The primary purpose of ACES is to determine performance and usability characteristics of Ada compilation systems. ACES consists of a Software Product, a User's Guide, a Reader's Guide, and a Version Description Document. The ACES Software Product consists of performance test, assessor tools, and support software. Evaluate the clarity and accuracy of a system's diagnostic messages. The basis of ACES is a set of performance tests and assessors, implemented in Ada.
Performance tests measure compilation and execution speed and memory requirements.
Assessor tools help to assess system capacities and the quality of symbolic debuggers, Ada program library systems, and diagnostic messages. The support software is a set of tools that helps to prepare and execute the performance tests, extract data from result logs, and analyze the performance measurements. Reads result logs and reports status of performance tests. Determines effectiveness of optimization, performance of alternative coding styles, and relative cost of language features. The ACES is available on a 6250 bpi 9-track VMS backup tape and is provided with accompanying documentation.