Essential Open Source Toolset

Description

A unique guide to the classic Linux/Unix Toolset.
  
Programming is more than just coding. Software developers must build, analyse and test their programs; they have to avoid performance bottlenecks, administer internal and foreign modifications, find and remove errors. Using tools available under Linux/Unix, developers can solve the problems of the programming practice.
  
* Tools covered are the 'classics' in Linux/Unix environments
  
* Unique coverage of wide range of tools including: DIFF, PATCH, UNRAVEL, GPROF, GCOV, SniFF+ and many more
  
* Includes practical exercises to test competence
  
* Companion Web site includes information on more recent developments as well as extensive additional resources

CONTENTS:

Preface.

  
1. Introduction.

  
I: VERSION CONTROL.

  
2. Managing changes using DIFF and PATCH.

  
3. Revision management using RCS.

  
4. Parallel Program development with CVS.

  
Exercises I.

  
II: PROCESSING INPUT.

  
5. Lexical analysis using LEX.

  
6. Syntactical analysis with YACC.

  
7. Lexical and syntactic analysis using ANTLR.

  
Exercises II.

  
III: BUILDING PROGRAMS.

  
8. Building programs with MAKE.

  
9. Configuring software automatically with AUTOCONF.

  
10. Documenting programs with JAVADOC.

  
Exercises III.

  
IV: PROTOTYPING.

  
11. Creating prototypes using Tcl/Tk.

  
Exercises IV.

  
V: TESTING AND DEBUGGING.

  
12. Software tests with DEJAGNU.

  
13. Component tests with JUNIT.

  
14. Tracking Problems with BUGZILLA.

  
15. Debugging with GDB and DDD.

  
Exercises V.

  
VI: PROGRAM ANALYSIS.

  
16. Profiling using GPROF and GCOV.

  
17. Checking Style with CHECKSTYLE.

  
18. Static program analysis with LINT.

  
19. Program slicing using UNRAVEL.

  
Exercises VI.

  
VII: INTEGRATED INVIRONMENT.

  
20. Integrated development with ECLIPSE 3.0.

  
Exercises VII.

  
Bibliography.

  
Index.