A subtree of utilities some of which we are not able to include source for
links are included to programs qualifying as utilities
even though they exist
elsewhere in the tree (indicated with "l->").
l-> CDio: 2 programs for reading & writing audio/data CDs:
ReadCD -- a program that can read audio and data
tracks off a CD and optionally write
them to files and/or play the audio
tracks via the audio hardware.
WriteCDR -- a writer driver that can create a
single session, single track data CD-R
from file system image files.
(see toolbox/src/apps/CDio.)
CDmastering: CD WORM mastering tools
contains mkisofs, a binary capable of creating an
ISO-9660 filesystem image. Also contains mkdisc
source as well as scripts and binaries required
to burn an SGI-style CD-ROM. The scripts do error
checking and can handle sa files (putting sashes
on the volume header, etc.).
The scripts work with:
The Sony CDW-E1/W1 CD Encoding/Writing units.
The Sony CDW-900E CD Recroding unit.
No other CD writing units are supported. You will
also need write-once CD-ROMs. The binaries and
scripts allow you to put an EFS filesystem onto a
CD. EFS is the standard SGI disk format and is
only readable on an SGI machine using a standard
CD-ROM unit (reader).
l-> VCal: a simple calendar program with alarms.
(see toolbox/src/exampleCode/viewkit/VCal.)
cd-catalog: contains a 10/13/95 version of music catalog
files for CDman(1) and cdplayer(1). The music
catalog stores titles, artists and program
information for Compact Discs. When a CD is
inserted in the CD-ROM drive, CDman searches
the music catalog for an entry containing
catalog information for that recording. If it
finds one, it displays the information in its
large display panel. Data from the recording's
table of contents is used as the key for
searching the music catalog.
l-> cmapdoctor: a scanner/viewer of X colormaps and visuals
including overlays, underlays, and popups. this
app can be used to diagnose/debug/verify
colormaps and their contents in applications
using multiple colormaps and visuals.
(see toolbox/src/apps/cmapDoctor.)
coffcheck: find+replace COFF executable files on local
file systems. a script with an accompanying
article provides the method to identify COFF
(IRIX 4) binaries and replace them with the ELF
binaries that IRIX 5 and later releases employ.
efscopy: powerful tool quickly clones an entire disk's
contents. provides FAST disk-cloning--faster
than partition-to-partition copy of sash cp (see
Copying Hard Disks From the Command Monitor from
Chapter 10: Using The Command (PROM) Monitor in
the IRIX(TM) Admin: System Configuration and
Operation as well as Installing and Running IRIX
on a Drive Other Than Drive 1); restore an
efscopy'ed image file onto multiple target
devices simultaneously, e.g. sash cp can't
do what efscopy file target1 target2 ... can do.
l-> fconv: a Motif-based numeric format conversion utility
for hex, octal and decimal equivalents.
(see toolbox/src/exampleCode/fconv.)
l-> gmemusage: a graphical memory usage display tool,
developed at Silicon Graphics to help
programmers analyze how their programs and the
system as a whole is using memory. It has
proven to be quite useful to programmers at
Silicon Graphics, and hopefully will be useful
to Silicon Graphics developers as well.
(see toolbox/src/apps/gmemusage.)
l-> gvi: a modest graphical front end to the vi(1) text
editor. By placing each vi editing window on
top of each other and using the ViewKit TabPanel,
one can easily select among editing sessions.
Each vi editing window has a tab (like a rolodex
tab) associated with it.
(see toolbox/src/apps/gvi.)
insight_dev: the IRIX 5.3 extension to 5.2's sgihelp_dev
is here! IRIS InSight Professional Publisher
Product Evaluation Software for IRIX 5.3-based
platforms, enables technical writers to create
InSight books, SGI help cards, and hardcopy
manuals, all from a single FrameMaker source
document.
parasol: Analyze FORTRAN source to assist in parallel
porting. A static analyzer to identify global
data dependencies in Fortran from a specified
thread point. This has proven very valuable in
identifiying common blocks to be made local or
to be locked. Doesn't do C and needs one major
mod to follow modifications to passed parameters.
setfb: sets effective frame buffer depth to 8 or 24
bitplanes. setfb is intended for use by
developers wishing to test their applications in
an 8-bit system, when what they have is a 24-bit
system. NOTE: only usable with Indigo^2 XL and
Indy machines.
sgihelp_dev: IRIX-5.2-based SGIHelp development tools to
integrate help with an application in the Indigo
Magic User Environment contains inst-able images
of data and executables including an example
program with help integrated into it, and a
sample of various structures you can create in
the help content for your app. Example 1, in
/usr/share/Insight/XHELP/samples/exampleApp,
shows a complete X11/Motif app integrating the
library calls and helpmap file with the SGML
help file. The second example, in
/usr/share/Insight/XHELP/samples/sampleDoc,
demonstrates the various valid SGML structures
when constructing a SGML instance of the XHELP
DTD. The /usr/share/Insight/XHELP/HELPDEV.txt
document discusses how to integrate help with
your application in more detail. Please read
that file to begin your adventure of integrating
SGIHelp into your application.
l-> short_timeout: checks whether a remote host responds
quickly, avoiding a long wait for a network
timeout. (see toolbox/src/exampleCode/
networking/short_timeout.)
showfiles: access src+man inst imgs on pre-IRIX 6.2
systems; this is an IRIX 5.3-built version of
the showfiles(1M) utility bundled in the
eoe.sw.unix subsystem in IRIX 6.2 which we
provide for people on pre-IRIX 6.2 systems.
With it one can do things like extract the src
and man inst images from IRIX6.2-built inst
images like those found in
toolbox/public/freeware2.0/
uil2VK: contains a code generator that can be used
with builder Xcessory to generate code
compatible with the ViewKit class library.
BuilderXcessory is a product of ICS, and can be
purchased directly from them or through SGI's
ExpressWare.
l-> xshowcmap2: an extension to xshowcmap and useful in
debugging problems dealing with multiple
colormaps and/or visuals. modified with three
new optional arguments
-visid allows specifying the visual id.
-cmap allows specifying the colormap id.
-windowid allows specifying a window id.
(see toolbox/src/exampleCode/X/xshowcmap2.)
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