Thanks for the advice. Ill keep that im mind.
Good to know this before i go wandering off into the woods without a
compass
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"You know the one thing that's wrong with this country? Everyone gets
a chance to have their fair say." - Bill Clinton, May 29, 1993
On Sun, 21 Feb 1999, Ken Dunn wrote:
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> On Fri, 19 Feb 1999, Nassar Carnegie wrote:
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> > Im new to learning C and right now reading how the kernel function on its
> > internals and networking code. Is there an updated version of Linux
> > Programmers Documentation, or a new KHG. Some of the text ive seen is
> > outdated and since Linux moved from libc to glibc, will the same reference
> > be good as well?.. I have not looked this up yet
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> The Linux kernel is not dependant on or use user libraries,
> so it does not matter.
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> I would not recommend using the Linux kernel source as an example
> of C programming. Not only is it complex and hard going in many
> parts, but it also uses some GNU C extensions which are not apart
> of the ISO/ANSI C standard.
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> The Linux kernel uses voodoo in some places because the developers
> know how the compiler will do things. Using such as examples of C
> programming is a very bad idea, this may lead to certain incorrect
> assumptions about C based on the behaviour of the GNU compilers.
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> I seriously suggest avoiding the Linux kernel source until you are
> well versed in ANSI C and the system API.
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> PS.
> You will also be able to make more sense of "Kernel Hackers Guide" and
> "The Linux Kernel" if you have already read a good book or two on
> operating system internals. Modern Operating Systems, by A.S Tanenbaum
> and Operating System Concepts by Silberschatz & Galvin are good
> introductions.
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