Saturday, August 22, 2009

Creating a shared library on various platforms

When applications get bigger and code needs to be shared among different applications, then shared libraries sound like a great idea. To get this done, a multi platform compilation sprint race begins.

Shared libraries are libraries that are loaded by programs when they start. When a shared library is installed properly, all programs that start afterwards automatically use the new shared library. It's actually much more flexible and sophisticated than this, because ... [read more]
The library had to be compiled for Linux, Windows, Mac OS X, AIX, HP-UX, Sun OS and Solaris. Internet search engines along with compiler man pages are the best tools for the job. By looking around, I found the following links useful:

Linux:
AIX:
Mac OS X:
Sun OS, Solaris
HP-UX:
Creation of the shared lib was done for a mid-sized project. The library's build process was based on gmake for Unix and gmake and nmake on Windows. The main application's build system also needed adjustments to use the new library. This is also described in the links above.

Saturday, August 01, 2009

30 days with HTC magic: apps I installed

Its been 30 days with HTC magic. I have installed the following apps, all from the Market:

  • AK Notepad
  • AndNav2
  • Any Cut
  • Astrid Task/Todo list
  • Barcode Scanner
  • CompareEverywhere
  • Compass
  • Connectot
  • File Browser
  • GPS Status
  • Greek Input Method
  • My Maps Editor
  • My Tracks
  • Netcounter
  • Places Directory
  • Shazam
  • Text-To-Speech Library - needed by AndNav2
  • Voice Recorder