Author: Alfredo MendozaPublisher:
ISBN: 9780131871090
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 712
Book Description
Port Your UNIX®€Applications to Linux® & ndash;Quickly, Efficiently, and Reliably Increasingly, developers, architects, and project managers face the challenge of porting their C, C++, and Java applications from UNIX®€to Linux®€environments. Now, there & rsquo;s a definitive, start-to-finish guide to porting applications from today & rsquo;s most widely used UNIX platforms: Solaris & trade;, HP-UX, and AIX®. € Three of IBM & rsquo;s most-experienced Linux porting specialists lead you through your entire project: scoping, analysis, recoding, and testing. They present a start-to-finish porting methodology, realistic discussions of key porting tasks, and a questionnaire for assessing the work involved in any new project. You & rsquo;ll discover what Linux offers in terms of APIs, library functions, versioning, system features, and tools & ndash;and the implications for your project. Next, the authors address each individual UNIX®€platform in detail, identifying specific porting challenges and best-practice solutions. Coverage includes € ·€€€€€€€ Understanding the Linux environment: GNU binutils, Java environments, shells, packaging options, and more ·€€€€€€€ Uncovering and addressing project unknowns, variables, and other risks ·€€€€€€€ Handling specific platform differences: standards, compilers, linkers, versioning, system/library calls, threads, and more ·€€€€€€€ Testing and debugging ported applications using the GNU debugger and Linux memory leak and performance tracing tools ·€€€€€€€ Contains quick references to UNIX®€and Linux APIs, compilers, and linker options, and a discussion of porting issues unique to IBM & rsquo;s POWER & trade;€architecture € Whether you need a start-to-finish guide or a concise reference, you & rsquo;ll find this book an indispensable resource for all your UNIX®-to-Linux porting projects.
