What is SDF3?

SDF3 is a library and tool to perform all sort of operations on 
dataflow graphs. You can find all features included in the tool
at http://www.es.ele.tue.nl/sdf3

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How do I install it?

SDF3 does not have a nice configuration script. You actually have
to do some work to get it running. This is what you should do:

setenv PRIVATE_CM_ROOT  <the directory containing the sdf3 dir>
cd $PRIVATE_CM_ROOT/sdf3
make

The resulting binary, libraries etc. can be found in the directory
$PRIVATE_CM_ROOT/sdf3/build/release/Linux

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Which software dependencies does SDF3 have?

SDF3 needs the libxml2 library for accessing XML files. This 
library is available in most Linux distributions are can be 
downloaded from www.libxml2.org. This website contains also binary 
versions of the library for the Windows and Solaris platforms.

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Is there any documentation for SDF3?

Documentation on the models and algorithms that are implemented in
SDF3 can be found at http://www.es.ele.tue.nl/sdf3. This website
provides also a command-line reference guide and documentation of
the API.

Documentation of the source code can be generated automatically 
using doxygen. This can be done using the following commands:
cd $PRIVATE_CM_ROOT/sdf3
make doc

The resulting HTML documenation can be viewed with a browser from
the following location $PRIVATE_CM_ROOT/sdf3/build/doc/html/

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What license is used for SDF3?

SDF3 is dual licensed. You can choose between the GNU GPL and the SDF3 
Proprietary License. The GNU GPL gives you the right to use, modify and 
redistribute SDF3 under certain conditions. The GNU GPL license is 
distributed with the software, see the file LICENSE. It is also 
available at http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.txt Using SDF3 under the 
terms of the GNU GPL is free of charge.

The SDF3 Proprietary License gives you the right to use the source code 
for making your own commercial software. It allows you full protection 
of your work made with SDF3. The exact terms of this license will be 
established through a contract between you and the Eindhoven University 
of Technology. For more information on the SDF3 Proprietary License, 
please contact us at sdf3@es.ele.tue.nl.

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AUTHOR CONTACT INFORMATION:
   Sander Stuijk <sander@es.ele.tue.nl>
   http://www.es.ele.tue.nl/~sander

   Bart Theelen <B.D.Theelen@tue.nl>	(Additions for SADF Graphs)
   http://www.es.ele.tue.nl/~btheelen