Apparatus and method for extracting documentation text from a source code program
US4860203A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 17, 1986 |
| Grant date | Aug 22, 1989 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 17, 2006 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F8/41
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus for producing machine executable object code, a program listing and a listing of design documentation from a source code program consisting of a plurality of statements of implementation code including keywords and a plurality of statements of design documentation code wherein the design documentation code includes words corresponding to the keywords of the implementation code. The apparatus includes a processor for reading the source code program, a compiler for producing the machine executable object code from the implementation code, and the program listing. Furthermore, the apparatus includes an extractor that produces the design documentation by listing all of the design documentation code with the corresponding keywords in the order of appearance in the source program.
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