UNIX Development Tools

Fundamental UNIX Development Tools:
A Tutorial
by
David W. Juedes

There are a variety of useful and free software development tools available under the UNIX operating system. (Most of these programs are also available under other operating systems.) This document provides a tutorial on the important features of many of the more common UNIX software development tools. (Currently, you may need to edit your .cshrc to correctly access the GNU tools (GCC, EMACS, GDB, GMAKE) mentioned here on the prime machines. Add the following line to your .cshrc file.

set path = (/bin /usr/bin /usr/ucb /etc /usr/local/bin /usr/ccs/bin .)

This line sets the directory path which the UNIX shell uses to search for executable commands.)

• Text Editors
  • Emacs hints
• Man and TexInfo
• Compiler Basics
  • More useful command-line options
  • Including Header Files
  • Linking with libraries
• Examing symbol table information using nm
• Managing Large Projects with Make
  • Example
• Creating Libraries with ar
• Managing versions with SCCS
  • Other Useful Commands
  • Using sccs with Makefiles