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diff --git a/shells/sparforte/pkg-descr b/shells/sparforte/pkg-descr new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..38cb65acf332 --- /dev/null +++ b/shells/sparforte/pkg-descr @@ -0,0 +1,22 @@ +SPARforte is an open source programming language for high-integrity tasks, +efficient development over the project lifecycle and assuming best practices. + +Language characteristics: +* Paradigm: imperative/ procedural, scripting, shell, limited reflexive +* Typing Disciplines: strong typing, type safety, nominative static with + optional limited weak and duck typing +* Appeared: 2001 (Ken O. Burtch) +* Source Code: GCC Ada, GCC C, Bourne-Again Shell, GCC Make +* Influenced by: Ada 95, Bourne Shell, SQL, and minorly BASIC, PHP, Python +* Usual File Extensions: .sp, .bush + +The computer language that the SparForte shell understands is called +AdaScript. Unlike JavaScript, which has no relation to Java, AdaScript is a +small subset of the Ada programming language, with additional features +related to shell commands and databases. + +AdaScript is intended to be "upward compatible" with Ada. AdaScript scripts +should run with little difficulty under Ada, but Ada programs may require +large changes run under SparForte. + +WWW: http://www.sparforte.com |