Added a table to supported platforms and compilers

1 files changed, 44 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/ACE-INSTALL.html b/ACE-INSTALL.html
index 0eb18605b29..e82b843ba59 100644
--- a/ACE-INSTALL.html
+++ b/ACE-INSTALL.html
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ HREF="ACE.FAQ.html">FAQ</A> before building and installing ACE.
 
 <UL>
 <LI><A HREF="#platforms">Supported Platforms and Compilers</A>
+<LI><A HREF="#installnotes">Installation Notes for Supported Platforms</A>
 <LI><A HREF="#g++">Compiling ACE with GNU g++</A>
 <LI><A HREF="#aceinstall">Building and Installing ACE</A>
 <LI><A HREF="#svcsinstall">Building and Installing ACE Network Services</A>
@@ -36,7 +37,7 @@ HREF="ACE.FAQ.html">FAQ</A> before building and installing ACE.
 <P><HR><P>
 <H3><A NAME="platforms">Supported Platforms and Compilers</A></H3>
 
-The ADAPTIVE Communication Environment has been ported and tested
+<p>The ADAPTIVE Communication Environment has been ported and tested
 extensively on a wide range of C++ compilers and uni-processor and
 multi-processor OS platforms including Win32, i.e., WinNT/i386,
 WinNT/Alpha, and Win95; most versions of UNIX, e.g., SunOS 4.x and
@@ -50,6 +51,48 @@ send email to either <A HREF="news:comp.soft-sys.ace">ACE
 Newsgroup</A> or the <A HREF="mailto:ace-users@cs.wustl.edu">ACE
 mailing list</A> and we'll try to fix it for you.
 
+<p>The following table summarizes those platforms for which ACE
+is known to support well.
+
+<table width="100%" cellspacing=0 cellpadding=10 border=5>
+  <tr><td>
+      <table>
+        <tr>
+          <td><b>Fully supported</b></td>
+          <td>Solaris 2.5, Windows NT (MSVC++ 4.5 and 5.0),
+              Linux, DEC alpha Windows NT (MSVC++ 5.0),
+              DEC alpha Linux, VxWorks, LynxOS, Digital UNIX 4.0,
+              HP/UX, AIX
+          </td>
+        </tr>
+        <tr>
+          <td><b>Nearly fully supported</b></td>
+          <td>Solaris 2.6, Windows 95, IRIX 6.x, MVS
+          </td>
+        </tr>
+        <tr>
+          <td><b>Partially supported</b></td>
+          <td>
+              PSoS, Tandem, Chorus, SCO, UnixWare, SunOS 4.x, OSF/1,
+              FreeBSD, NetBSD
+          </td>
+        </tr>
+        <tr>
+          <td><b>Planned support</b></td>
+          <td>
+              Windows CE<br>
+              <p>Any UNIX variation is a potential target platform for
+              ACE.  Ideally, ACE will compile on any POSIX conforming
+              OS.
+          </td>
+        </tr>
+      </table>
+  </td></tr>
+</table>
+
+<P><HR><P>
+<H3><A NAME="installnotes">Installation Notes for Supported Platforms</A></H3>
+
 <DL>
 <DT> <B>Win32 (Windows NT/i386, NT/Alpha and Windows '95) </B><BR><BR>