Ann: Ch 4.0 for GTK+ released

[peter softintegration com (Peter Wu)]

Hello,

C/C++ interpreter Ch 4.0 for GTK+ released. Ch is for
cross-platform scripting, 2D/3D plotting, numerical computing, 
shell programming and embedded scripting. Ch 4.0 supports GTK+ 1.3. 
All GTK applications can run in Ch across platform without compilation.

Ch standard edition is now free for commercial and non-commercial use. 
Ch Professional Edition is free for academic use.

Here is a little introduction about Ch and what it can do
for GTK+ users.

* C/C++ interpreter

Ch supports 1999 ISO C Standard (C99), C++ classes. Ch also supports 
many industry standards with over 8,000 functions including POSIX, 
socket/Winsock, X11/Motif, OpenGL, ODBC, C LAPACK, GTK+, Win32, and CGI. 
Functions in static or dynamical binary C/C++ libraries can be executed 
interpretively in scripting without re-compilation using Ch SDK.

* Shell programming and cross-platform scripting
 (http://www.softintegration.com/docs/ch/shell/)
 
Ch shell is C compatible shell while C-shell (csh) is a C like shell. Ch is 
an interpretive implementation of C, similar to Unix/MS-DOS shells. Ch in 
Windows includes over 100 commonly-used Unix commands for portable shell 
programming. Ch can also be used as a login shell just like sh, csh and ksh. 
Ch bridges the gap between the C language and shell languages. With its 
built-in string type and many enhanced scripting features, Ch is an 
alternative to other scripting languages for automating repetitive tasks, 
regression test, and hardware testing with direct interface to hardware.

* 2D/3D plotting and numerical computing
 (http://www.softintegration.com/products/chprofessional/)

Ch supports 2D/3D graphical plotting, C LAPACK, high level numeric 
functions. Ch has built-in 2D/3D plotting support, generic mathematical 
functions and computational arrays for linear algebra and matrix 
computations, and advanced high-level numerical functions for linear 
systems, differential equation solving, integration, non-linear equations, 
Fourier analysis, curve fitting, etc. For example, linear system equation 
b = A*x can be written verbatim in Ch.

Its numerical extensions to C makes Ch the best choice for numerical 
computing in C/C++ domain. With SoftIntegration graphical library (SIGL), 
the same program using 2D/3D plotting features can be executed in Ch or 
compiled using C++ compilers without any modification.

Ch is ideal for rapid application development and deployment. For example, a 
Control System Toolkit for design and analysis of linear time-invariant 
control systems developed in Ch is available.

* Embeddable scripting

Ch 4.0 is optimized for embedded scripting. Embedded Ch allows users to 
embed Ch into other C/C++ application programs and hardware. It is ideal for 
open-architecture application integration. With Embedded Ch, C/C++ 
applications can be extended with all features of Ch. It allows execution 
of C/C++ scripts generated dynamically on-line. Embedded Ch has a small 
footprint. The pointer and time deterministic nature of the C language 
provides a perfect interface with hardware in real-time systems.

* Ch toolkits and third party software support
 (http://www.softintegration.com/products/thirdparty/)

Ch supports an increasing number of third party software applications. It 
includes Ch Control toolkit, Ch NAG Statistics Package, Ch CGI toolkit, 
Ch ODBC toolkit, Intel OpenCV for computer vision and image processing, 
National Instruments' data acquisition toolkit NI-DAQ and motion control 
toolkit NI-Motion, Barret Technology's Barret Hand robotic manipulator 
control, and Perl Compatible Regular Expressions.

* Pricing and Availability

Ch for Windows, Linux, Mac OS X, Solaris, and HP-UX is available. Ch 
Standard Edition is now free for both commercial and non-commercial uses 
in all platforms. Ch Professional Edition is free for academic use and 
costs $399 for personal or commercial use. 

Thank you,

Peter
http://www.softintegration.com