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     Software Version Description

     for

     Software Tests and Software Test Description (STD) Utilities

     Revision: A

     Version: 0.01

     Date: 2003/06/12

     Prepared for: General Public 

     Prepared by:  SoftwareDiamonds.com E<lt>support@SoftwareDiamonds.comE<gt>

     Copyright: copyright  2003 Software Diamonds

     Classification: NONE

1.0 SCOPE
    This paragraph identifies and provides an overview of the released
    files.

  1.1 Indentification

    This release is a collection of Perl modules that extend the
    capabilities of the Perl language.

  1.2 System overview

    The system is the Perl programming language software. The system does
    not have any hardware. The Perl programming language contains two
    features that are utilized by this release:

    1   Program Modules to extend the languages

    2   Plain Old Documentation (POD) that may be embedded in the language

    These features are established by the referenced documents.

    This release adds low level utilites used initially in support of
    Test::STDmaker but have uses in other modules.

  1.3 Document overview.

    This document releases Test::TestUtil version 0.01 providing description
    of the inventory, installation instructions and other information
    necessary to utilize and track this release.

3.0 VERSION DESCRIPTION
    All file specifications in this SVD use the Unix operating system file
    specification.

  3.1 Inventory of materials released.

  3.1.1 Files.

    This document releases the file found at the following repository:

     http://www.softwarediamonds/packagesTest-TestUtil-0.01

  3.1.2 Copyright.

    copyright  2003 Software Diamonds

  3.1.3 Copyright holder contact.

     603 882-0846 E<lt>support@SoftwareDiamonds.comE<gt>

  3.1.4 License.

    These files are a POD derived works from the hard copy public domain
    version freely distributed by the United States Federal Government.

    The original hardcopy version is always the authoritative document and
    any conflict between the original hardcopy version governs whenever
    there is any conflict. In more explicit terms, any conflict is a
    transcription error in converting the origninal hard-copy version to
    this POD format. Software Diamonds assumes no responsible for such
    errors.

    Software Diamonds permits the redistribution and use in source and
    binary forms, with or without modification, provided that the following
    conditions are met:

    1   Redistributions of source code, modified or unmodified must retain
        the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and the
        following disclaimer.

    2   Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
        notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
        documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.

    SOFTWARE DIAMONDS, http://www.SoftwareDiamonds.com, PROVIDES THIS
    SOFTWARE 'AS IS' AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT
    NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS
    FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL SOFTWARE
    DIAMONDS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
    SPECIAL,EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED
    TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,DATA, OR
    PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF
    LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING USE
    OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN
    ANY WAY OUT OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.

  3.2 Inventory of software contents

    The content of the released, compressed, archieve file, consists of the
    following files:

     file                                                         version date       comment
     ------------------------------------------------------------ ------- ---------- ------------------------
     lib/Docs/Site_SVD/Test_TestUtil.pm                           0.01    2003/06/12 new
     MANIFEST                                                     0.01    2003/06/12 generated new
     Makefile.PL                                                  0.01    2003/06/12 generated new
     README                                                       0.01    2003/06/12 generated new
     lib/Test/TestUtil.pm                                         1.03    2003/06/12 new
     t/Test/TestUtil/TestUtil.t                                   0.01    2003/06/12 new
     t/Test/TestUtil/Drivers/Driver.pm                            0.01    2003/06/12 new
     t/Test/TestUtil/Drivers/Generate.pm                          0.01    2003/06/12 new
     t/Test/TestUtil/Drivers/IO.pm                                0.01    2003/06/12 new

  3.3 Changes

    This is the original release. There are no previous releases to change.

  3.4 Adaptation data.

    This installation requires that the installation site has the Perl
    programming language installed. Installation sites running Microsoft
    Operating systems require the installation of Unix utilities. An
    excellent, highly recommended Unix utilities for Microsoft operating
    systems is unxutils by Karl M. Syring. A copy is available at the
    following web sites:

     http://unxutils.sourceforge.net
     http://packages.SoftwareDiamnds.com

    There are no other additional requirements or tailoring needed of
    configurations files, adaptation data or other software needed for this
    installation particular to any installation site.

  3.5 Related documents.

    There are no related documents needed for the installation and test of
    this release.

  3.6 Installation instructions.

    To installed the release file, use the CPAN module in the Perl release
    or the INSTALL.PL script at the following web site:

     http://packages.SoftwareDiamonds.com

    Follow the instructions for the the chosen installation software.

    The distribution file is at the following respositories:

     http://www.softwarediamonds/packagesTest-TestUtil-0.01

  3.6.1 Installation support.

    If there are installation problems or questions with the installation
    contact

     603 882-0846 E<lt>support@SoftwareDiamonds.comE<gt>

  3.6.2 Installation Tests.

    Most Perl installation software will run the following test script(s) as
    part of the installation:

     t/Test/TestUtil/TestUtil.t

  3.7 Possible problems and known errors

    There are no open issures.

4.0 NOTES
    The following are useful acronyms:

    .d  extension for a Perl demo script file

    .pm extension for a Perl Library Module

    .t  extension for a Perl test script file

    DID Data Item Description

    POD Plain Old Documentation

    STD Software Test Description

    SVD Software Version Description

2.0 SEE ALSO
