Increasingly, developers, architects, and project managers fact the challenge of porting their C, C++, and Java applications from UNIX to Linux environments. Now, there's definitive, start-to-finish guide to porting applications from today's most widely used UNIX platforms: Solaris , HP-UX, and AIX.
Three of IBM's most-experienced Linux porting specialists lead you through your entire project: scoping, analysis, recoding, and testing. They present a start-to-finish porting methodology, realistic discussions of key porting tasks, and a questionnaire for assessing the work involved in any new project. You'll discover What Linux offers in terms of APIs, library functions versioning, system features, and tools--and the implications for your project. Next, the authors address each individual UNIX platform in detail, identifying specific porting challenges and best-practice solutions.
Chapter 1: Porting Project Considerations
Chapter 2: Scoping
Chapter 3: Analysis
Chapter 4: Porting Solaris Applications
Chapter 5: Porting AIX Applications
Chapter 6: Porting HP-UX Applications
Chapter 7: Testing and Debugging
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