# The future of the GILDAS software

The GILDAS System Group

This document is from 1999, when a major SIC syntax change was performed

The GILDAS System Group includes:
Dominique Broguière, Gilles Duvert, Thierry Forveille, Stéphane Guilloteau, Roberto Neri, Alain Perrigouard, Robert Lucas, Pierre Valiron

Preamble This document is intended to be used in keeping the history of the GILDAS software evolution. It contains proposed evolutions, summary of meetings, and current status in the realisation of the approved evolution scheme.

This version is for a major change in 1999.

A Postscript version is also available.

- Contents
- Introduction
- History
- Evolution or Revolution ?
  - Possible Options
  - Revolution: the AIPS++ option
  - Evolution
  - January 1999 meeting conclusion
- The Proposal for SIC evolution
  - Medium Term
  - Short Term
- Status of SIC evolution
  - Syntax
  - Search Path for procedures
  - Procedure Structuration
  - New Commands
  - New Subroutines
  - FITS Support
- Graphic Display Evolution
- Programming - Portability
- Documentation and Help
- Progress Report
- Pending Question and Action Items
- About this document ...