The RAW output format exports each dive to a raw (binary) file. To
output multiple files, the filename is interpreted as a template and
should contain one or more placeholders.
The new output interface provides the necessary infrastructure to add
support for multiple output formats. Due to the abstract interface, each
new format will require only minimal changes in the application itself.
The universal application works well, but is quite difficult to extend
with more functionality. Therefore a new and more modular application is
needed. The new dctool application will support multiple sub-commands,
to carry out specific actions. Extending the application will be as easy
as adding new commands.
This is only a preliminary version. There is certainly some room for
improvement, but the basic functionality is already in place. That
should be sufficient for daily use, and possibles issues can always be
fixed when discovered.
The version.h header file is generated by autoconf and therefore
located in the build directory and not the source directory. If
building out-of-tree, and a version.h header file is accidentally
present in the source tree, the wrong file will be picked up.
By reversing the order of the include directories, the build directory
is searched first, and the correct header file will be used.
The public header files are moved to a new subdirectory, to separate
the definition of the public interface from the actual implementation.
Using an identical directory layout as the final installation has the
advantage that the example code can be build outside the project tree
without any modifications to the #include statements.
