In the palm of your hand (1)

In the palm of your hand (1)

In the palm of your hand (1)

Metrowerks has launched a new set of tools that make it easier for developers to create applications for the growing number of handheld devices on the market. The company also announced today plans to release a version of its CodeWarrior tool suite targeting enterprise application development on the Palm OS platform. CodeWarrior for Palm OS Platform, Version 7.0, is the newest version of the popular development tool set that was used to create the original Palm OS platform. The new tools allow software developers to reach market quickly with applications for handheld devices based on the Palm OS platform, including: Palm Powered handhelds from Palm, Inc., the Handspring Visor, the IBM WorkPad, Kyocera's pdQ Smartphone, the Sony CLIE, the TRGpro handheld and Symbol Technologies' SPT handheld. The most widely used development tool set for the Palm OS platform, CodeWarrior tools are used by more than 35,000 Palm OS developers worldwide. The new tools are hosted on Apple Mac OS and Microsoft Windows and include an improved user interface that will make it easier for developers to create their applications and get them to market faster.

New features

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  The CodeWarrior Integrated Development Environment (IDE) v4.1: Features an improved, easier-to-use editor that includes new features such as a new Find utility and a new, powerful C/C++ symbol browser.

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  Improved Linker: Checks developers' code for blocks of reserved memory called "segments" that are too big for Palm OS and the underlying CPU architecture to handle. If a developer tries to use a block of memory that is greater than the inherent 64K limit, the linker detects it and flags it for attention. The linker also prevents the generation of invalid PIRC files.

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  Improved debugger: Features error checking and USB debugging support for Handspring Visors. The debugger also has the ability to show XML register details of the 68K CPU's general-purpose registers.

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  Improved Compiler: Conforms to the latest ANSI/ISO C/C++ standard, and features inline assembly language support.

For more information, visit the Metrowerks Web site at: http://www.metrowerks.com