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\page EChem++FutureDevelopments Future Developments

Here, some possible and tentative future developments within the EChem++ software package are
discussed:

-# The EChem++ main program source code should be moved from `deep in the directory tree' to a separate
   directory directly under the top EChem++ directory. The duty of the main program should be:
   - start up
   - read the command line options
   - check files and directories
   - generate one object of type EChempp (see below)
   - if appropriate start the GUI
   - or start stand-alone calculations
   .
   The main program source code should be in a file EChem++Main.cpp.
-# All calculations should be possible without the use of the GUI. This should be advantageous 
   in situations where there are problems with the graphical system.
-# There should be class EChempp wich collects all relevant information, for example
  - a pointer to the experiment vector
  - information about the graphics window, its size, ID etc.
-# Typical options to the main program should be given on the command line, such as:
  - a logfile name
  - an input file 
  - the -noGUI option (for starting the non-GUI stand-alone version); if -noGUI is given,
    always an input file must be provided
  .
  If there are several command line options which are not consistent, the last one should be used.
-# Extensive log facilities should be implemented.
-# There should be a brief man page.
-# The GUI should only be used for input and ouput of data, i.e. it should read contents and put
   it into some data members, and/or present and visialize internal data. It should not be essential
   for calculations.
-# There should be additional configure options, e.g. -withoutGUI (compiles without the use of a GUI.
   This might be implemented by defining some macro values and adding some conditionals into the 
   source, to exclude the GUI-relevant code from compilation.
-# The build process should be improved, for example using some boost m4-macsors to find the
   correct boost libraries automatically.

back to \ref EChem++Introduction "EChem++ start page"

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