must be superuser to do this.
AaBbCc123	Command-line placeholder text; replace with a real name or value	To delete a file, type `rm` filename.

Library | Contents | Previous | Next | Index