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QNX Software Development Platform
QNX SDP is a cross-compiling and debugging environment, including an IDE and command-line tools, for building binary images and programs for target boards running the QNX OS 8.0.
Migrating to QNX OS 8.0
Migration Guidelines
This chapter provides tips for specific aspects of moving to the current version of QNX SDP.

QNX Momentics IDE User's Guide
This User's Guide describes version 8.0 of the Integrated Development Environment (IDE) that's part of the QNX Tool Suite.
QNX Software Development Platform
QNX SDP is a cross-compiling and debugging environment, including an IDE and command-line tools, for building binary images and programs for target boards running the QNX OS 8.0.
- Quickstart Guide
- System Architecture
  The System Architecture guide accompanies the QNX OS and is intended for both application developers and end-users.
- OS Components & Operations
- Graphics
- Programming
- System Security Guide
  The QNX System Security Guide is intended for both system integrators who are responsible for the security of a QNX OS system and developers who want to create a QNX OS resource manager free from vulnerabilities.
- Utilities & Libraries
- Migrating to QNX OS 8.0
  - Planning Your Migration
  - Migration Guidelines
    This chapter provides tips for specific aspects of moving to the current version of QNX SDP.
    - Kernel and process manager
    - Networking
      The High-Performance Networking Stack (io-sock) was introduced for QNX SDP 7.1 as a replacement for the io-pkt networking stack and is updated for QNX SDP 8.0.
    - Filesystems
    - Toolchain
    - Target-side command-line utilities
    - Security
    - Graphics and Screen
    - Audio
    - WiFi
    - C and C++ applications
    - mkqnximage virtual machine image generator
    - Board Support Packages
      Updating a BSP for QNX SDP 7.1 to build and work in the QNX SDP 8.0 environment requires changes to the buildfile and drivers.
    - QNX Momentics IDE
      For a complete list of new and discontinued features that may affect your IDE projects, go to the QNX Momentics IDE 8.0 release notes and the QNX Software Development Platform 8.0: Discontinuation and Deprecation Notice.
  - Migrating from SDP 8.0.x to 8.0.2
    Some migration steps that apply to migrating to SDP 8.0 from an earlier environment also apply to moving to SDP 8.0.2 from SDP 8 or SDP 8.0.1.
QNX Software in the Cloud
QNX Software in the Cloud enables developers to use the QNX OS in the Amazon cloud environment.
QNX Toolkit for Visual Studio Code
This User's Guide describes the QNX^® Toolkit for Visual Studio Code. The guide introduces you to the QNX Toolkit by explaining the QNX development environment and how to build, run, and debug your QNX^® Operating System (OS) applications and systems.
QNX Hypervisor User's Guide
This User's Guide explains the QNX hypervisor architecture and provides instructions for installing and running a QNX Hypervisor system, changing system components and configuration, and using hypervisor features such as virtual devices (vdevs).
Typographical Conventions, Support, and Licensing
This section describes the typographical conventions used throughout the documentation, explains how to obtain technical support, and provides some information about licensing.

Migration Guidelines

QNX SDP8.0Migrating to QNX OS 8.0Developer

This chapter provides tips for specific aspects of moving to the current version of QNX SDP.

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