README file for cluster STRUCTURE
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A BASIC DATA STRUCTURE FOR EIFFEL DEVELOPMENT
1995 January ..

name of the cluster: structure

copyright / manifest:
   developed by: Nicolas Waquier `nicolas@esclare.fdn.org`
   The cluster will stay simple and efficient.
	Status: in development !
   
   _ This cluster was inspired by Dr B. MEYER 's
   _ "REUSABLE SOFTWARE, The BASE object-oriented component libraries" 
   _ (Prentice Hall, ISBN 0-13-245499-8
	_ and various news in comp.lang.eiffel
   
version: 0.2 (alpha) tested with TowerEiffel 1.3.1.0

installation:
   unix: get the file structur.tgz
         rename it (mv structur.tgz structur.tar.gz)
         unzip it (gunzip structur.tar.gz)
         untar it (gnutar -xf structur.tar)

improvement since 0.1:
   - names of classes/cluster now suitable for DOS (8 + 3)
   - bug in cursor_x classes
   
target use:
   This must be a reusable component (RC); maybe the first RC
   you get from outside you company.
   I want it to be complete with doc and bon diagrams; and
   really usable after some time browsing.

   industry:  every industrial project developed in Eiffel.
   education: how do you write a `real word` cluster ;Ã)
   standart1: must work with kernel library
   standart2: as a test suite for 'new' compilers ...
   standart3: integrated in NICE standart (Christine ?)
   ...
   
why this cluster:
   A free data structure in Eiffel is strongly needed.
   A 'simple' but _Efficient_ data structure will be appreciated.
   This is not a replacement for other, commercials data structure 
   libraries, such as Base or Booch. You _need_ these libraries for 
   projects relying on special and addapted data structures.
   This one must be adequat for everyday work.
   
requirement:
   eiffel compiler
   kernel library