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AIX 5L Version 5.1 General Programming Concepts: Writing and Debugging Programs

About This Book

Who Should Use This Book

Chapter 1. Tools and Utilities

Entering a Program into the System

Checking a Program

Compiling and Linking a Program

Subroutines

Shell Commands

Chapter 2. The Curses Library

Terminology

Naming Conventions

Structure of a Curses Program

Initializing Curses

Windows in the Curses Environment

Manipulating Window Data with Curses

Controlling the Cursor with Curses

Manipulating Characters with Curses

Understanding Terminals with curses

Working with Color

Manipulating Video Attributes

Manipulating Soft Labels

Obsolete Curses Subroutines

AIX 3.2 Curses Compatibility

List of Additional Curses Subroutines

Chapter 3. Debugging Programs

adb Debug Program Overview

Getting Started with the adb Debug Program

Controlling Program Execution

Using adb Expressions

Customizing the adb Debug Program

Computing Numbers and Displaying Text

Displaying and Manipulating the Source File with the adb Program

adb Debug Program Reference Information

Example adb Program: adbsamp

Example adb Program: adbsamp2

Example adb Program: adbsamp3

Example of Directory and i-node Dumps in adb Debugging

Example of Data Formatting in adb Debugging

Example of Tracing Multiple Functions in adb Debugging

dbx Symbolic Debug Program Overview

Using the dbx Debug Program

Displaying and Manipulating the Source File with the dbx debug Program

Examining Program Data

Debugging at the Machine Level with dbx

Customizing the dbx Debugging Environment

List of dbx Subcommands

Chapter 4. Error Notification

Security

Examples

Error Logging Facility

Error Logging Overview

Managing Error Logging

Error Logging Tasks

Error Logging and Alerts

Error Logging Controls

Chapter 5. File Systems and Directories

Working with JFS i-nodes

Working with JFS2 i-nodes

JFS File Space Allocation

JFS2 File Space Allocation

Writing Programs That Access Large Files

Linking for Programmers

Using File Descriptors

File Creation and Removal

Working with File I/O

File Status

File Accessibility

JFS File System Layout

JFS2 File System Layout

Creating New File System Types

Major Control Block Header Files

Chapter 6. Floating-Point Exceptions

Floating-Point Exception Subroutines

Floating-Point Trap Handler Operation

Chapter 7. Input and Output Handling

Low-Level I/O Interfaces

Stream I/O Interfaces

Terminal I/O Interfaces

Asynchronous I/O Interfaces

Chapter 8. Large Program Support

Understanding the Large Address-Space Model

Understanding the Very Large Address-Space Model

Enabling the Large Address-Space Models

Executing Programs with Large Data Areas

Chapter 9. Parallel Programming

Related Information

Understanding Threads

Thread Programming Concepts

Writing Reentrant and Thread-Safe Code

Developing Multi-Threaded Programs

Developing Multi-Threaded Program which examines and modifies pthread library objects

Developing Multi-Threaded Program Debuggers

Multi-Threaded Call Back Functions

Benefits of Threads

Chapter 10. Programming on Multiprocessor Systems

Related Information

Identifying Processors

Controlling Processor Use

Dynamic Processor Deallocation

Creating Locking Services

Kernel Programming

Performance Monitor API Programming Concepts

Chapter 11. Threads Programming Guidelines

Related Information

Thread Implementation Model

Thread-safe and Threaded Libraries in AIX

Threads Versions On AIX

Threads Basic Operation Overview

Creating Threads

Terminating Threads

List of Threads Basic Operation Subroutines

Synchronization Overview

Using Mutexes

Using Condition Variables

Joining Threads

List of Synchronization Subroutines

Scheduling Overview

Threads Scheduling

Synchronization Scheduling

List of Scheduling Subroutines

Threads Advanced Features

One-Time Initializations

Thread-Specific Data

Advanced Attributes

Making Complex Synchronization Objects

List of Threads Advanced-Feature Subroutines

Threads-Processes Interactions Overview

Signal Management

Process Duplication and Termination

Scheduling

List of Threads-Processes Interactions Subroutines

Threads Library Options

Threads Library Quick Reference

Chapter 12. lex and yacc Program Information

Creating an Input Language with the lex and yacc Commands

Using the lex Program with the yacc Program

Example Program for the lex and yacc Programs

Chapter 13. Logical Volume Programming

Related Information

List of Logical Volume Subroutines

Chapter 14. make Command

Creating a Description File

Internal Rules for the make Program

Defining and Using Macros in a Description File

How the make Command Creates a Target File

Using the make Command with Source Code Control System (SCCS) Files

Description Files Stored in the Source Code Control System (SCCS)

Using the make Command with Non-Source Code Control System (SCCS) Files

How the make Command Uses the Environment Variables

Example of a Description File

Chapter 15. m4 Macro Processor Overview

Using the m4 Macro Processor

Creating a User-Defined Macro

Using a Built-In m4 Macro

List of Additional m4 Macros

Chapter 16. National Language Support

NLS Capabilities

Overview of Chapter Contents

Locale Overview for Programming

National Language Support Subroutines Overview

Locale Subroutines

Time Formatting Subroutines

Monetary Formatting Subroutines

Multibyte and Wide Character Subroutines

Internationalized Regular Expression Subroutines

Layout (Bidirectional Text and Character Shaping) Overview

Use of the libcur Package

Code Set Overview

Converters Overview for Programming

Writing Converters Using the iconv Interface

Input Method Overview

Programming Input Methods

Working with Keyboard Mapping

Using Callbacks

Bidirectional Input Method

Cyrillic Input Method (CIM)

Greek Input Method (GIM)

Japanese Input Method (JIM)

Korean Input Method (KIM)

Latvian Input Method (LVIM)

Lithuanian Input Method (LTIM)

Thai Input Method (THIM)

Vietnamese Input Method (VNIM)

Simplified Chinese Input Method (ZIM)

Simplified Chinese Input Method (ZIM-UCS)

Single-Byte Input Method

Traditional Chinese Input Method (TIM)

Universal Input Method

List of Reserved Keysyms

Message Facility Overview for Programming

Culture-Specific Data Processing

NLS Sample Program

National Language Support (NLS) Quick Reference

Related Information

List of National Language Support Subroutines

List of Locale Subroutines

List of Time and Monetary Formatting Subroutines

List of Multibyte Character Subroutines

List of Wide Character Subroutines

List of Layout Library Subroutines

List of Message Facility Subroutines

List of Converter Subroutines

List of Input Method Subroutines

List of Regular Expression Subroutines

Chapter 17. Object Data Manager (ODM)

ODM Object Classes and Objects

ODM Descriptors

ODM Object Searches

List of ODM Commands and Subroutines

ODM Example Code and Output

Chapter 18. sed Program Information

Manipulating Strings with sed

Chapter 19. Shared Libraries, Shared Memory, and The malloc Subsystem

Related Information

Shared Objects and Runtime Linking

Shared Libraries and Lazy Loading

Creating a Shared Library

Program Address Space Overview

Understanding Memory Mapping

IPC (Inter-Process Communication) Limits

Shared Memory Segments

Creating a Mapped Data File with the shmat Subroutine

Creating a Copy-On-Write Mapped Data File with the shmat Subroutine

Creating a Shared Memory Segment with the shmat Subroutine

System Memory Allocation Using the malloc Subsystem

User Defined Malloc Replacement

Debug Malloc

Malloc Multiheap

Malloc Buckets

Paging Space Programming Requirements

List of Memory Manipulation Services

List of Memory Mapping Services

Chapter 20. Packaging Software for Installation

Installation Procedure Requirements

Package Control Information Requirements

Package Partitioning Requirements

Software Product Packaging Parts

Format of a Software Package

Package and Fileset Naming Conventions

Fileset Revision Level Identification

Contents of a Software Package

The lpp_name Package Information File

The liblpp.a Installation Control Library File

Further Description of Installation Control Files

Installation Control Files Specifically for Repackaged Products

Installation Files for Supplemental Disk Subsystems

Format of Distribution Media

Tape

CD-ROM

Diskette

The Table of Contents File

The installp Processing of Product Packages

Installation Commands Used During Installation and Update Processing

Chapter 21. Documentation Library Service

Language Support

Writing your HTML Documents

Making your Documents Printable

Calling the Documentation Library Service From Your Documentation

Creating Indexes of your Documentation

Removing Indexes of your Documentation

Packaging your Application's Documentation

Chapter 22. Software Vital Product Data (SWVPD)

Object Classes

Chapter 23. Source Code Control System (SCCS)

Introduction to SCCS

SCCS Flag and Parameter Conventions

Creating, Editing, and Updating an SCCS File

Controlling and Tracking SCCS File Changes

Detecting and Repairing Damaged SCCS Files

List of Additional SCCS Commands

Chapter 24. Subroutines, Example Programs, and Libraries

Related Information

128-Bit Long Double Floating-Point Data Type

List of Character Manipulation Subroutines

List of Executable Program Creation Subroutines

List of Files and Directories Subroutines

List of FORTRAN BLAS Level 1: Vector-Vector Subroutines

List of FORTRAN BLAS Level 2: Matrix-Vector Subroutines

List of FORTRAN BLAS Level 3: Matrix-Matrix Subroutines

List of Numerical Manipulation Subroutines

List of Long Long Integer Numerical Manipulation Subroutines

List of 128-Bit Long Double Numerical Manipulation Subroutines

List of Processes Subroutines

List of Multi-threaded Programming Subroutines

List of Programmer's Workbench Library Subroutines

List of Security and Auditing Subroutines

List of String Manipulation Subroutines

Programming Example for Manipulating Characters

Searching and Sorting Example Program

List of Operating System Libraries

librs2.a Library

Chapter 25. System Management Interface Tool (SMIT)

Related Information

SMIT Screen Types

SMIT Object Classes

SMIT Aliases and Fast Paths

SMIT Information Command Descriptors

SMIT Command Generation and Execution

Adding Tasks to the SMIT Database

Debugging SMIT Database Extensions

Creating SMIT Help Information for a New Task

sm_menu_opt (SMIT Menu) Object Class

sm_name_hdr (SMIT Selector Header) Object Class

sm_cmd_opt (SMIT Dialog/Selector Command Option) Object Class

sm_cmd_hdr (SMIT Dialog Header) Object Class

SMIT Example Program

Chapter 26. System Resource Controller

Subsystem Interaction with the SRC

SRC Objects

SRC Communication Types

Programming Subsystem Communication with the SRC

Defining Your Subsystem to the SRC

List of Additional SRC Subroutines

Chapter 27. Trace Facility

The Trace Facility Overview

Controlling the Trace

Recording Trace Event Data

Generating a Trace Report

Extracting trace data from a dump

Trace Facility Commands

Start the Trace Facility

Trace Hook IDs: 001 through 10A

Trace Hook IDs: 10B through 14E

Trace Hook IDs: 152 through 19C

Trace Hook IDs: 1A4 through 1BF

Trace Hook IDs: 1C8 through 1CE

Trace Hook IDs: 1CF through 211

Trace Hook IDs: 212 through 220

Trace Hook IDs: 221 through 223

Trace Hook IDs: 224 through 226

Trace Hook IDs: 230 through 233

Trace Hook IDs: 240 through 252

Trace Hook IDs: 253 through 25A

Trace Hook IDs: 271 through 280

Trace Hook IDs: 301 through 315

Trace Hook IDs: 3C5 through 3E2

Trace Hook IDs: 411 through 418

Trace Hook IDs: 460 through 46E

Chapter 28. tty Subsystem

TTY Subsystem Objectives

Line Discipline Module (ldterm)

Converter Modules

TTY Drivers

Chapter 29. High-Resolution Time Measurements Using POWER-based Time Base or POWER family Real-Time Clock

Chapter 30. Loader Domains

Using Loader Domains

Creating/Deleting Loader Domains

Chapter 31. Power Management-Aware Application Program

Chapter 32. ELF Object Files and Dynamic Linking

Section 1. ELF Object File General Information

ELF Header

Sections

String Table

System V Application Binary Interface

Relocation

Symbol Table

Section 2. ELF Program and Dynamic Linking General Information

Program Header

Program Loading (Processor-Specific)

Dynamic Linking

Appendix A. Character Maps

ISO Code Sets

IBM Code Sets

Appendix B. Notices