Research Catalog

Title

Linux application development / Michael K. Johnson, Erik W. Troan.

Author

Johnson, Michael K.

Publication

Reading, Mass. : Addison-Wesley, c1998.

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Additional Authors

Troan, Erik W.

Description

xxiii, 538 p.; 24 cm.

Summary

This practical reference guides programmers developing Linux applications or porting applications from other platforms. Linux is fundamentally similar to Unix - therefore, much of the book covers ground familiar to Unix programmers - but this book consistently addresses topics from a Linux point of view. The aim throughout is to provide the detailed information you need to take full advantage of Linux.

Subject

• Linux
• Application software > Development

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 521-524) and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

pt. 1. Getting started. History of Linux development -- Licenses and copyright -- More information on Linux -- pt. 2. Development tools and environment. Development tools -- Gcc options and extensions -- Memory debugging tools -- Creating and using libraries -- Linux development environment -- pt. 3. System programming. The process model -- Simple file handling -- Directory operations -- Advanced file handling -- Signal processing -- Job control -- Terminals and pseudo terminals -- Networking with sockets -- Time -- Random numbers -- Programming virtual consoles -- The Linux console --pt. 4. Development libraries. String matching -- Terminal handling with S-Lang -- The database library -- Parsing command-line options -- Dynamic loading at run time -- Names and the user databases -- Appendices. Appendix A: direct access to I/O ports -- Appendix B: ladsh source code -- Appendix C: the GNU licenses.

ISBN

0201308215

LCCN

^^^97049039^

OCLC

38081888

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library