[ug-bosug] How to start software developement with Solaris.............

[Manoj Joseph]

Hi Ashok,

Here are some links that can get you started on some of the areas.

Ashok Kumar wrote:

> first of all, i am not able to customize my machine as per my wish, which i am doing execllently with linux.

Give this document a try. It is a little dated.
http://www.unixguide.net/unixguide.shtml

> 3.. file system concepts....

Here is a doc on how to develop file systems for Solairs. (Not sure if 
this is what you are looking for...)
http://www.genunix.org/wiki/index.php/Writing_Filesystems

> 4.. little solaris os concepts.

http://www.solarisinternals.com ;)

> 5.. how to start device driver programming.....

http://www.opensolaris.org/os/article/2005-03-31_inside_opensolaris__introduction_to_solaris_drivers/
http://www.opensolaris.org/os/article/2005-03-31_inside_opensolaris__solaris_driver_programming/
http://www.opensolaris.org/os/article/2005-03-31_inside_opensolaris__solaris_driver_programming/table_1_linux_solaris_driver_comp.pdf

> 6.. a begginer guide to DTrace, which should be useful to debug driver 
> code also..........

The dtrace guide should get you off to a start. Browse through the 
initial chapters and then try looking at the demo scripts.
http://docs.sun.com/app/docs/doc/817-6223
http://www.opensolaris.org/os/community/dtrace/scripts/

Also look at the demo scripts under: /usr/demo/dtrace/

Regards,
Manoj