A Practical Guide to Red Hat® Linux®: Fedora™ Core and Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Third Edition

Chapter 27. Programming Tools

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IN THIS CHAPTER

Programming in C	832
Using Shared Libraries	840
make: Keeps a Set of Programs Current	842
Debugging C Programs	850
Threads	860
System Calls	861
Source Code Management	863
CVS: Concurrent Versions System	864

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With its rich set of languages and development tools, the Linux operating system provides an outstanding environment for programming. C is one of the most popular system programming languages to use in conjunction with Linux, in part because the operating system itself is written mostly in C. Using C, programmers can easily access system services using function libraries and system calls. In addition, a variety of helpful tools can facilitate the development and maintenance of programs.

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