Methods, Devices and Software Applications for Facilitating a Development of a Computer Program
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
InventorsAnand Gajanan Bhat, Manish Makkar
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Abstract
A software development application determines whether routine name and version number parameters have been identified (33). If so, the application determines whether the specified version of the routine can be accessed (35). If the specified version cannot be accessed, the application locates a substitute version of the routine (37) and compiles and links the routines and a source file to produce an executable file (39).
Claims19
A method of facilitating a development of a computer program, the method comprising the steps of:
- determining whether there exists a first version of a routine that is to be incorporated into the computer program;
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- upon determining that the first version of the routine does not exist, locating a second version of the routine as a substitute for the first version. to thereby facilitate the development.
A method of facilitating a development of a computer program, the method comprising the step of creating a software library that has a single version of a routine that can be incorporated into the computer program to thereby facilitate the development.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.