From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 22308 invoked by alias); 25 Feb 2010 05:46:25 -0000 Received: (qmail 22293 invoked by uid 22791); 25 Feb 2010 05:46:24 -0000 X-SWARE-Spam-Status: No, hits=1.1 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00,SARE_MSGID_LONG40 X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org Received: from mail-vw0-f47.google.com (HELO mail-vw0-f47.google.com) (209.85.212.47) by sourceware.org (qpsmtpd/0.43rc1) with ESMTP; Thu, 25 Feb 2010 05:46:20 +0000 Received: by vws1 with SMTP id 1so322303vws.20 for ; Wed, 24 Feb 2010 21:46:18 -0800 (PST) MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.220.122.74 with SMTP id k10mr90831vcr.43.1267076778540; Wed, 24 Feb 2010 21:46:18 -0800 (PST) Date: Thu, 25 Feb 2010 09:56:00 -0000 Message-ID: <3a97b5b91002242146q6cc8f0f0iea36bf22e09e6bc3@mail.gmail.com> Subject: Should I read GCC manual ? From: arnuld uttre To: gcc-help@gcc.gnu.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 X-IsSubscribed: yes Mailing-List: contact gcc-help-help@gcc.gnu.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Id: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: Sender: gcc-help-owner@gcc.gnu.org X-SW-Source: 2010-02/txt/msg00338.txt.bz2 Some years ago someone told me this: "if you are a C Programmer and work on GNU/Linux (Lignux ?) and you have system programming as your hobby, intend on work on OS side then you need to master these three things: 1) ANSI C (and/or C++) 2) your compiler (gcc) 3) I forgot I work on GNU/Linux most of the time as hobby and I I fit the description above and have turned the system programming hobby of mine into a job. Hence I intend to understand GNU C compiler (gcc) and for that can you guys tell me if these 2 books are required: http://shop.fsf.org/product/gnu-c-library-application-fundamentals/ http://shop.fsf.org/product/gnu-c-library-system-network-applications/ or reading them will not make much difference ? -- http://uttre.wordpress.com/2008/05/14/the-lost-love-of-mine/