looking for online howtos/tutorials for newbie developers

[Robert P. J. Day]

i'm interested in collecting some online tutorials that cover introductory
development using gcc.  things like basic gcc, simple options, how libraries
work (dynamic versus static linking).  in a more general sense, also, 
overviews of the entire GNU set of development tools.

i'm aware of o'reilly's book "programming with gnu software", which 
would probably be ideal if it weren't several years old.

and, of course, all of this to be done under linux.  thanks.

rday

[Trevor Smith]

On Tue, 30 Dec 2003 17:44:31 -0500 (GMT-05:00), Robert P. J. Day wrote:
> i'm interested in collecting some online tutorials that cover introductory
> development using gcc.  things like basic gcc, simple options, how libraries

...
> and, of course, all of this to be done under linux.  thanks.

I'm taking a course this semester on C development in a GNU linux
environment. The course web site is:

http://www.cs.dal.ca/~dirk/2132/2132.html

The recommended texts are:

K. N. King, C Programming: A Modern Approach, (Norton, 1996).

K. Reek, Pointers on C, (Addison Wesley, 1997).

B. W. Kernighan and D. M. Ritchie, The C Programming Language, second
edition, (Prentice Hall, 1988).

The prof's web site reads:

"Which one you should decide for depends on your level of experience
and how comfortable you feel with procedural programming. Of the books
listed here, the one by King is the most gentle introduction for
beginners. It is more than sufficient for the course and highly
recommended. Reek's book is a great choice if you think you can handle
a treatment of C on a somewhat more advanced level. I have used it a
lot in preparing this course, and its treatment of pointers is
excellent. Finally, the book by Kernighan and Ritchie is a classic. It
is very brief and to the point, and you will appreciate it still after
years of C programming. However, it is the least textbook-like, and
unless you are very comfortable with the material, you may prefer the
additional detail that the first two books offer."

[Robert P. J. Day]

On Tue, 30 Dec 2003, Trevor Smith wrote:
> On Tue, 30 Dec 2003 17:44:31 -0500 (GMT-05:00), Robert P. J. Day wrote:
> > i'm interested in collecting some online tutorials that cover introductory
> > development using gcc.  things like basic gcc, simple options, how libraries
>
> ...
> > and, of course, all of this to be done under linux.  thanks.
>
> I'm taking a course this semester on C development in a GNU linux
> environment. The course web site is:
>
> http://www.cs.dal.ca/~dirk/2132/2132.html
>
> The recommended texts are:
>
> K. N. King, C Programming: A Modern Approach, (Norton, 1996).
>
> K. Reek, Pointers on C, (Addison Wesley, 1997).
>
> B. W. Kernighan and D. M. Ritchie, The C Programming Language, second
> edition, (Prentice Hall, 1988).

i'm familiar with only the last one, but remember, i'm not looking
for howtos on programming in C; i'm interested in docs that describe
the entire development environment in linux using the GNU toolset
for people who most likely already know how to program in C, perhaps
coming from a windows environment, and need to know how all the GNU
tools work together.

as i mentioned, there is the book "programming with gnu software" from
o'reilly, but it's getting fairly dated (1995).  in a perfect world,
there would be a book like "open source development tools", covering
things like gcc, how libraries work, linkers, make, the autotools,
and so on.  sadly, i don't see one out there.

rday

[Ernest L. Williams Jr.]

On Wed, 2003-12-31 at 04:04, Robert P. J. Day wrote:
> On Tue, 30 Dec 2003, Trevor Smith wrote:
> > On Tue, 30 Dec 2003 17:44:31 -0500 (GMT-05:00), Robert P. J. Day wrote:
> > > i'm interested in collecting some online tutorials that cover introductory
> > > development using gcc.  things like basic gcc, simple options, how libraries
> >
> > ...
> > > and, of course, all of this to be done under linux.  thanks.
> >
> > I'm taking a course this semester on C development in a GNU linux
> > environment. The course web site is:
> >
> > http://www.cs.dal.ca/~dirk/2132/2132.html
> >
> > The recommended texts are:
> >
> > K. N. King, C Programming: A Modern Approach, (Norton, 1996).
> >
> > K. Reek, Pointers on C, (Addison Wesley, 1997).
> >
> > B. W. Kernighan and D. M. Ritchie, The C Programming Language, second
> > edition, (Prentice Hall, 1988).
>
> i'm familiar with only the last one, but remember, i'm not looking
> for howtos on programming in C; i'm interested in docs that describe
> the entire development environment in linux using the GNU toolset
> for people who most likely already know how to program in C, perhaps
> coming from a windows environment, and need to know how all the GNU
> tools work together.
>
> as i mentioned, there is the book "programming with gnu software" from
> o'reilly, but it's getting fairly dated (1995).  in a perfect world,
> there would be a book like "open source development tools", covering
> things like gcc, how libraries work, linkers, make, the autotools,
> and so on.  sadly, i don't see one out there.

There are many books out there that cover the subject.  Let me list a
couple:

1. Linux Programming by Example (by Kurt Wall)
2. Linux Programming Unleashed 2nd Edition (by Kurt Wall)

What I recommend especially if you like coffee:
Find your favorite technical bookstore serving coffee and browse the
through the literature on Linux Programming.
My favorites book stores here in the US are
-- BORDERS Books
-- Barnes and Nobles Books
-- Books a Million

What I do is browse the literature with an awesome cup of Java and
select the most suitable books.
> rday
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[Benjamin J. Weiss]

----- Original Message -----
From: "Robert P. J. Day" 
To: 
Sent: Wednesday, December 31, 2003 3:04 AM
Subject: Re: looking for online howtos/tutorials for newbie developers

<snip>
> i'm familiar with only the last one, but remember, i'm not looking
> for howtos on programming in C; i'm interested in docs that describe
> the entire development environment in linux using the GNU toolset
> for people who most likely already know how to program in C, perhaps
> coming from a windows environment, and need to know how all the GNU
> tools work together.
>
> as i mentioned, there is the book "programming with gnu software" from
> o'reilly, but it's getting fairly dated (1995).  in a perfect world,
> there would be a book like "open source development tools", covering
> things like gcc, how libraries work, linkers, make, the autotools,
> and so on.  sadly, i don't see one out there.

When I started getting interested in this same thing, I started looking for
links as well.  I found a few, and put them on a page for personal
reference.  This is *not* a polished page, more just a list of links that I
found.  That said, it may be of some small help.  You can find it at:
http://www.benjamin.weiss.name/gcc.html

HTH,

Ben

[Leonard den Ottolander]

Hi Robert,
> i'm interested in collecting some online tutorials that cover introductory
> development using gcc.  things like basic gcc, simple options, how libraries
> work (dynamic versus static linking).  in a more general sense, also,
> overviews of the entire GNU set of development tools.

Not that basic, but definitly dedicated to the GNU development tools:

GNU autoconf, automake and libtool

http://sources.redhat.com/autobook/

Bye,
Leonard.

--
mount -t life -o ro /dev/dna /genetic/research

[Leonard den Ottolander]

Hi Robert,

I am under the impression you missed my previous post, so I include that 
link again:
> GNU autoconf, automake and libtool
>
> http://sources.redhat.com/autobook/

And two more links that might be of use to you:

http://www.catb.org/~esr/writings/taoup/html/
http://www.spinics.net/linux/

Bye,
Leonard.

--
mount -t life -o ro /dev/dna /genetic/research

[BFD]

Robert P. J. Day wrote:
> i'm interested in collecting some online tutorials that cover introductory
> development using gcc.  things like basic gcc, simple options, how libraries
> work (dynamic versus static linking).  in a more general sense, also, 
> overviews of the entire GNU set of development tools.

I don't know if you will find what you want online.

You might look at a couple of books:

Beginning Linux Programming (3e) by Richard Stones and Neil Matthew 
(1999: Wrox Press) ISBN 1-861002-97-1

More info at http://www.wrox.com/books/0764544977.shtml, and it is 
available from Amazon.com at
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/feature/-/479559/ref%3Db%5Fsnpbg%5Fwrox...

and

Professional Linux Programming by Richard Stones and Neil Matthew 
(2000: Wrox Press) ISBN 1-861003-01-3

I don't think it is in print any more, but Amazon lists it available as 
used at
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/stores/detail/-/books/1861003013/002-60...

On both of these, you can use the "Look Inside" feature to browse the 
TOC to see if they will fit your needs.

BOF