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 Building Applications with the Linux Standard Base

 

Published by: PRENTICE-HALL
Author: Linux Standard Base Team
Number of pages: 272
Group: LINUX - APPLICATIONS
ISBN: 0131456954/9780131456952
User level: Programmer - Int/Adv
Objective: Reference
Date Published: November 2004
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An initiative of the Free Standards Group, the Linux Standard Base (LSB) is a set of standards designed to increase compatibility among Linux distributions and enable applications to run on any LSB-compliant system. The advent of LSB 2.0 is revolutionary in that it allows ISVs to create “shrink-wrapped software” for the Linux platform much in the same way they already do for Windows.

Written by the team that created the LSB, Building Applications with the Linux Standard Base shows developers how to create, test, and certify software for LSB 2.0 compliance. The book’s hands-on approach lets readers quickly understand how to write Linux applications that are portable across multiple distributions, including those from SuSE, Mandrake, and Solaris. The accompanying CD-ROM contains the full LSB 2.0 specification and the sample program files used in the book.

Coverage includes

  • LSB coding practices
  • Software packing and installation issues
  • UNIX-to-Linux migration tips
  • Testing Linux distribution and applications for LSB compatibility
  • Examples of applications using the LSB
  • Relevant standards for Linux