Name	Description	Current maintainer	Source code location (from CVS root)	Status	Work needed	Notes
Aubit4GL Compiler	Contains x4GL programming language compiler(s) , run-time libraries, and tools	Various	aubit4glsrc		see todo list	Overall status is an estimate of maturity of most commonly used components.

Functionality

Module (plug-in library / executable / command) name

Description

Source code location
(relative to aubit4glsrc)

Status

Maintainer

Build command

Usage examples /
settings needed

Depends
on

Documentation

Regression tests coverage

Work needed

Notes

4GL compiler - core

4glc

Parses .4gl files and generates compiled output using one of plug-ins

aubit4glsrc/compilers/4glc

Mike Aubury

always created by root makefile

see aubit4gltest regression tests source code tree for many examples AUBITDIR, A4GL_SQLTYPE when x4GL code contains Define ... LIKE statements

Aubit Manual

OO extensions; language bindings for extension components that do not have them

4glc can output (translate) into several formats, using plug-ins. See status of each LEX_ plug-in.

4GL compiler front end

4glpc

Provides user friendly front end to 4glc; takes care to compile only changed source files;

aubit4glsrc/tools/4glpc

Mike Aubury

make in its home dir

see --help
("4glpc --help")

Aubit4gl

see --help
("4glpc --help")

Written in 4GL; When available this should be the main mechanism used for compiling 4GL programs.

4GL make front end

amake

Command line tool for compiling x4GL programs using simplified program specifications and multiple x4GL compilers

aubit4glsrc/bin

Andrej Falout

N/A (script)

see --help; extensively used in OneMaxx

make; reads rules from incl/

See Documents sections on SF

used in regression tests and compiler build itself

code and rules clean-up

Amake makefiles can be automatically generated using Doc4GL

Aubit configuration tool

configurator

Interactive TUI or GUI tool to inspect and set Aubit configuration options in configuration files

aubit4glsrc/tools/configuration

Mike Aubury

Always built by root makefile

Not sure if it writes changed settings to config files correctly

Written in 4GL

Aubit library scripting languages wrapper

aubit4gl_pl.pm (Perl module)

Provides a wrapper for Aubit libaubit4gl to be accessed from scripting languages

aubit4glsrc/lib/swig

ERROR - NO STATUS

'make perl' in root makefile

SWIG toolset

Currently used only for Aubit programs compiled in Perl output mode and aace Perl runner. SWIG itself supports several scripting languages and Java

Aubit tools wrapper script

aubit

Enables usage of compilers, tools and compiled programs without manually setting PATH, LD_LIBRARY_PATH and other configuration

aubit4glsrc/bin

Andrej Falout

N/A (script)

see --help

bash

see --help

used in regression tests and by Amake

Shell script; needed especially for RPM package. If user sets needed environment by himself, it is not needed. Using it is however recommended for consistency

Automatic build script

aubitbuild

Enambles fully automatic scheduled builds and uploads

aubit4glsrc/bin

Andrej Falout

N/A (script)

make install.cron

bash, wget, scp, ssh

See comments in code

used daily for automated builds

Shell script - primarily used for automatic nightly builds page

Build system

Normal Build

Enables Aubit compiler to be compiled on various platforms and in various configurations; consists of Autoconf scripts, makefiles, and various scripts

aubit4glsrc

ERROR - NO STATUS

Andrej Falout

N/A

configure; make; make install

GNU Make, awk, Perl, Bash, sed

N/A

Does not use automake or libtool. Currently does not support cross-compiling or parallel builds

C language generation plug-in

libLEX_C

Used by compiler to create C code representation of x4GL program

aubit4glsrc/lib/liblex/lex_esqlc

Mike Aubury

A4GL_LEXTYPE

None to compile, GCC compiler to use

C language generation plug-in

libLEX_C

Used by compiler to create C code representation of x4GL program

aubit4glsrc/lib/liblex/lex_php/x

Mike Aubury

A4GL_LEXTYPE

None to compile, GCC compiler to use

C# language generation plug-in

libLEX_CS

Used by compiler to create C# code representation of x4GL program

aubit4glsrc/lib/liblex/lex_esqlc

Mike Aubury

A4GL_LEXTYPE

None to compile, supported C# compiler to use

none

Experiemental - doesn't work yet...

C# language generation plug-in

libLEX_CS

Used by compiler to create C# code representation of x4GL program

aubit4glsrc/lib/liblex/lex_php/x

Mike Aubury

A4GL_LEXTYPE

None to compile, supported C# compiler to use

none

Experiemental - doesn't work yet...

???

memcache.so

Access to memcached data

aubit4glsrc/lib/extra_libs/memcached

Mike Aubury

Makefile is non-standard

memcached is a high-performance, distributed memory object caching system, generic in nature, but intended for use in speeding up dynamic web applications by alleviating database load.

Configuration info tool

aubit-config

Command line tool that provides information about the state of various Aubit configuration options, as "seen" by Aubit tools and compiled programs.

aubit4glsrc/lib/resource

Mike Aubury

Always built by root makefile

see --help

Core 4GL language library

libaubit4gl

Implements core programming language run-time functionality and contains APIs for all plug-ins. Used by all Aubit compilers/tools (at compile-time), and all 4GL programs compiled with Aubit 4GL compiler (at run-time)

aubit4glsrc/lib/libaubit4gl

Mike Aubury

Always created by root makefile

see aubit4gltest regression tests source code tree for many examples AUBITDIR

Aubit manual

Core form compiler

fcompile

Parses .per files and creates compiled forms in various formats using plug-ins

aubit4glsrc/compilers/fcompile

Mike Aubury

Always built by root makefile

If forms compiled reference a database, then at least one Aubit SQL plug-in capable of accessing that database

Manual

mostly

Core form compiler

fcompile

Parses .per files and creates compiled forms in various formats using plug-ins

aubit4glsrc/compilers/fcompile2

Mike Aubury

Always built by root makefile

If forms compiled reference a database, then at least one Aubit SQL plug-in capable of accessing that database

Manual

mostly

Default form generator

default_frm

Creates default form file (.per) based on database table

aubit4glsrc/compilers/fcompile

Mike Aubury

Always built by root makefile

default_frm -d dbname -t tabname [-t tabname ..] [-o outputfile]

Default form generator

default_frm

Creates default form file (.per) based on database table

aubit4glsrc/compilers/fcompile2

Mike Aubury

Always built by root makefile

default_frm -d dbname -t tabname [-t tabname ..] [-o outputfile]

Dummy EXtended Reports plug-in

libEXREPORT_NOPDF

Enables execution of PDF enabled reports when PDF plug-in is not available

aubit4glsrc/lib/libpdf

Mike Aubury

None

Primarily used for debugging

Dummy forms plug-in

libFORM_NOFORM

Enables usage of Aubit compiled programs without form files support

aubit4glsrc/lib/libform/noform

Mike Aubury

A4GL_FORMTYPE

None

none

Primarily usefull for debugging and CGI type applications, although may be obsolete.

Dynamic data support library

libEXDTYPE_mpz

Demonstrates the way to dynamically load custom data types at run-time.

aubit4glsrc/lib/libexdata

Mike Aubury

libgmp

Currently supports only large integers (MPZ - libgmp).

ESQL/C Compiler

esql_parse

Command line Embedded SQL Compiler...

compilers/esql

Mike Aubury

Manual

None

none

EXtended Reports plug-in for PDF

libEXREPORT_PDF

Enables creation of 4GL reports in PDF format

aubit4glsrc/lib/libpdf

Mike Aubury

libpdf

Primarily used for debugging

Ebmeded SQL/C language generation plug-in

libLEX_EC

Used by compiler to create embedded C (ESQL/C) code representation of x4GL program. Supports several ESQL/C dialects (Informix, PostgreSQL ecpg, Ingres,...)

aubit4glsrc/lib/liblex/lex_esqlc

Mike Aubury

A4GL_LEXTYPE

None to compile, supported ESQL/C compiler to use

mostly

Ebmeded SQL/C language generation plug-in

libLEX_EC

Used by compiler to create embedded C (ESQL/C) code representation of x4GL program. Supports several ESQL/C dialects (Informix, PostgreSQL ecpg, Ingres,...)

aubit4glsrc/lib/liblex/lex_php/x

Mike Aubury

A4GL_LEXTYPE

None to compile, supported ESQL/C compiler to use

mostly

Files and pipes manipulation library

libchannel

Four J's compatible file and pipe read/write functions, with x4GL language bindings. Built on top of libA4GL_file library.

aubit4glsrc/lib/extra_libs/channel

Mike Aubury

Uses FILE * IO from C library

mostly

Library name does not use standard Aubit naming to maintain compatibility with 4Js sintax

Files manipulation library

libA4GL_file

Low-level file access functions. No x4GL language bindings.

aubit4glsrc/lib/extra_libs/file

Mike Aubury

None

mostly

See also libchannel

Form de-compiler

fdecompile

De-compiles compiled form (in ? format) back to .per format

aubit4glsrc/compilers/fcompile

Mike Aubury

Always built by root makefile

None

none

Primarily useful for debugging

Form de-compiler

fdecompile

De-compiles compiled form (in ? format) back to .per format

aubit4glsrc/compilers/fcompile2

Mike Aubury

Always built by root makefile

None

none

Primarily useful for debugging

Form display utility

fshow

Command line tool to show how form will look

aubit4glsrc/compilers/fcompile

Mike Aubury

Always built by root makefile

None

none

Written in 4GL

Form display utility

fshow

Command line tool to show how form will look

aubit4glsrc/compilers/fcompile2

Mike Aubury

Always built by root makefile

None

none

Written in 4GL

Forms run-time support library

libFORM_GENERIC

for all form files compiled using Aubit "packers"

aubit4glsrc/lib/libform/form_generic

Mike Aubury

A4GL_PACKER

Aubit "packer" plug-in

mostly

Forms run-time support library

libFORM_XDR

For use with forms compiled to XDR format. Equivalent to generic form handler when using XDR as packer setting

aubit4glsrc/lib/libform/form_xdr

Mike Aubury

Sun RPC

mostly

This uses the XDR format - so should be the most portable

GUI IDE

ide1

Simple IDE written in 4GL using GLADE UI

aubit4glsrc/glade/ide

ERROR - NO STATUS

Mike Aubury

"make glade" in root

libGLADE (GTK+)

none

Mostly a demonstration of Aubit "real" GUI (non-block mode/.per) using GLADE

GUI SQL editor

sqleditor

Simple SQL front-end written in 4GL using GLADE UI

aubit4glsrc/glade/ide/sqleditor

ERROR - NO STATUS

Mike Aubury

"make glade" in root

libGLADE (GTK+), Informix ESQL/C

none

Mostly a demonstration of Aubit "real" GUI (non-block mode/.per) using GLADE

Glade UI support functions library

libA4GL_glade

Support library for Glade plug-in

aubit4glsrc/lib/libui/ui_glade

Mike Aubury

Internal use

GTK+ version 2, libGlade

none

Written in 4GL

Informix-like aupscol utility

aupscol

Simple utility for maintaining central database repository of form fields validation and display information

aubit4glsrc/tools/aupscol

Mike Aubury

Always built by root makefile

see --help

Written in 4gl

Informix-like finderr utility

afinderr

Enables user to look-op a corresponding error description, using a error message number

aubit4glsrc/tools/afinderr

Mike Aubury

make in home dir

see --help

none (reads compiled help files - sources are in help/)

To be added to manual

none

Need to remove need for Informix help files

User has to manually copy original Informix .iem message files to to the Aubit directory, in order to get standard error message descriptions

Internal ESQL/C languages support library

libESQL_INFORMIX

Collection of internal utility functions for use with ESQL/C compiler output

aubit4glsrc/lib/libesql

Mike Aubury

Appropriate ESQL/C compiler

Library is used by programs compiled using LEXTYPE=EC at runtime to perform datatype conversions

Internal ESQL/C languages support library

libESQL_POSTGRES

Collection of internal utility functions for use with ESQL/C compiler output

aubit4glsrc/lib/libesql

Mike Aubury

Appropriate ESQL/C compiler

Library is used by programs compiled using LEXTYPE=EC at runtime to perform datatype conversions

Internal ESQL/C languages support library

libESQL_SAP

Collection of internal utility functions for use with ESQL/C compiler output

aubit4glsrc/lib/libesql

Mike Aubury

Appropriate ESQL/C compiler

Library is used by programs compiled using LEXTYPE=EC at runtime to perform datatype conversions

Internal ESQL/C languages support library

libESQL_QUERIX

Collection of internal utility functions for use with ESQL/C compiler output

aubit4glsrc/lib/libesql

Mike Aubury

Appropriate ESQL/C compiler

Library is used by programs compiled using LEXTYPE=EC at runtime to perform datatype conversions

Internal ESQL/C languages support library

libESQL_INGRES

Collection of internal utility functions for use with ESQL/C compiler output

aubit4glsrc/lib/libesql

Mike Aubury

Appropriate ESQL/C compiler

Library is used by programs compiled using LEXTYPE=EC at runtime to perform datatype conversions

Internal compiler tool

xgen

Generates data structures needed by compiler. A rpcgen tool replacement

aubit4glsrc/compilers/xgen

Mike Aubury

None

used in Aubit build

This is used internally to replace calls to XDR routines

Internal data structures libraries

libDATA_menu_list

IO routine used by packers for individual structure

aubit4glsrc/common/dataio

Mike Aubury

Routines are created by xgen

Internal data structures libraries

libDATA_module

IO routine used by packers for PCODE 'module' structure

aubit4glsrc/common/dataio

Mike Aubury

Routines are created by xgen

Internal data structures libraries

libDATA_report

IO routine used by packers for ACE report structure

aubit4glsrc/common/dataio

Mike Aubury

Routines are created by xgen

Internal data structures libraries

libDATA_struct_form

IO routine used by packers for fcompile form structure

aubit4glsrc/common/dataio

Mike Aubury

Routines are created by xgen

Interpreted C run-time

libA4GL_cint

Runs 4GL programs compiled to C with interpreter instead of compiling it with C compiler

aubit4glsrc/cint

Mike Aubury

lib makefile: make libA4GL_cint.[so|dll]

See cint/runner script

cint interpreter

none, simple test in tools/test makefile

Needs checking - this code has not be touched in some time

Logical Reports report viewer

report_viewer

GUI application that enables user to preview reports created using Logical Reports framework

aubit4glsrc/lib/liblogical/report_viewer

ERROR - NO STATUS

Mike Aubury

make liblogical in root

GTK+ version 2

none

Logical report processor

libLOGREPPROC_CSV

Generates CSV output from logical report meta data

aubit4glsrc/lib/liblogical/csv

Mike Aubury

Logical report processor

libLOGREP_CSV

CSV layout editor module for logical report meta data

aubit4glsrc/lib/liblogical/csv

Mike Aubury

Logical report processor

libLOGREPPROC_PDF

Generates PDF output from logical report meta data

aubit4glsrc/lib/liblogical/pdf

Mike Aubury

pdflib

Logical report processor

libLOGREP_PDF

PDF layout editor module for logical report meta data

aubit4glsrc/lib/liblogical/pdf

Mike Aubury

pdflib

Logical report processor

process_report

processes the meta data from a logical report into a PDF,TXT or CSV output

aubit4glsrc/lib/liblogical/processor

Mike Aubury

make liblogical in root

None

none

Logical report processor

libLOGREPPROC_TXT

Generates TXT output from logical report meta data

aubit4glsrc/lib/liblogical/txt

Mike Aubury

Logical report processor

libLOGREP_TXT

Text layout editor module for logical report meta data

aubit4glsrc/lib/liblogical/txt

Mike Aubury

Logical reports layout editor

layout_engine

Allows editing of a logical report layout.

aubit4glsrc/lib/liblogical/layout_engine

ERROR - NO STATUS

Mike Aubury

make liblogical in root; there is also a script "makeit" in lib/liblogical dir

GTK+ vesrion 2; libPDF

This is used by the report processor to generate the final report from meta data. See logical reports

MENUHANDLER menus

libMENU_GENERIC

Supports all menus compiled with one of Aubit "packers"

aubit4glsrc/lib/libmenu/menu_generic

Mike Aubury

A4GL_MENUTYPE

Aubit packer plug-in, GTK+ to use

run-time support plug-in - provides Plexus AD32 compatibility

MENUHANDLER menus

libMENU_NOMENU

Dummy handler

aubit4glsrc/lib/libmenu/menu_nomenu

Mike Aubury

A4GL_MENUTYPE

Aubit packer plug-in, GTK+ to use

run-time support plug-in - provides Plexus AD32 compatibility

MENUHANDLER menus

libMENU_XDR

Supports only menus compiled to Sun RPC XDR format

aubit4glsrc/lib/libmenu/menu_xdr

Mike Aubury

A4GL_MENUTYPE

Aubit packer plug-in, GTK+ to use

run-time support plug-in - provides Plexus AD32 compatibility

MQ middleware support

libA4GL_MQ

Interface to IBM Websphere MQ middleware

aubit4glsrc/tools/mq

Andrej Falout

make in home dir

See test_mq.4gl

IBM MQ toolset

See link to original article in test_mq.4gl

Currently works only using I-4GL;

Written by Claus Samuelsen

Map loader

loadmap

Command line tool to load 4glc generated .map files into database

aubit4glsrc/tools/loadmap

ERROR - NO STATUS

Mike Aubury

Always built by root makefile

see --help

At least one Aubit SQL plug-in

none

Map files are generated by 4glpc --map. These give generates metrics of all variables, cursors, tables, windows etc used within the 4gl module

Menu compiler

mcompile

Plexus compatible "menu handler" compiler for GUI mode only. Parses .menu files and generates compiled menus in various formats using plug-ins

aubit4glsrc/compilers/menus

Mike Aubury

Always built by root makefile

see --help

None, but needs GTK+ libraries at run-time

Manual?

maybe one test ?

Menu compiler

mcompile

Plexus compatible "menu handler" compiler for GUI mode only. Parses .menu files and generates compiled menus in various formats using plug-ins

bnf

Mike Aubury

Always built by root makefile

see --help

None, but needs GTK+ libraries at run-time

Manual?

maybe one test ?

Menu de-compiler

mdecompile

De-compiles compiled menus back into source code format

aubit4glsrc/compilers/menus

Mike Aubury

Always built by root makefile

None

none

Useful primarily for debugging

Menu de-compiler

mdecompile

De-compiles compiled menus back into source code format

bnf

Mike Aubury

Always built by root makefile

None

none

Useful primarily for debugging

Message and help files compiler

amkmessage

Compiles message/help source files in .msg format into compiled .hlp format for use in 4GL programs

aubit4glsrc/compilers/helpcompile

Mike Aubury

always built by root makefile

see --help

none

Use HTML or XML output for use in GUI programs

mkmess is an old variant; amkmessage uses compiled format compatible with Informix .iem

NEW command line SQL statement dialect converter

sql_parse

Command line utility that converts SQL statements or files to other SQL dialects using same methods that would be used by compiled Aubit 4GL programs

compilers/sql and etc/convertsql

Mike Aubury

Always built by root makefile

None

none

Useful mostly for testing conversion or for external non-Aubit database tools

PACKER

libPACKER_GZPACKED

Identical to standard PACKED format, but enables on the fly compression / decompression using libz

aubit4glsrc/lib/libpacker/gzpacked

Mike Aubury

A4GL_PACKER

libz

PACKER

libPACKER_MEMPACKED

Allows reading of forms etc from memory rather than a disk file.

aubit4glsrc/lib/libpacker/mempacked

Mike Aubury

A4GL_PACKER

None

This is used when you use form_is_compiled etc.

PACKER

libPACKER_PACKED

Used internally by plug-ins and compilers to create and read compiled representation of resource files

aubit4glsrc/lib/libpacker/packed

Mike Aubury

A4GL_PACKER

None

PACKER

libPACKER_PERL

Output only packer module which generates a perl hash representing the output

aubit4glsrc/lib/libpacker/perl

Mike Aubury

A4GL_PACKER

Primarily for use with aace Perl runner and Perl LEX_ plug-in output.

PACKER

libPACKER_XDR

XDR generic packer - produces files in sun onc/rpc XDR format

aubit4glsrc/lib/libpacker/xdr

Mike Aubury

A4GL_PACKER

Sun RPC

XDR format should be a compact, platform independant format

PACKER

libPACKER_XML

XML Packer input/output.

aubit4glsrc/lib/libpacker/xml

Mike Aubury

A4GL_PACKER

None

Outputs simplified XML, with fixed format. Will only read XML files that it generates - no other XML files.

POP interface support library

libA4GL_pop

POP interface wrappers.

aubit4glsrc/lib/extra_libs/pop

Mike Aubury

POP libraries (specifically spopc)

none

Packaging

Gentoo Ebuild

Packages Aubit compiler source code in Gentoo format

aubit4glsrc

Gentoo Ebuild tools

implementation

Need to modify configure to not alter FS outside of Aubit src tree

Packaging

RPM

Packages Aubit compiler precompiled binaries and source code into .rpm format

etc/aubit-rpm.spec.in

Andrej Falout

root makefile: make rpm

RPM tools

Build -none (auto generated by Autoconf). Usage - "man RPM"

some in root makefile

testing; also see notes in config file

Packaging

Windows Installer

Packages Aubit compiler precompiled binaries into Windows setup installer executable

etc/aubit-InnoSetop.iss.in

Andrej Falout

root makefile: make winsetup

InnoSetup & additional InnoSetup extension

Build - see InnoSetup manual (spec auto generated by Autoconf)

some in root makefile

testing; also see notes in config file

Packaging

Debian Package

Packages Aubit compiler precompiled binaries into .deb format

aubit4glsrc/etc/debian

Sergio Ferreira

Build - none. Usage - "man apt"

Probably easier to use Alien to convert RPM's? Abandon?

Directory named "debian" in Aubit tree root is empty and obsolete. Use etc instead

Perl compatible regular expressions support library

libA4GL_pcre

Perl compatible regular expressions wrapper. Some x4GL language bindings.

aubit4glsrc/lib/extra_libs/pcre

Mike Aubury

See makefile

pcre library

See PCRE manual

none

Perl language generation plug-in

libLEX_PERL

Used by compiler to create Perl code representation of x4GL program

aubit4glsrc/lib/liblex/lex_perl

Mike Aubury

A4GL_LEXTYPE

None to compile, Perl interpreter to use

none

Currently broken - SWIG support out of date

RPC

libRPC_NORPC

Dummy RPC module - only contains dummy API functions

aubit4glsrc/lib/librpc/no_rpc

Mike Aubury

None

Primarily used for debugging

RPC

libRPC_XDR

Plug-in enables communication between Sun RPC compatible applications

aubit4glsrc/lib/librpc/sun_rpc

Mike Aubury

Sun RPC; make sure RPC deamon (service) is running

Manual

One test only?

Contains both client and server components; uses Aubit extensions to 4GL syntax

RPC

lib_RPC_XMLRPC

XML RPC-API library.Enables Remote Procedure Calls between XML-RPC compatible applications

aubit4glsrc/lib/librpc/xml_rpc

Andrej Falout

XML-RPC library (w3c-www and libxmlrpc)

Implement server component

SMTP interface support library

libA4GL_smtp

SMTP interface wrappers.

aubit4glsrc/lib/extra_libs/smtp

Mike Aubury

SMTP libraries (specifically : libsmtp-0.8)

none

Non-standard makefile, needs incorporating into base build

SQL

libSQL_c_ecpg

Compile-time ONLY native plug-in for PostgreSQL. Not sure it it has any use other to demonstrate use of "simple" template?

aubit4glsrc/lib/libsql/esqlc

Mike Aubury

A4GL_SQLTYPE

PostgreSQL ecpg compiler

Obsolete it? Replaced by libSQL_pg.so

SQL

libSQL_esql

Native mode Informix plug-in. Fully featured plug-in for native mode Informix database access. Also used by compilers when compiling in EC output mode for Informix ESQL/C compiler.

aubit4glsrc/lib/libsql/esqlc

Mike Aubury

A4GL_SQLTYPE

Informix esql compiler

SQL

libSQL_ingres

Native mode Ingres plug-in. Plug-in for native mode Ingres database access

aubit4glsrc/lib/libsql/ingres

Mike Aubury

A4GL_SQLTYPE

Ingres esqlc compiler

Ingres esql/c compiler is rubbish - this port has been abandoned...

SQL

libSQL_nosql

Dummy SQL plugin. Enables use of compiled programs with no database access

aubit4glsrc/lib/libsql/nosql

None

Primarily used for debugging

SQL

libSQL_odbc32

Windows only ODBC manager plug-in. Enables database access via Windows ODBC manager

aubit4glsrc/lib/libsql/odbc

Andrej Falout

None

Windows only

SQL

libSQL_iodbc

iODBC manager database access plug-in. Enables database access via iODBC manager

aubit4glsrc/lib/libsql/odbc

Mike Aubury

iODBC

Using ODBC manger enables use of multiple database connections, even to different databases, but requires separate installation (and configuration) of an ODBC manager

SQL

libSQL_unixodbc

Enables database access via UnixODBC manager. UnixODBC manager database access plug-in

aubit4glsrc/lib/libsql/odbc

Mike Aubury

UnixODBC

See above

SQL

libSQL_ifxodbc

Informix ODBC plug-in. Enables Informix database access via ODBC API without using ODBC manager

aubit4glsrc/lib/libsql/odbc

Mike Aubury

Informix ODBC library

Be careful when editing ODBC configuration files for Informix ODBC - it is VERY sensitive to trailing spaces and special characters

SQL

libSQL_sqliteodbc

Legacy SQLite access plug-in. Enables access to external SQLite ODBC library

aubit4glsrc/lib/libsql/odbc

Mike Aubury

DATABASE statement name can include full path to SQLite database, otherwise, DBPATH is searched

SQLite ODBC library

Need a version of this plug-in for SQLite3

Needs SQLite db engine library

SQL

libSQL_sqlite

Legacy SQLite access plug-in (integrated with ODBC interface only).Combines Aubit ODBC plug-in code and SQLite ODBC driver in one plug in, enabling access to SQLite database engine library

aubit4glsrc/lib/libsql/odbc

Mike Aubury

A4GL_SQLTYPE

None - SQLite ODBC API code is part of Aubit CVS

Needs SQLite db engine library

SQL

libSQL_sqliteS

Legacy SQLite access plug-in (integrated with ODBC interface and engine). Includes Aubit ODBC code, SQLite ODBC code, and SQLite database engine in single plug-in

aubit4glsrc/lib/libsql/odbc

Mike Aubury

see above

SQLite engine library

Can be useful to provide database access without installing any additional database components, since it includes SQL engine.

SQL

libSQL_sqlite3

SQLite access plug-in (integrated with ODBC interface only). Combines Aubit ODBC plug-in code and SQLite ODBC driver in one plug in, enabling access to SQLite database engine library

aubit4glsrc/lib/libsql/odbc

Mike Aubury

see above

None - SQLite3 ODBC API code is part of Aubit CVS

Needs SQLite db engine library

SQL

libSQL_sqlite3S

Legacy SQLite access plug-in (integrated with ODBC interface and engine). Includes Aubit ODBC code, SQLite ODBC code, and SQLite database engine in single plug-in

aubit4glsrc/lib/libsql/odbc

Mike Aubury

see above

SQLite3 engine library

Can be useful to provide database access without installing any additional database components, since it includes SQL engine.

SQL

libSQL_pgodbc

PostgreSQL ODBC plug-in Enables PostgreSQL database access via ODBC API without using ODBC manager

aubit4glsrc/lib/libsql/odbc

Mike Aubury

PostgreSQL ODBC library

SQL

libSQL_sapodbc

SAP DB (MySQL MaxDB) ODBC plug-in. Enables SAP DB (MySQL MaxDB) database access via ODBC API without using ODBC manager

aubit4glsrc/lib/libsql/odbc

Andrej Falout

SAP DB (MySQL MaxDB) ODBC library

SQL

libSQL_pg

Compile-time ONLY native plug-in for PostgreSQL. Used for database access by compilers, when compiling in EC output mode for PG ecpg compiler. Based on 'simple' template.

aubit4glsrc/lib/libsql/postgresql

Mike Aubury

PostgreSQL libraries (libpq)

Expand it for use at run-time?

SQL

lib/libsql/sapdb

Prototype native mode SAP DB (MySQL MaxDB) plug-in

aubit4glsrc/lib/libsql/sapdb

Andrej Falout

A4GL_SQLTYPE

SAP DB (MySQL MaxDB) ESQL/C compiler

Write the plug-in

Collection of examples for accessing SAP DB from ESQL/C. To be used to create plug-in

SQL

libSQL_FILESCHEMA

Compile-time ONLY "schema-in-file" plug-in Enables compilation of 4GL programs that reference database using DEFINE ... LIKE statements, without database being accessible from compile machine

aubit4glsrc/lib/libsql/schema_in_file

Mike Aubury

A4GL_SQLTYPE

None

Schema files can be created by hand, or using adbschema utility

SQL Dialect

convertsql

Command line SQL Dialect convertor

aubit4glsrc/tools/convertsql

Mike Aubury

Made by root makefile

see --help

Useful as a quick check on what Aubit4gl will do with your SQL! Similar in functionality to sql_parse

SQLPARSE

libSQLPARSE_INFORMIX

SQL dialect input parser. Parses SQL statements in Informix dialect, to enable SQL dialect translation

compilers/sql and etc/convertsql

ERROR - NO STATUS

A4GL_SQLPARSE

None

Currently the only input plug-in for SQL translation

SQLPARSE

libSQLPARSE_NONE

Dummy SQL parse input plug-in. Enables usage of compiler when no other SQL parsing input plug-ins are available

aubit4glsrc/lib/libsqlparse/none

ERROR - NO STATUS

None

Useful in rare cases when user cant use real SQLPARSE plug-in, or for debugging

String manipulation library

libA4GL_string

Collection of useful string manipulation functions.

aubit4glsrc/lib/extra_libs/string

Mike Aubury

None

none

libUI_CONSOLE

Console user interface plug-in. Enables basic interface to function without Curses - forms are not supported

aubit4glsrc/lib/libui/ui_console

Mike Aubury

None

Especially usefull for CGI style applications, batch jobs etc

libUI_TUI

Legacy TUI plug-in. Handles user interface in terminal mode

aubit4glsrc/lib/libui/ui_curses

Mike Aubury

Ncurses or PDcurses library

Mostly

The most tested and mature of the UI modules

libUI_GLADE

Enables usage of GLADE GUI layouts/forms (.glade XML files)

aubit4glsrc/lib/libui/ui_glade

Mike Aubury

See ide1 and sqleditor examples in glade/ide

GTK+ version 2, libGlade

none

Use GLADE to create real GUI user interface files

libUI_HL_GTK

GUI plug-in (block mode). New generation UI plug-in using shared High Level library

aubit4glsrc/lib/libui/ui_highlevel

Mike Aubury

GTK+, version 2 recomended

libUI_HL_TUI

TUI plug-in. New generation UI plug-in using shared High Level library

aubit4glsrc/lib/libui/ui_highlevel

Mike Aubury

nCurses or PDcurses WITH libform support

Finish testing so old one can be removed

libUI_HL_TUIN

TUIN plug-in. New generation UI plug-in using shared High Level library

aubit4glsrc/lib/libui/ui_highlevel

Mike Aubury

nCurses or PDcurses WITHOUT libform support

libUI_server

Thin Client plug-in using shared High Level library

aubit4glsrc/lib/libui/ui_highlevel/remote_client

ERROR - NO STATUS

Other UI modules

Provides a remoting mechanism for calling the lowlevel routines from the HL_.. suite of libraries

server_tui

TUI linkage for thin client UI server

aubit4glsrc/lib/libui/ui_highlevel/remote_client

Mike Aubury

make in the remote_client directory

server_gtk

GTL linkage for thin client UI server

aubit4glsrc/lib/libui/ui_highlevel/remote_client

Mike Aubury

make in the remote_client directory

Windows only library

lib4glc.dll

Contains most functionality of 4glc executable on Windows platform, but packaged as dll

aubit4glsrc/compilers/4glc

see 4glc

always created by root makefile (on Windows)

see 4glc

Needed because of limitations on Windows platform. Otherwise functionally the same as 4glc executable.

XML manipulation library

libA4GL_sxml

XML manipulation wrappers. No language bindings

aubit4glsrc/lib/extra_libs/sxml

Mike Aubury

tools/test/xml

sXML library

See README in home dir

none

help file decompiler

unmkmessage

Decompiles Informix .iem files back to .msg source format

aubit4glsrc/compilers/helpcompile

Mike Aubury

None

none

help file reader/writer

libMSG_NATIVE (OBSOLETE)

interfaces to message files

aubit4glsrc/lib/libmsg/msg_native

Mike Aubury

None

This has been superceeded by libHELP_...

Functionality

Module (plug-in library / executable / command) name

Description

Source code location
(relative to aubit4glsrc)

Status

Maintainer

Build command

Usage examples /
settings needed

Depends
on

Documentation

Regression tests coverage

Work needed

Notes