by John Fusco
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Master the Linux Tools That Will Make You a More Productive, Effective ProgrammerThe Linux Programmer's Toolbox helps you tap into the vast collection of open source tools available for GNU/Linux. Author John Fusco systematically describes the most useful tools available on most GNU/Linux distributions using concise examples that you can easily modify to meet your needs. You'll start by learning the basics of downloading, building, and installing open source projects. You'll then learn how open source tools are distributed, and what to look for to avoid wasting time on projects that aren't ready for you. Next, you'll learn the ins and outs of building your own projects. Fusco also demonstrates what to look for in a text editor, and may even show you a few new tricks in your favorite text editor. You'll enhance your knowledge of the Linux kernel by learning how it interacts with your software. Fusco walks you through the fundamentals of the Linux kernel with simple, thought-provoking examples that illustrate the principles behind the operating system. Then he shows you how to put this knowledge to use with more advanced tools. He focuses on how to interpret output from tools like sar, vmstat, valgrind, strace, and apply it to your application; how to take advantage of various programming APIs to develop your own tools; and how to write code that monitors itself. Next, Fusco covers tools that help you enhance the performance of your software. He explains the principles behind today's multicore CPUs and demonstrates how to squeeze the most performance from these systems. Finally, you'll learn tools and techniques to debug your code under any circumstances. Coverage includes - Maximizing productivity with editors, revision control tools, source code browsers, and "beautifiers"
- Interpreting the kernel: what your tools are telling you
- Understanding processes–and the tools available for managing them
- Tracing and resolving application bottlenecks with gprof and valgrind
- Streamlining and automating the documentation process
- Rapidly finding help, solutions, and workarounds when you need them
- Optimizing program code with sar, vmstat, iostat, and other tools
- Debugging IPC with shell commands: signals, pipes, sockets, files, and IPC objects
- Using printf, gdb, and other essential debugging tools
Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgments
About the Author
Chapter 1 Downloading and Installing Open Source Tools
Chapter 2 Building from Source
Chapter 3 Finding Help
Chapter 4 Editing and Maintaining Source Files
Chapter 5 What Every Developer Should Know about the Kernel
Chapter 6 Understanding Processes
Chapter 7 Communication between Processes
Chapter 8 Debugging IPC with Shell Commands
Chapter 9 Performance Tuning
Chapter 10 Debugging
Index
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful:
 Another great one, 2008-08-10
This one is in the same league as
"Linux Programming by Example: The Fundamentals"
in the same series. Chapter 2 is an example that explains the build tools very well. These solid books are for serious learners and practitioners of Linux.
0 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
A pick for any serious programmer's collection, 2007-06-09
The Linux Programmer's Toolbox discusses open source tools available for GNU/Linux, describing the most useful tools available and using plenty of examples on how to modify them for Linux needs. From learning how Linux interacts with software and understanding the basics of the Linux kernel to interpreting tools and applying it to applications, THE LINUX PROGRAMMER'S TOOLBOX comes packed with tips on how to streamline and customize processes, making it a pick for any serious programmer's collection and any library strong on Linux applications.
9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
 How to learn Linux, 2007-06-01
This book is aimed at the person who has learned his way around Linux at the user level and now wants to look under the covers. It's extremely comprehensive - from how to add a Linux application that wasn't in your your initial distribution - whether you can use the binary or need to rebuild it from source - through basic facts on the kernel, devices and their drivers, processes and debugging tools. There has been a need for a book that addresses readers who do know something about computers, but not much Linux. This book fills that need extremely well.
4 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
Great Book, 2007-05-07
Overall this is a great book. It collects a lot of information in one place and gives a lot of insights and tips on programming in Linux. The only down sides I see are that it is somewhat VI heavy (and emacs light) and the dumb light saber on the cover. I am sure that the author is a vi user, so that can be excused I guess and he probably didn't get to pick the cover. I know Prentice Hall wanted to have a theme for the "Open Source Software Development Series", but all Linux programmers are not supernerds that go crazy over anything Star Wars related. Anyway, I would highly recommend this book to anyone wanting to take their Linux use to the next level.
12 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
all the linux, 2007-03-16
Fusco gathers into one easy to read book the many open source tools available under linux. Cumulatively written by hundreds (if not thousands) of contributors. You might pause a moment when reading the text, to reflect on the amazing amount of code that is freely available under linux.
The tools are meant for two types of readers. The system administrator. The programmer. For the sysadmin, there are tools for install packages. Very practical, since updated packages often have bug fixes or new functionalities. This includes rpm, which is used by Red Hat, Suse and other linux distributions. But dpkg is also explained. This is used by Debian and Ubuntu. For the programmer, tools include ways to share memory between processes, as well as communicating between them via semaphores or message queues.
The book reflects a general approach taken by Fusco. Tools are described across the popular linux distributions. The book can be used by you, regardless of which distribution you favour.
There is a stylistic difference between the material in the book and a corresponding text on Microsoft's offerings. The latter often has a rich graphical framework, like Visual Studio. In contrast, significant portions of this book refer to tools used at the command line. Reflecting linux's heritage in unix. Which means that portions of the text might be initially more complex to master.
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