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- Programmer's SUPER-MAINT
- ADDENDUM TO THE MANUAL
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- Some features were added to SUPER-MAINT after the manual went to the
- printer. You should print out this file and insert it into your manual.
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- Chapter 4: Building files with the Editor (SME.EXE)====>
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- The MAKE menu
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- Once you have picked some files for a program you may press alt-c to see
- a list of the files you have picked and to choose a default name for your
- program. To choose a default name put the menu bar over the name of the
- source code file you want to use for your program's name and press (Esc).
- This feature will work only when the "Make" menu is in view.
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- Pick Code Files
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-
- The first time you use this feature SME will read the drives you have on
- your system, and place them on a menu in the `Drives' window. If your
- floppy disk drives have no disk in them they will NOT appear on the menu.
- If you want them there, you should put a disk in each drive you want
- included.
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- When SME reads your drives it makes a file called DRIVES. From now on it
- reads this file to create the menu. If you change your configuration, or
- want to include or exclude floppy drives, press (Alt) (r) to re-read the
- drives.
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- The same is true for the `Directories' window. In this case, however, the
- file is named after the drive. So the list of directories for drive C will
- be in a file called `C' (no extension). Again, (Alt) (r) re-reads the
- directories for the drive.
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- This scheme greatly speeds up each use of SME.
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- Chapter 5: Setup (SMSET.EXE)===========================>
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- SM_Files
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- LIBS Unique Name? If you type `Y' SME will always ask you for
- a unique name for your library no matter what
- you have set under `File Names.' If you
- choose this feature ALL names will default to
- the library name (response file names, etc).
-
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- Glob/Loc
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- GLOBAL setup means that SUPER-MAINT takes its setup information from a file
- called SUPER.INI in the SUPERFILES directory (the directory where you keep
- all your SUPER-MAINT executables, help files, etc.).
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- LOCAL setup means the setup information comes from the default directory
- (ie. the directory you are currently in. Another copy of SUPER.INI, with
- different settings in it may be kept in the default directory. Thus, you
- may have multiple setups for different compiler brands, programming projects,
- etc.
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- Global and Local Language Definition Files
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- The Glob/Loc switch also affects your language definitions files and
- LASTMACS file. When SME is in LOCAL mode and you try to use a macro function
- it looks for the lang def files (all six files with the .SM extension). If
- some or all of them are missing it copies the global ones. You may then edit
- the lang def files using the feature in the `Toolbox' menu, and then edit the
- LASTMACS file using the `Macros' feature of the `Make' menu.
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- This way, if you use the same compiler, but want different setups for
- different projects, you don't have to create your lang def files from
- scratch.
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- Using Different Brands of Compiler
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- If you use more than one brand of compiler you will want local setups for
- each brand. You can install the predefined lang def files before using SME
- in a directory to prevent the default .SM files from being copied. This is
- easy to do from the self-extracting files on disk 2 (or super_b.zip if you
- have the BBS version).
-
- Let's say you usually use Borland languages, so you installed SUPER-MAINT
- set up for them. But sometimes you use a Microsoft compiler, so you want a
- local setup in a directory called D:\MSCODE. From DOS go into that directory.
- Place Disk #2 in drive A:. Now type:
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- A:MS (Enter)
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- The Microsoft language definitions will be extracted to D:\MSCODE. Now all
- you have to do is set the local SUPER.INI file to its Microsoft settings.
- Use SMSET (or `Setup' from SME), and make sure it is in LOCAL mode. Then
- go into the `Defaults' section, press (Enter) until you get to `Manufacturer,'
- and use the arrow keys until you see `Microsoft.' Press (Enter) two more
- times to accept this setting.
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- How Do I know Whether I'm in Local or Global Mode?
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- SME: At the top left (next to `HELP' you will see a G if you are in global
- mode, or an `L' if you are in local mode.
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- Press (alt)(r) for the review screen. Local or Global setting is
- listed at the bottom of the screen.
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- SMSET: At the bottom of the screen is a message telling you which mode you
- are in.
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- Press (alt)(r) for the review screen. Local or Global setting is
- listed at the bottom of the screen.
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- SM: Type SM -l to see a chart of current settings.
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