Using a Configurator for Modelling and Configuring Software Product Lines based on Feature Models
Published 1 January 2004
Timo Asikainen, Tomi Männistö, Timo Soininen
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It is shown how WeCoTin, an academic prototype product configurator originally designed for non-software products, can be used to create and edit feature models of software product lines.
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Abstract. We show how WeCoTin, an academic prototype product configurator originally designed for non-software products, can be used to create and edit feature models of software product lines. Further, we show that WeCoTin enables the easy configuration of software product lines, i.e., generating descriptions of valid products in the product line. 1
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