Date: Wed, 26 Feb 1997 10:48:36 -0700 From: Dave Andersen <angio@aros.net> To: "Matthew A. Gessner" <mgessner@aristar.com> Cc: hackers <hackers@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Writing a daemon... Message-ID: <199702261748.KAA26747@fluffy.aros.net> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Tue, 25 Feb 1997 13:33:34 EST." <3313307E.41C67EA6@aristar.com>
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> Hello, hackers,
>
> I'm looking for some really good information on writing a daemon for a)
> FreeBSD and b) DEC ALPHA OSF/1. I've got Stevens'
Couldn't help on the second, sorry. :)
> some problems getting the code to compile properly under FreeBSD. I
> just want to make sure that nothing's really 'changed' in the 'art' of
> daemon writing since his book was published.
The only thing that would be different are some header files. Stevens'
books are nicely BSD-centric.
> If anyone can add any tips or recommendations (specifically, if anyone
> has a good source for OSF), please let me know.
Yes - don't use the Network programming book as a daemon book.
Get _Advanced_Programming_In_the_UNIX_Environment (W. Richard Stevens).
It's got a nice little section on daemons and other critters. Or,
for some real life examples, look in the source tree. :)
-Dave
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