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6.1.6
Documentation
Many types of documents are associated with a well-managed software process. Portability will have an impact on the documentation activity as well as the other development phases.
Portability guidelines for documentation are:
Develop portable documentation. The documentation phase offers an opportunity to take advantage of the commonality of portions of a software unit across multiple implementations. Technical documentation can be separated between the common part and the system-specific part.
The common part will not change for new implementations. The same is true for user documentation, but with a caution:
Users should be
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presented with documentation that is specific for their environment, and avoids references to alternate environments.
Document the porting process. The technical documentation should explain the aspects of the design that were provided for the sake of portability, and provide instructions for those who will actually port the software.
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