System and method for source code processing
US6457176B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 25, 1999 |
| Grant date | Sep 24, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 25, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F8/71
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A host system and a local system (work station) comprise a system for updating source code. The host system includes a compiler and any necessary tools for compilation of source code which is characterized by, for example, database statements. While the work station also includes a compiler, it lacks tools for translating the database statements. Consequently, the host system expands and marks the original source to create a marked expanded source file which is in a form compilable at work station without the tools. The work station then modifies the source file, and returns a processed source file to the host system, where the marking and preprocessing are undone and the source file returned to its original form (but now as changed by the work station).
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