From owner-freebsd-questions Wed Aug 13 20:48:09 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) id UAA19594 for questions-outgoing; Wed, 13 Aug 1997 20:48:09 -0700 (PDT) Received: from genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au (genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au [129.127.96.120]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id UAA19581 for ; Wed, 13 Aug 1997 20:48:03 -0700 (PDT) Received: (from msmith@localhost) by genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au (8.8.5/8.7.3) id NAA17957; Thu, 14 Aug 1997 13:17:17 +0930 (CST) From: Michael Smith Message-Id: <199708140347.NAA17957@genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au> Subject: Re: Info files. In-Reply-To: from Tim Vanderhoek at "Aug 13, 97 11:38:58 pm" To: hoek@hwcn.org Date: Thu, 14 Aug 1997 13:17:16 +0930 (CST) Cc: msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au, root@acromail.ml.org, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4ME+ PL28 (25)] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk Tim Vanderhoek stands accused of saying: > > > Does freebsd actually use the gnu c library, can someone explain what it > > > uses and where I can get a book that explains how to use all the system > > > calls? (yes, I do know about man pages) > > > > FreeBSD does not use the GNU C library, and likely never will. > > That said, most of the info from the GNU C lib ref. manual > applies to FreeBSD. The ref manual tends to provide a better > "broad" picture along with more examples, advice, and commentary, > which is useful if you're new to the C lib. On a function vs. > function doc, I prefer our manpages, but both have their purpose. The GNU C library reference is, to give them their due, an excellent reference for the GNU C library. It did not (last time I looked) make an adequate distinction however between the "standard" C library functionality and the bolt-on extras that it includes. As such, I'd consider it a poor first-level reference. APUE, being written explicitly from a multiplatform perspective, is a much better choice. -- ]] Mike Smith, Software Engineer msmith@gsoft.com.au [[ ]] Genesis Software genesis@gsoft.com.au [[ ]] High-speed data acquisition and (GSM mobile) 0411-222-496 [[ ]] realtime instrument control. (ph) +61-8-8267-3493 [[ ]] Unix hardware collector. "Where are your PEZ?" The Tick [[