The Linux Development Platform (Bruce Perens Open Source) - Softcover

Rehman, Rafeeq Ur; Paul, Christopher

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0130091154 ISBN 13: 9780130091154

Publisher: Prentice Hall, 2002

Synopsis

This book describes how to build a development environment based upon Linux systems. It provides a one-stop-reference on all the tools used by the Open Source community for development purposes. It includes information about open source and GNU tools incuding editors, compilers and assemblers, debuggers, version control systems, Java and other Open Source utilities commonly used during the development process. It also includes a chapter on how to use Linux for cross-platform development systems. The book is useful for all developers as a reference to development tools.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

Tools for high-efficiency Linux development in enterprise environments.

Linux developers have access to an extraordinary array of GNU and open source tools. Now, two leading Linux developers show how to choose the best tools for your specific needs, and integrate them into a complete development environment that maximizes your effectiveness in any project―no matter how large or complex. This book's example-rich coverage includes:

• The Linux software development process: research, requirements, coding, debugging, deployment, maintenance, and beyond
• Choosing and implementing editors, compilers, assemblers, debuggers, version control systems, utilities, and more
• Using Linux Standard Base (LSB) to deliver applications that run reliably on a wide range of Linux systems
• Comparing Java development options for Linux platforms
• Using Linux in cross-platform and embedded development environments

Whatever your environment, The Linux Development Platform will help you find, choose, configure, and maintain the right tools―and use them to deliver outstanding Linux software.

CD-ROM INCLUDED

The accompanying CD-ROM contains all the open source software you need to build and customize your own Linux development environment.

Bruce Perens' Open Source Series is a definitive series of Linux and Open Source books by the world's leading Linux software developers, all edited by Bruce Perens, the former Debian GNU/Linux Project Leader who helped launch the Open Source movement.

About the Author:

RAFEEQ UR REHMAN, author of HP Certified: HP-UX System Administration and Solaris 8 Network Administrator Certification Guide, has extensive experience in UNIX, Linux, C and database programming, Internet protocols, and security.

CHRISTOPHER PAUL is Open Systems Engineer II in the UNIX Production Engineering Group for Bank One in Columbus, OH.

About this edition

• Publisher: Prentice Hall
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0130091154
• ISBN 13: 9780130091154
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 320