Overview

The BeOS is the exciting new operating system designed natively for the Internet and digital media. Programmers are drawn to the BeOS by its many state-of-the-art features, including pervasive multithreading, a symmetric multiprocessing architecture, and an integrated multithreaded graphics system. The Be engineering team also built in many UNIX-like capabilities as part of a POSIX toolkit. Best of all, the BeOS runs on a variety of Intel architectures and PowerPC platforms and uses off-the-shelf hardware. This book explores the BeOS from a POSIX programmer's point of view, providing a comprehensive and practical guide to porting UNIX and other POSIX-based software to the BeOS. BeOS: Porting UNIX Applications will help you move your favorite UNIX software to an environment designed from the ground up for high-performance applications.

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Author:   Martin C. Brown
Publisher:   Elsevier Science & Technology
Imprint:   Morgan Kaufmann Publishers In
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.60cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.760kg
ISBN:  

9781558605329

ISBN 10:   1558605320
Pages:   496
Publication Date:   29 September 1998
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Part I - Preparation Chapter 1 - Introduction to the Porting Process Chapter 2 - BeOS Structure Chapter 3 - Were not in UNIX Anymore Chapter 4 - Useful Tools Chapter 5 - Sources Chapter 6 - Revisions and Backups Part II - The Porting Process Chapter 7 - Getting Started Chapter 8 - Configuring the Package Chapter 9 - Makefiles Chapter 10 - Configuration Scripts Chapter 11 - Smart Compilers Chapter 12 - bison and flex Chapter 13 - The Compiler and Linker Chapter 14 - The Debugger Chapter 15 - Building the Package Chapter 16 - Overview of BeOS Programming Chapter 17 - POSIX Chapter 18 - Kernel Support Chapter 19 - Time Support Chapter 20 - Terminals and Devices Chapter 21 - Files and Directories Chapter 22 - Networking Chapter 23 - Summary Appendix A - Resources Appendix B - Releasing the Software

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Martin C. Brown is one of the most active programmers outside of Be porting UNIX applications to the BeOS. He has worked with most varieties of UNIX, Mac, and Windows systems, doing everything from software development to system administration. When he’s not on the job as an IT manager, he is enthusiastically involved in the Be development effort.

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