About the QNX OS Programmer's Guide
QNX SDP8.0Programmer's GuideDeveloper
The QNX OS Programmer's Guide covers a variety of topics that might interest developers who are building applications that will run under the QNX OS.
Note:
For an introduction to programming in QNX OS, see
Getting Started with the QNX OS.
Depending on the nature of your application and target platform,
you may also need to refer to
Building Embedded Systems.
If you're using the Integrated Development Environment, see the
IDE User's Guide.
This table may help you find what you need in the Programmer's Guide:
| When you want to: | Go to: |
|---|---|
Get started with a Hello, world!program |
Compiling and Debugging |
| Get an overview of the QNX OS process model and scheduling methods | Programming Overview |
| Create and terminate processes | Processes |
| Write programs for multicore systems | Multicore Processing |
| Manipulate the access control lists for files and directories | Working with ACLs |
| Understand the inaccuracies in times | Understanding the Microkernel's Concept of Time |
| Learn about ISTs in QNX OS | Handling Hardware Interrupts |
| Learn about memory objects, and analyze and detect problems related to dynamic memory management | Working with Memory |
| Deal with non-x86 issues (e.g., big-endian vs little-endian) | Freedom from Hardware and Platform Dependencies |
| Understand our Makefile methodology | Conventions for Recursive Makefiles and Directories |
| Look up terms used in the QNX OS documentation | Glossary |
Note:
We assume that you've already installed QNX OS and that
you're familiar with its architecture. For a detailed overview, see the
System Architecture
manual.
For the most part, the information that's documented in the Programmer's Guide is specific to QNX. For more general information, we recommend the following books:
Threads:
- Butenhof, David R. 1997. Programming with POSIX Threads. Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley Publishing Company. ISBN 0-201-63392-2.
TCP/IP programming (note that some of the advanced API features mentioned in the following books might not be supported):
- Hunt, Craig. 2002. TCP/IP Network Administration. Sebastopol, CA: O'Reilly & Associates. ISBN 0-596-00297-1.
- Stevens, W. Richard. 1997. Unix Network Programming: Networking APIs: Sockets and XTI. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice-Hall PTR. ISBN 0-13-490012-X.
- Stevens, W. Richard. 1993. TCP/IP Illustrated, Volume 1 The Protocols. Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley Publishing Company. ISBN 0-201-63346-9.
- Stevens, W. Richard. 1995. TCP/IP Illustrated, Volume 2 The Implementation. Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley Publishing Company. ISBN 0-201-63354-X.
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