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BeOS

The BeOS is the operating system designed natively for the Internet and digital media. This book explores the BeOS from a POSIX programmer's point of view. It provides a guide to porting UNIX and other POSIX-based software to the BeOS. It also helps move UNIX software to an environment designed from the ground up for high-performance applications.
Print Book, Undefined, uuuu
Morgan Kaufmann Publishers Inc, uuuu
9781558605329, 1558605320
1119832217
Part I - PreparationChapter 1 - Introduction to the Porting ProcessChapter 2 - BeOS StructureChapter 3 - Were not in UNIX AnymoreChapter 4 - Useful ToolsChapter 5 - SourcesChapter 6 - Revisions and BackupsPart II - The Porting ProcessChapter 7 - Getting StartedChapter 8 - Configuring the PackageChapter 9 - MakefilesChapter 10 - Configuration ScriptsChapter 11 - Smart CompilersChapter 12 - bison and flexChapter 13 - The Compiler and LinkerChapter 14 - The DebuggerChapter 15 - Building the PackageChapter 16 - Overview of BeOS ProgrammingChapter 17 - POSIXChapter 18 - Kernel SupportChapter 19 - Time SupportChapter 20 - Terminals and DevicesChapter 21 - Files and DirectoriesChapter 22 - NetworkingChapter 23 - SummaryAppendix A - ResourcesAppendix B - Releasing the Software