XPORT Programmer's Guide

This manual provides a detailed description of XPORT, a package of programming tools for the BLISS language designed for source-level transportability across different target systems. Key facilities covered include:

• Data Structuring: Macros to define transportable data structures (Chapter 2).
• Input/Output: A uniform interface for system-independent I/O, including file management and sequential I/O (Chapter 3).
• Memory Management: Macros for dynamic memory allocation and release (Chapter 4).
• String Handling: Facilities for string manipulation, descriptors, comparison, and scanning (Chapter 6).
• Other Services: Including message generation and program termination (Chapter 5).

Additionally, the manual includes extensive appendices providing reference material on macro syntax, completion codes, action routines, and detailed usage examples for these XPORT facilities.