======== E-CELL2 release note in English ====
date : Apr. 15. 2001
version : 2.00
author of this document : Naota ISHIKAWA <naota@mag.keio.ac.jp>
date : Aug. 06. 2001
version : 2.01
author of the complementary information : Hiroyuki Sasamoto <sasamoto@hydra.mki.co.jp> 


*** What we release now :
* ecell201win.zip --- source files and binary files for MS-Windows
  * SRCC directory --- C++ source files
  * SRCL directory --- library files
  * SRCR directory --- standard reactor source files
  * SRCJ directory --- Java source files
  * WINB-BCC directory --- Borland C++ Makefile for batch version
  * WING-BCC directory --- Borland C++ Makefile for GUI version
  * ecell2b.exe --- command to simulate in batch job
  * default.ecs --- sample script file
  * sample2.eri --- sample rule file
  * ECELL directory --- Java class file
  * jni_source.DLL --- JNI library
  * ECELL2.BAT --- batch file to run GUI
  * ss2er.pl --- Perl script to convert rule
  * er2eriw.exe --- command to convert rule

*** What was changed from the version 2.00 :
* Japanese comments in .java, jni_source.cpp files are translated into English.

*** What do you need :
* ``m4.exe'' distributed in Cygwin <http://sources.redhat.com/cygwin/>
* Java runtime environment
* Perl


*** How to run batch job :
Place ``ecell2b.exe'', ``default.ecs'', and ``sample2.eri''
in same directory.
Execute ``ecell2b'' in MS-DOS prompt environment.
Script file and rule file are compatible with them of E-CELL1.


*** How to convert rule file :
* perl ss2er.pl <test.txt >test.er
* er2eriw test.er >test.eri
* This program can generate eri file, but shows error messages.


*** Verified environment to run :
* MS-Windows 95 OSR2


*** Copyright and license :
  Copyright (C) 1996-2001 Keio university
  Copyright (C) 1998-2001 Japan Science and Technology Corporation (JST)
  GNU General Public License


*** Developer : 
* E-CELL 1 core : Kouichi TAKAHASHI
* E-CELL 1 GUI : Kouichi TAKAHAHI and Naota ISHIKAWA
* E-CELL 2 core improved parts : Naota ISHIKAWA
* E-CELL 2 GUI : Mitsui Knowledge Industry Co., Ltd. bioscience division
  http://bio.mki.co.jp/


*** Restriction : statically linked reactor :
On E-CELL 1, to add user-defined reactor without re-compiling ecell,
reactor is ``.so'' (sheared object) of Linux and dynamically linked.
But, on E-CELL 2, the mechanism is not implemented.
So, standard reactors of the E-CELL1 are statically linked with
``ecell2b.exe'' and ``jni_source.dll''.


*** Restriction : concentration in tracer :
Function to show concentration in tracer is not implemented.


*** Restriction : virtual memory :
Virtual memory function is not implemented in the GUI version.
When trace many data in long time, ECELL2 will crash.


*** Restriction : Visual C++ :
Source files can be compiled by Microsoft Visual C++ 6.0.
But the object code does not run.



*** Improvement : ECD file by tracer :
ECD file generated by E-CELL1 contains only time and value at the time.
ECD file generated by E-CELL2 contains time, mean value,
maximum value, and minimum value.


*** to do list of E-CELL 2 project :
* linking reactor dynamically
* improve core data structure
* save / restore simulation status
* Logger --- function to sample time-based data without GUI

======== end of release note ========