SuperLinux Encyclopedia - Software Development

Note: Some sub-topics are listed only on the home page under this subject.

Also see Languages and Programming.

Misc:

• Lex, Yacc, Flex, & Bison - An Introduction
• lxr - The Linux Cross-Reference project "a versatile cross-referencing tool for relatively large code repositories" (with application to the kernel)
• QLM  very $; process and SW supposed to reduce dev time by 1/3.
• Software Packaging: See in Distributions  RPM; DEB.
• Freshmeat: Tools
• Ask Slashdot: Windows->Linux Porting Tools?
• CCCC  Generates SW metrics in HTML.
• Linux Development Software & Info 

Categories:

• Articles:
  • The Rise of "Worse-Is-Better"  Article on design strategy.
  • Linux Porting of SW  Feb'98 LG
  • Classic computer papers at the ACM
    Example subjects:
    On the Criteria to be Used in Decomposing Systems into Modules
    Ethernet: Distributed Packet Switching for Local Computer Networks
    Appendix of The Structure of the "THE"-Multiprogramming System
    Monitors: An Operating System Structuring Concept
    Program Development by Stepwise Refinement
    A Relational Model of Data for Large Shared Data Banks
    Go To Statement Considered Harmful
    Reflections on Trusting Trust
• Books:
  • Linux Application Development  By Michael K. Johnson and Erik W. Troan.
  • Review of Frederick P. Brooks, Jr's "The Mythical Man-Month"  By Tal Cohen.
  • Review of Design Patterns: Elements of Reusable Object-Oriented Software  By Tal Cohen.
• CASE tools (also see IDEs):
  • FreeCASE  Computer-Aided Software Engineering SW.
  • CoolJex design tool  Supports UML. Was ObjectTeam.
  • Diagramming tools
  • DoME - Domain Modeling Environment  "a CASE-like toolkit for building models in general purpose graphical notations like Coad-Yourdon OOA, UML and Petri-Nets, and for building completely new notations"
• Compilers, Compiling (general subject; also see "Languages" for specific compilers):
  • Freshmeat: Compilers
  • Catalog of Free Compilers and Interpreters: introduction
  • Software Building mini-HOWTO  How to build software packages.
  • The SIG11 problem (Compiling Linux)
  • ANDL  Slashdot 98/10/20 feature on great new compiling/linking scheme. [precise link broke]
  • TenDRA   A leading-edge design and sample implementation for compilers. Code is compiled to an portable intermediate stage, then recompiled and linked for execution on a specific computer. Good reading.
  • Remote Compilation Using SSH and Make  Sep'97 LG
  • Compiling Programs on Linux 
• Documentation:
  • ObjectManual  $ & free for some; A "javadoc"-like tool generating HTML documentation of C++ code.
  • DOC++  "a documentation system for C/C++ and Java, generating both, LaTeX output for high quality hardcopies and HTML output for sophisticated online browsing of your documentation. The documentation is extracted directly from the C++ header or Java class files."
  • cxref  "C Cross Referencing & Documenting tool"; "Produce LaTeX, HTML, RTF or SGML documentation including cross-references from C program source code."
• Libraries:
  • glibc HOWTO
• "Building" tools:
  • make:
    • make - Utility to maintain groups of programs.
    • A tutorial on "make"
    • HOWTO use "make" (PS doc)
    • xmkmf - Create a Makefile from an Imakefile.
    • imake - C preprocessor interface to the make utility.
    • Some make tools  A list.
    • Prototype Makefiles  "a collection of shared Makefiles which are installed globally and Makefile templates that can be copied into project directories using a simple script. The shared Makefiles contain the rules for building a project, cleaning it and making dependencies etc. The Makefile templates contain the data that is specific for each project. This seperation avoids duplication of code in Makefiles and is therefore extremely easy to maintain and extend."
  • configure - This often comes with a SW package and is used as stated in the package's README or INSTALL file. It usually has a "--help" option that should be used before running configure.
  • Other tools:
• Patching software:
  • Patch For Beginners  Sep'98 LG
• Software Project Management; Scheduling; (also see "Project Managers"):
  • Project Management & Bug Tracking for Linux  Canonical; info page with links.
  • Mesa/Vista  "provides process and project management automation through unique web technology that integrates product development teams' existing systems"
  • X-based Project Managment SW 
  • Xpromacs  SW project manager for XEmacs

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