[ale] C programing

[Fletch]

>>>>> "Ken" == Ken Nagorski <kenn at pcintelligent.com> writes:

    Ken> hi there, Does anyone know a good mailing list for linux C
    Ken> programing. I am trying to learn, well I know C somewhat and
    Ken> I am begining to work with linux includes but I still have
    Ken> questions about basic C like poitners and stuff sometime

        Not a direct answer to your question, but two indespensible
books will do you probably much more good than a mailing list:


    A Book On C : Programming in C, Fourth Edition
    By Kelley, Al / Pohl, Ira

    List Price: $42.95
    Published by Addison Wesley
    Date Published: 03/1998
    ISBN: 0201183994


    Advanced Programming in the UNIX Environment
    By Stevens, W. Richard

    List Price: $65.95
    Published by Addison Wesley
    Date Published: 06/1993
    ISBN: 0201563177


        The first is a really good introduction to C.  It was used as
a textbook in a couple (IMSMR; at least one I'm sure) of CS courses I
took at Tech.  The second is a must have if you're doing any serious
programming on any sort of *NIX box (also indespensable is the same
author's _UNIX Network Programming_ book).  The first book will answer
any C syntax questions you have (like what the heck does something
like `a ^= b ^= a ^= b;' do? :), and the latter book will explain what 
system calls or library functions do whatever you're trying to do.
            

    Ken> however most of my questions are like what is wrong with
    Ken> if(S_ISUID(statbuf.stat_mode)) which really isn't a C
    Ken> question it's a C/linux question. I know when I lived in

        It's more of a C/UNIX question, which APUE would answer.  But
lacking that tome, just Use the Source, Luke:


lemur:~ 406> grep -h S_ISUID /usr/include/sys/*.h
#define S_ISUID __S_ISUID       /* Set user ID on execution.  */
[...]


        Also in this case, the stat(2) manual page provides the same
explanation.

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