Port of an Unix C++-Application (VADS) from OSF1/Alpha to Linux/x86

Brief description:

• Adapt source codes to GNU C/C++-Compiler including padding problem (32-bit versus 64-bit system)
• Development of the build process (GNU Make) for different architectures simultaneously
• Big and little endianess difficulty

Operating systems:

DIGITAL Unix (OSF1), Linux

Development environment:

OSF1 CXX C++-Compiler, GNU Make, GNU C/C++-Compiler, CVS, GNU Emacs, Doc++

Libraries:

STL, X11/Motif 1.2, PThreads, ILOG Views, Generic++, GenericDisplay

Hardware:

x86, Alpha

Customer, Industry:

German Air Traffic Control (DFS), Transport industry

Date, Duration:

March 2000 - June 2000, 4 MM