<s>
FlowTracer	B-Application
,	O
previously	O
known	O
as	O
Flowtracer/EDA	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
commercial	O
build	B-Application
management	I-Application
tool	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Runtime	O
Design	O
Automation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
FlowTracer	B-Application
allows	O
one	O
to	O
describe	O
the	O
basic	O
flow	O
of	O
a	O
software	O
build	O
in	O
a	O
Tcl-like	O
language	O
(	O
Flow	O
Description	O
Language	O
)	O
or	O
at	O
execution	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
tool	O
provides	O
a	O
GUI	B-Application
to	O
visualize	O
,	O
control	O
and	O
diagnose	O
the	O
workflow	O
,	O
for	O
example	O
with	O
instant	O
notification	O
of	O
failures	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
FlowTracer	B-Application
is	O
a	O
commercial	O
alternative	O
to	O
make	B-Application
and	O
distcc	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
supports	O
multiple	B-Operating_System
platforms	I-Operating_System
such	O
as	O
Linux	B-Application
,	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
,	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
and	O
other	O
Unix	O
variants	O
(	O
AIX	B-Application
,	O
HP-UX	B-Application
,	O
Solaris	B-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
