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SOF-BLI2.0
BLINKER
Fast dynamic overlay linker
696,50
DEMO disk available upon request
Fast dynamic overlay linker for Clipper. 6 times faster than PLINK86
with automatic overlaying and compatible with existing .LNK files. 3 to
10 times faster than RTLINK and 100 times faster when linking
incremental. Also overlays well behaved C and ASM code and .LIB code.
Included profiling functions a free pool memory packer, burning in of
SET CLIPPER variable and serial numbers plus creating of demonstration
EXEs. Now supports incremental linking and comes with NG database. Swap
function as replacement of RUN command will leave only few KB big
kernel in your memory.
Blinker combines spees with simplicity and functionality to provide
benefits found with no other linker. Replace your current linker with
the advanced and easy to use Blinker to accelearet into the future.
Edit-Compile-Blink!
Blinker is high performance tool for Clipper which reduces development
time. Blinker creates .EXE files FAST. With a full link Blinker is up to
10 times faster than PLINK86Plus or .RTLINK+ and up to 3times faster
than MicroSoft LINK or any other linker. With incrementa linking Blinker
is is class of it's own. The intelligent incremental linking will
re-link code changes in just a fraction of second. By re-linking only
those .OBJ's which are modified, Blinker effectively minimizes the link
time, so that the developers creative flow can continue uninterrupted.
Designed for speed and efficienct, the Blinker program itself is written
completely in assembler and is less than 50K. Blinker automatically
supports both Clipper Summer '87 and Clipper 5.0 so it is the only
linker you'll even need for Clipper application development. The Blinker
script file comands are PLINK86PLus and .RTLink+ compatible to further
simplifu it's use with existing development work.
Blinker's brilliantly engineered dynamic overlay scheme eliminated the
need for overlay structures in even the largest and most complex
application, without degrading execution speed. Blinker's efficient
overlay algorithm makes code swapping fast and completely transparent
to the user. Blinker automatically manages the code at the function/
procedure level, so you can concentrate on writing the application,
not on building the overlay structures to support it.
Blinker's dynamic overlay scheme also dramatically reduces the run-time
memory requirements of applications - by as much as 50%. Blinker
automatically manages the memory required for overlaying code. Unlike
the 5.0 .RTLink, Blinker compresses the symbol table for both Summer'87
and Clipper 5.0 to provide even greater memory savings. Blinker's other
memory savings features include transparent memroy defragmentation for
Summer'87 and the creation of a temporary swap file so that linking
can be achieved in less memory
The sophisticated profiling system included in Blinker provides the
hard facts about which code is getting the most use, on order that
effort can be concentrated on that code to maximise applicaiton
performance. As Blinker manages the execution of the application, it
also records information about the code. The profiler distils this
information into easy to use reports which can be displayes in
graphical form while the application is running - at the touch of the
key. This shows which routines are being used most often, providing
the information needed to make the program more efficient.
Blinker allows Clipper environment variables to be burnt-in and serial
numbers can be encrypted from the link file directly into the .EXE
file. By simply setting Blinker link switches, demonstration version
of applications can be easily created - limited by date, time or number
of procedure calls, without modifying the source code. Blinker also
contains many functions to assist with debugging, error handling,
memory management and much more.
Blinker script files are compatible with PLINK96Plus and .RTLINK script
files for ease of use. A Norton Guide on-line help manual is included
with package, along with 160 page technical reference manual.
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