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        !             4: Introduction
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        !             7: \*(SN Introduction
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        !            10: Software packages on the
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        !            12: operating system are frequently organized in a haphazard manner. The
        !            13: conventions for arranging parts of the package within the file system vary
        !            14: from package to package, and absolute pathnames are often used to describe
        !            15: the location of files. The net result is an amorphous non-portable
        !            16: software package requiring a substantial maintenance effort.
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        !            18: It would seem extremely desirable to develop tools and file system
        !            19: structures to support more coherent and portable software packages, and
        !            20: reduce the maintenance effort associated with them. The Software
        !            21: Project Management System (SPMS) is a system for the management of
        !            22: medium- to large-scale software systems. SPMS provides, within the
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        !            24: environment\|[5], a number of commands which can greatly simplify many tasks
        !            25: associated with program development and maintenance. SPMS does not
        !            26: attempt to duplicate existing
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        !            28: program development tools such as
        !            29: .I make
        !            30: or
        !            31: .I SCCS,
        !            32: but instead provides a way of coordinating these tools.
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        !            34: If only the simpler commands are used, the SPMS system can be helpful
        !            35: for inexperienced
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        !            37: users. If the more advanced SPMS features are used, the experienced
        !            38: user can perform complex tasks with less effort and greater
        !            39: reliability than by applying the standard
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        !            41: tools directly.
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        !            43: Each software package managed by SPMS is organized as a project\|[7,8]. A
        !            44: project is a collection of directories, each of which supports a
        !            45: specific activity such as program development, testing, or
        !            46: documentation (see fig. 1). There is no restriction on the number
        !            47: of directories belonging to a project. The directory layout is arbitrary,
        !            48: and can be altered to reflect the changing needs of the package.
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        !            50: .sp 33
        !            51: .SM
        !            52: .ce
        !            53: \fIFigure 1.  \fRProject organization
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        !            58: SPMS can be fitted to existing software systems. It retains the full
        !            59: capabilities of the
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        !            61: environment with unrestricted access to
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        !            63: tools. As a result, software packages developed using SPMS do not depend
        !            64: on the system for their survival and can be ported to versions of
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        !            66: that do not support SPMS.
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