jdc@osupyr.UUCP (02/27/87)
Hello Net People: I need a "good" book that covers inter-process-communication (ipc) within the C programming language. Any suggestions where I might purchase such a book? Does anyone have any suggestions on this subject, known pitfalls, space or time saving ideas,... Please indeicate if you would like a copy of the list of recommended books and/or information. Thank you, James D. Corder osupyr!Alix!corder@cbatt.UUCP
guy@gorodish.UUCP (02/28/87)
> I need a "good" book that covers inter-process-communication (ipc) >within the C programming language. Any suggestions where I might purchase >such a book? Yes. You probably can't find it anywhere. The C language and its standard libraries include no support whatsoever for interprocess communication. That is left up to the operating system and its libraries. If you're going to do this work under UNIX, grab one of the UNIX books out there; find out what IPC facilities - S5-style shared memory, what would have been 4.2BSD style shared memory had they implemented "mmap" (which some vendors have done or will do), sockets using some particular protocol family, streams/TLI implementations of some protocol family, S5-style messages, named pipes, a shared file, etc. - your system provides, and find a book that discusses them. If you're going to this work under VMS, find a VMS book, etc.
jlhamilt@phoenix.UUCP (03/04/87)
I don't know much about ipc, but I do know a very good computer bookstore-by-mail. The folks who run it have a wide knowledge about available books and topics...if they can't find it for you, I doubt it exists. The only drawback is that you have to pay full retail+shipping (of course, they'll give you info for free.) Contact: INFOSOURCE BOx 21092, Midtown Station, New York, NY 10129 201-595-4505 (The owner, John Bybee, is also on Compuserve, but I don't know where.) I've used them before; they're good. -Jennifer