Topics covered in this section include: General Compilers Languages Libraries Interfaces / API / Protocols Security Tools Version Control DBMS / Databases Miscellaneous Software-Building-HOWTO, Building and Installing Software Packages for Linux Updated: July 1999. A comprehensive guide to building and installing "generic" UNIX software distributions under Linux. Software-Proj-Mgmt-HOWTO, Free Software Project Management HOWTO Updated: June 2001. A guide to the non-technical aspects of free software project the non-technical aspects of free software project management; and was written to be a crash course in the people skills that aren't taught to commercial coders but that can make or break a free software project. Software-Release-Practice-HOWTO, Software Release Practice HOWTO Updated: August 2001. Describes good release practices for Linux open-source projects. GCC-HOWTO, The Linux GCC HOWTO Updated: May 1999. Covers how to set up the GNU C compiler and development libraries under Linux; gives an overview of compiling, linking, running and debugging programs under it. Programming-Languages, Programming Languages mini-HOWTO Updated: July 2000. A brief comparison of major programming languages for Linux and major libraries for creating graphical user interfaces (GUIs) under Linux. Adv-Bash-Scr-HOWTO, Advanced Bash-Scripting HOWTO A guide to shell scripting, using Bash. Replaced by the Advanced Bash-Scripting Guide. Assembly-HOWTO, Linux Assembly HOWTO Updated: March 2001. How to program in assembly language using FREE programming tools, focusing on development for or from the Linux Operating System on IA-32 (i386) platform. Bash-Prog-Intro-HOWTO, BASH Programming - Introduction HOWTO Updated: July 2000. This article intends to help you to start programming basic-to-intermediate shell scripts. C++Programming-HOWTO, C++ Programming HOWTO Updated: September 2001. Discusses methods to avoid memory problems in C++ and also will help you to program properly in C++ language. Applies to all operating sytems. Enterprise-Java-for-Linux-HOWTO, Enterprise Java for Linux HOWTO Updated: January 1999. How to set up an Enterprise Java environment on Linux including a JDK, a Web server, supporting Java servlets, accessing a database via JDBC, and supporting Enterprise Java Beans (EJBs). Java-CGI-HOWTO, Java CGI HOWTO Updated: December 1998. Explains how to set up your server to allow CGI programs written in Java and how to use Java to write CGI programs. PHP-HOWTO, PHP HOWTO Updated: October 2001. How to develop PHP programs and also to migrate all the Windows 95 GUI applications to powerful PHP + HTML + DHTML + XML + Java applets + Javascript. Applies to all the operating sytems where PHP is ported. TclTk-HOWTO, The Linux Tcl and Tk HOWTO Updated: November 1998. Describes the Linux approach to Tcl, a scripting language. Program-Library-HOWTO, Program Library HOWTO Updated: September 2001. This HOWTO for programmers discusses how to create and use program libraries on Linux. This includes static libraries, shared libraries, and dynamically loaded libraries. Glibc2-HOWTO, Glibc 2 HOWTO Updated: June 1998. Covers installing and using the GNU C Library version 2 (libc6) on Linux systems. 3D-Modelling, 3D Graphics Modelling and Rendering mini-HOWTO Updated: March 2001. Details download and installation instructions for a graphics rendering and modelling development environment using RedHat Linux. IO-Port-Programming, Linux I/O port programming mini-HOWTO Updated: December 2000. Describes programming hardware I/O ports and waiting for small periods of time in user-mode Linux programs running on the Intel x86 architecture. Kerneld, The Linux kerneld mini-HOWTO Updated: May 2000. Explains how you can use the kerneld function in the Linux kernels. Lego, Lego Mindstorm with Linux Mini-HOWTO Updated: October 2000. Intended to serve as a very brief introduction to the options available for using the Lego Group's Mindstorm Robotics Invention System (RIS) from within Linux. It also can be used as a gathering point for more information. Module-HOWTO, Linux Loadable Kernel Module HOWTO Updated: August 2001. Explains what Linux loadable kernel modules (LKMs) are, and how to use and create them. NLM-HOWTO, NetWare Loadable Module Programming HOWTO Updated: August 2000. How to develop NetWare Loadable Modules under Linux, using GNU CC and nlmconv(1) from GNU binutils. Parallel-Processing-HOWTO, Linux Parallel Processing HOWTO Updated: January 1998. Discusses the four basic approaches to parallel processing that are available to Linux users: SMP Linux systems, clusters of networked Linux systems, parallel execution using multimedia instructions (i.e., MMX), and attached (parallel) processors hosted by a Linux system. SCSI-2.4-HOWTO, The Linux SCSI subsystem in 2.4 HOWTO Updated: August 2001. Describes the SCSI subsystem as the Linux kernel enters the 2.4 production series. An external view of the SCSI subsystem is the main theme. Material is included to help the system administration of the Linux SCSI subsystem. SCSI-Programming-HOWTO, The Linux SCSI programming HOWTO Updated: May 1996. Deals with programming the Linux generic SCSI interface. Serial-Programming-HOWTO, Serial Programming HOWTO Updated: August 2001. How to program communications with devices over a serial port on a Linux box. SMB-HOWTO, SMB HOWTO Updated: April 2000. How to use the Server Message Block (SMB) protocol, also called the Session Message Block, NetBIOS or LanManager protocol, with Linux using Samba. XML-RPC-HOWTO, XML-RPC HOWTO Updated: April 2001. Describes how to use XML-RPC to implement clients and servers in a variety of languages. Provides example code; applies to all operating systems with XML-RPC support. Secure-Programs-HOWTO, Secure Programming for Linux and Unix HOWTO Updated: October 2001. Provides a set of design and implementation guidelines for writing secure programs for Linux and Unix systems. C-C++Beautifier-HOWTO, C-C++ Beautifier HOWTO Updated: October 2001. Helps you to format (beautify) C/C++ programs so that they are more readable and conform to your site coding standards. Applies to all operating sytems. C-editing-with-VIM-HOWTO, C editing with VIM HOWTO Updated: January 2001. An introduction to editing C and other language files whose syntax is similar like C++ and Java in vi/VIM. Java-Decompiler-HOWTO, Java Decompiler HOWTO Updated: June 2001. Will help you to de-compile the Java class programs. RPM-HOWTO, RPM HOWTO - RPM at Idle Updated: November 1999. RPM is the RPM Package Manager. It is an open packaging system available for anyone to use. It allows users to take source code for new software and package it into source and binary form such that binaries can be easily installed and tracked and source can be rebuilt easily. It also maintains a database of all packages and their files that can be used for verifying packages and querying for information about files and/or packages. RPM-for-Unix-HOWTO, RPM-for-Unix HOW-TO Updated: September 2001. This document will help you to setup the Redhat RPM program on various Unix operating systems. Vim-HOWTO, Vim Color Editor HOWTO (Vi Improved w/syntax color highlighting) Updated: October 2001. A guide to very quickly setup Vim color editor on Linux or Unix systems. CVS-RCS-HOWTO, CVS-RCS HOWTO for Linux (Source Code Control System) Updated: October 2001. A "practical guide" to very quickly setup a CVS/RCS source code control system. RCS, The RCS mini-HOWTO Updated: August 1997. Covers basic installation and usage of RCS, the GNU Revision Control System, under Linux. DB2-HOWTO, DB2 Version 7.1 for Linux HOWTO Updated: June 2001. Explicit instructions on installing DB2 Universal Database Version 7.1 for Linux on the following Intel x86-based distributions: Caldera OpenLinux 2.4, Debian, Red Hat Linux 6.2, SuSE Linux 6.2 and 6.3, and TurboLinux 6.0. IngresII-HOWTO, Ingres II HOWTO Updated: September 2001. Helps install the Ingres II Relational Database Management System on Linux. Oracle-7-HOWTO, Oracle 7 Database HOWTO Updated: August 1998. A guide to installing and configuring the Oracle 7 Database Server on a Linux system. Oracle-8-HOWTO, Oracle (8) for Linux Installation HOWTO Updated: June 2000. A guide to installing and configuring the Oracle 8i Enterprise Edition for Linux. PostgreSQL-HOWTO, Database-SQL-RDBMS HOWTO for Linux (PostgreSQL Object Relational Database System) Updated: January 2001. A "practical guide" to very quickly setup a SQL Database engine and front end tools on a Unix system. WWW-mSQL-HOWTO, A mSQL and perl Web Server HOWTO Updated: September 1997. How to build a SQL client/server database using WWW and HTML for the user interface. AI-Alife-HOWTO, Linux AI & Alife HOWTO Updated: June 2001. Information about, and links to, various AI related software libraries, applications, etc. that work on the Linux platform. Tango-HOWTO, Tango 2000 HOWTO Updated: July 2000. Describes the installation, configuration, and basic troubleshooting of Pervasive Software's Tango Application Server on Sun Solaris and various flavours of Linux.