mpogorel

Hello!
I downloaded the free edition of eiffel studio 5 from ise because I
want to write my cs projects in eiffel, but I am not sure if that
studio can produce a stand alone executable. If I run a project from
studio it produces the correct output, but if I copy the exe to
another directory, it seems to be doing something strange. There is
also a .melted file which I am not sure what it's for. I need to be
done in a few days with my project and to give the exe to the
professor so I need to know if that studio will do the job. Also, can
anyone recomment a good tutorial on how to design a dialog box (like
putting different controls etc.) in eiffel. I was also wondering, is
there any jobs that are looking for eiffel programmers or any big
companies that use it.
I kind of like the language, it would be a pity to use it only for
little college projects.

I appriciate all the help.

berend de boer

Maksim> Hello! I downloaded the free edition of eiffel studio 5
Maksim> from ise because I want to write my cs projects in eiffel,
Maksim> but I am not sure if that studio can produce a stand alone
Maksim> executable. If I run a project from studio it produces the
Maksim> correct output, but if I copy the exe to another
Maksim> directory, it seems to be doing something strange. There
Maksim> is also a .melted file which I am not sure what it's
Maksim> for.

You need both the .exe and the .melted unless you are producing a
finalized version. In the latter case you need only the .exe.

All three options (melt/freeze/finalize) can be found under the
Project menu item.

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Regards,

Berend.

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mpogorel

What are those oprions (melt, freeze and finalize)? Do I need to run
then one after another if I want to produce the finalized version or
just "finalize"? What is "melted ice" technology?
Thank you

berend de boer

Maksim> What are those oprions (melt, freeze and finalize)? Do I
Maksim> need to run then one after another if I want to produce
Maksim> the finalized version or just "finalize"? What is "melted
Maksim> ice" technology? Thank you


You only need to run finalize.

The other questions are explained in the online help file which I
assume even the free version has. Else it is on ISE's
website. Basically they have to do with speed of execution versus
compilation time.

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Berend.

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ged byrne

There is an explanation of the "Melting Ice" technology here:
http://docs.eiffel.com/tools/eiffelstudio/reference/30_compiler/50_technology/05_melting_ice_technology.html