Book description
This book is broken into four primary sections addressing key topics that Linux programmers need to master: Linux nuts and bolts, the Linux kernel, the Linux desktop, and Linux for the Web
Effective examples help get readers up to speed with building software on a Linux-based system while using the tools and utilities that contribute to streamlining the software development process
Discusses using emulation and virtualization technologies for kernel development and application testing
Includes useful insights aimed at helping readers understand how their applications code fits in with the rest of the software stack
Examines cross-compilation, dynamic device insertion and removal, key Linux projects (such as Project Utopia), and the internationalization capabilities present in the GNOME desktop
Table of contents
- Copyright
- About the Authors
- Credits
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
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1. Working with Linux
- 1.1. A Brief History of Linux
- 1.2. Beginning Development
- 1.3. Linux Community
- 1.4. Key Differences
- 1.5. Summary
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2. Toolchains
- 2.1. The Linux Development Process
- 2.2. Components of the GNU Toolchain
- 2.3. The GNU binutils
- 2.4. GNU Make
- 2.5. The GNU Debugger
- 2.6. The Linux Kernel and the GNU Toolchain
- 2.7. Cross-Compilation
- 2.8. Building the GNU Toolchain
- 2.9. Summary
- 3. Portability
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4. Software Configuration Management
- 4.1. The Need for SCM
- 4.2. Centralized vs. Decentralized Development
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4.3. Centralized Tools
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4.3.1. The Concurrent Version System
- 4.3.1.1. Creating a CVS Repository
- 4.3.1.2. Creating a New CVS project
- 4.3.1.3. Checking Sources out of CVS
- 4.3.1.4. Checking in Modifications
- 4.3.1.5. Adding and Removing Files and Directories
- 4.3.1.6. Browsing CVS History
- 4.3.1.7. Conflict Resolution
- 4.3.1.8. Tagging and Branching
- 4.3.1.9. Distributed Development
- 4.3.1.10. Limitations
- 4.3.2. Subversion
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4.3.1. The Concurrent Version System
- 4.4. Decentralized tools
- 4.5. Integrated SCM Tools
- 4.6. Summary
- 5. Network Programming
- 6. Databases
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7. Kernel Development
- 7.1.
- 7.2. Kernel Concepts
- 7.3. Kernel Hacking
- 7.4. Kernel Development Process
- 7.5. Summary
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8. Kernel Interfaces
- 8.1. What Is an Interface?
- 8.2. External Kernel Interfaces
- 8.3. Internal Kernel Interfaces
- 8.4. Summary
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9. Linux Kernel Modules
- 9.1. How Modules Work
- 9.2. Finding Good Documentation
- 9.3. Writing Linux Kernel Modules
- 9.4. Distributing Linux Kernel Modules
- 9.5. Summary
- 10. Debugging
- 11. The GNOME Developer Platform
- 12. The FreeDesktop Project
- 13. Graphics and Audio
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14. LAMP
- 14.1. What Is LAMP?
- 14.2. Apache
- 14.3. MySQL
- 14.4. PHP
- 14.5. The DVD Library
- 14.6. Summary
Product information
- Title: Professional Linux® Programming
- Author(s):
- Release date: March 2007
- Publisher(s): Wrox
- ISBN: 9780471776130
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