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If you do not have SoftBench 6.X installed, you need to choose which type of SoftBench to install. SoftBench is available for C and C++. (Limited support is also provided for FORTRAN).

In most cases, you should not choose more than one type of SoftBench. For example, if some users on the system want to use C and others want to use C++ and others want to use both, you can install C++ SoftBench on the system. You can also customize each user's configuration to enable only the programming languages that are needed (to reduce the number of licenses you need to buy).

Note to SoftBench 5.X Users

If you have SoftBench 5.X installed on your system, here are some key changes in SoftBench 6.X that may affect your system:

  • COBOL SoftBench is no longer supported. If you install SoftBench 6.X, COBOL SoftBench will be removed from your system.

  • SoftBench CM is now bundled with SoftBench. You can still use SoftBench CM PC-Client, but you need at least one copy of SoftBench to get the SoftBench CM server software.

  • SoftBench CodeAdvisor is bundled with C++ SoftBench. It is not a separate product.

  • SoftBench SDK is bundled with C++ SoftBench. It is not a separate product.

  • SoftBench Program Editor is no longer supported.

    The primary SoftBench editor is now an integration of the Xemacs editor.

    SoftBench Program Editor is no longer supported, but it is delivered under the /opt/softbench/contrib directory. It does not support the new project features of SoftBench. More information can be found in /opt/softbench/contrib/doc/README.softeditsrv.

  • SoftRCS is no longer provided.

    The RCS integration with SoftBench is no longer provided. SoftBench now provides SoftBench CM instead. You can also use a third party Configuration Management integration, or you can create your own RCS integration using SoftBench SDK.

  • SoftBench 6.X does not read softinit files.

    If you have customized your local or system softinit file to add tools to your SoftBench environment, refer to the Customizing SoftBench section in SoftBench online help for information about how to add tools to SoftBench 6.X.

Changes in SoftBench 6.30

SoftBench 6.30 included the following additional changes:

  • Network licensing is no longer required or provided.

  • The SoftBench Solutions CD is no longer provided.

Changes in SoftBench 6.50

SoftBench 6.50 included the following additional changes:

  • The cfront-based C++ compiler is no longer provided.



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