TPF/IDE is a legacy-friendly integrated development environment that works with your existing EXECs and library systems.

The purpose of TPF/IDE is to allow programmers to upload and download source files in any language, edit them with modern graphical user interface conveniences, and compile or assemble them — all without requiring TPF shops to make several monstrously expensive purchases and completely change the way they do things.

TPF/IDE compiles or assembles programs by calling EXECs that you specify.

For example, if you already have an EXEC named TPFASM that assembles a TPF program, TPF/IDE will use it. This means that if youre currently using VM/CMS for your program development, and youre using EXECs to do your assemblies or compiles, TPF/IDE will easily integrate with those facilities.