Porting a behavior oriented parallelization tool from Linux to Windows platform

Includes bibliographical references (leaves 50-51)Migration of application code from one platform to another platform that differ vastly in hardware and operating system architecture is a daunting task. Trying to port very complex code just adds to the difficulty in that the capabilities of the target system must be evaluated to see if it meets the application's requirements. There is no easy, single solution that works for all cases. However, there are methods that can be utilized to ease the porting process. An effective approach would be to use readily available emulators that run on the target platform. In theory, the porting process should be a relatively simple task, since the purpose of the emulator is to provide an environment that mimics the original application's environment. However, in practice, the emulators differ in their effectiveness. Some may lack overall general capabilities, but may be more applicable to a specific application because it correctly supports specific functions that the application requires. The objective of this project is to port a Behavior Oriented Parallelization (BOP) tool from the Linux platform to the Windows platform using emulators. The goal is to make as little code changes as possible to the original Linux-based BOP software in order to make it run on the Windows platform