- Flowtracer
Infobox Software
name = Flowtracer
developer = Runtime Design Automation
latest_release_version = 8.1.6
latest_release_date = June, 2007
operating_system =Cross-platform
genre =Programming tool
website = [http://www.rtda.com/products/flowtracereda.html Flowtracer Home Page]Flowtracer, previously known as Flowtracer/EDA, is a commercial build management tool developed by
Runtime Design Automation .Flowtracer allows one to describe the basic flow of a
software build inTcl , shell scripts, or at execution time. The tool will then store and track the inputs and outputs of the flow in its database, automatically detecting changes as they occur. The tool provides aGUI that visualizes the flow, allowing for instant notification of failures in the flow, as well as providing push-button operation of the flow.Flowtracer is a commercial alternative to make, a widely distributed and free tool that uses "make files" written in a proprietary format to the make tool.
Flowtracer runs on multiple platforms, including:
*Linux
* Solaris
*HP-UX
*Mac OS X
*Microsoft Windows
*AIX References
* [http://bwrc.eecs.berkeley.edu/seminars/A%20Casotto-11.15.02/Flowtracer.ppt Berkeley Presentation]
* [http://www.deepchip.com/items/dac03-03.html DeepChip post discussing Flowtracer]
* [http://www.commsdesign.com/article/printableArticle.jhtml?articleID=16505273 CommsDesign article]
* [http://www.eetimes.com/news/design/features/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=16505273&kc=4235 EETimes article]
* [http://www.soccentral.com/results.asp?CategoryID=571&entryID=21834 SOCcentral article]External links
* [http://www.rtda.com Runtime Design Automation website]
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