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Choose from the following categories for information about C++ and related topics. Most books listed here are available from technical bookstores, some of which provide online ordering on the World Wide Web.

HP aC++ A.01.l5 Product Documentation

Technical Books and Courses

• C++ Syntax and Basics
• C++ Concepts
• C++ Standards
• Object Oriented Programming

• C++ Courses

/opt/aCC/newconfig/RelNotes/ACXX.release.notes 

A printed copy of the release notes is provided with the HP aC++ product.

HTML Files

• The Rogue Wave Software Standard C++ Library Class Reference and Rogue Wave Software Tools.h++ 7.0 Class Reference are provided as HTML formatted files. Refer to HP aC++ Libraries for details.

• A technical paper summarizing template features defined in the proposed C++ standard and describing template instantiation as implemented in HP aC++ is provided. Refer to HP aC++ Templates for details.

• HP aC++ Online Programmer's Guide -- The guide you are currently viewing focuses primarily on HP aC++ specific features. Refer to Technical Books and Courses for information related to the C++ language and object oriented programming.
  • Navigating Online -- Click with the left mouse button on any underlined word to link to additional information. To return to a prior topic, click the right mouse button and choose back.

  • Search on a Keyword -- To find a particular character string within the file you are currently viewing, use the left mouse button to select Edit and Find.

  • Printing -- From your HTML viewer menu bar, use the left mouse button to select File and Print.

  • Invoking this Online Guide -- The guide is provided as HTML formatted files. You can view these files by means of your web browser. Invoke the guide in either of the following ways:
    • Specify the +help option on the aCC command line.

    • From your web browser menu bar, use the left mouse button to choose File and Open File. Enter the following file name:

      /opt/aCC/html/C/guide/index.htm
      

    NOTE: All of the files composing this online guide are installed in the /opt/aCC/html directory. If you choose to move the entire guide to a different location without having to edit any links, you will need to move all of the subdirectories in /opt/aCC/html.

• aCC(1) -- The online manual page for the HP aC++ compiler command, aCC is located in the directory /opt/aCC/share/man/man1.Z. (If you see the message "Man page could not be formatted," ensure the man page is installed.

• Online man pages for the Standard C++ Library are located in the directory /opt/aCC/share/man/man3.Z.

  Japanese man pages are located at:

  • /opt/aCC/share/man/ja_JP.eucJP/man1.z and /opt/aCC/share/man/ja_JP.eucJP/man3.z for the euc character set
  • /opt/aCC/share/man/ja_JP.SJIS/man1.z and /opt/aCC/share/man/ja_JP.SJIS/man3.z for the SJIS character set

• The online manual page for c++filt is at /opt/aCC/share/man/man1.Z.

• Online manual pages for the cfront compatibility libraries are at /opt/aCC/share/man/man3.Z. For listings of these man pages with brief descriptions, refer to:
  • Standard Components Library
  • IOStreams Library

HP aC++ Libraries

• Standard C++ Library
• Tools.h++ Library
• HP-UX Linker and Libraries
• HP C++ (cfront) Compatibility Libraries

Standard C++ Library

• Rogue Wave Software Standard C++ Library Class Reference -- This reference provides an alphabetical listing of all of the classes, algorithms, and function objects in the Rogue Wave implementation of the Standard C++ Library. It is provided as HTML formatted files. You can view these files if you have access to an HTML viewer such as Netscape. To do so, click here or enter the following file name:

  /opt/aCC/html/libstd/ref.htm
  

  Note that the Standard C++ Library Class Reference can be ordered in paper copy from Rogue Wave Software Inc.

• Man Pages -- Online man pages for the Standard C++ Library are located in the directory /opt/aCC/share/man/man3.Z.

  Japanese man pages are located at:

  • /opt/aCC/share/man/ja_JP.eucJP/man1.z and /opt/aCC/share/man/ja_JP.eucJP/man3.z for the euc codeset
  • /opt/aCC/share/man/ja_JP.SJIS/man1.z and /opt/aCC/share/man/ja_JP.SJIS/man3.z for the SJIS codeset

• Example Source Files -- Online example source files for the Standard C++ Library are located in the directory, /opt/aCC/contrib/Examples/RogueWave.

• The Rogue Wave Software, Inc. home page provides additional information. You can view the home page with an HTML viewer by entering the following URL:

  http://www.roguewave.com/
  

Tools.h++ Library

• Rogue Wave Software Tools.h++ 7.0 Class Reference -- This reference describes all of the classes and functions in the Tools.h++ Library. It is provided as HTML formatted files. You can view these files if you have access to an HTML viewer such as Netscape. To do so, click here or enter the following file name:

  /opt/aCC/html/librwtool/ref.htm
  

  Note that the Tools.h++ Class Reference can be ordered in paper copy from Rogue Wave Software Inc. Also available in paper are:

  • Tools.h++ User's Guide -- How to write programs using Tools.h++.
  • Tools.h++ Getting Started Guide -- Installing and using Tools.h++.

• Example Source Files -- Online example source files for the Tools.h++ Library are located under the directory, /opt/aCC/contrib/Examples/RogueWave.

• The Rogue Wave Software, Inc. home page provides additional information. You can view the home page with an HTML viewer by entering the following URL:

  http://www.roguewave.com/
  

HP C++ (cfront) Compatibility Libraries

• Standard Components and IOStream Man Pages -- HP C++ (cfront), compatible versions of the standard compoments class library and the iostream library are provided with HP aC++.

• Online man pages are located in the directory /opt/aCC/share/man/man3.Z. For listings of these man pages with brief descriptions, refer to:
  • Standard Components Library
  • IOStreams Library

To Order Books from Rogue Wave Software, Inc.

800-487-3217 (phone)

541-757-6650 (FAX)

The guide describes fundamentals of software development on HP-UX, including how the basic pieces of the development environment fit together --compilers, assemblers, linker, libraries, and object files. Also covers using the ld linker to create executable programs, creating and linking archive and shared libraries, writing position-independent code (used to build shared libraries), managing shared libraries from within a program, porting applications to HP-UX, and advanced system programming techniques.

The guide is provided online in HP VUE or CDE format. To access, click the question mark icon (?) or enter the command ld +help.

For More Information

• Refer to Creating and Using Libraries in this programming guide.

1. Refer to the migration section for information about differences between the two compilers.

   Also refer to the HP aC++ Transition Guide at either of the following URL's:

   http://www.hp.com/go/hpc++
   
   http://www.hp.com/go/hpcplusplus
   

2. For general background information and experience, subscribe to the cxx-dev list server (like a notes group). Send a message to majordomo@cxx.cup.hp.com with the following command in the body of the message: subscribe list-name

   Available list-names are as follows:

   cxx-dev            HP C++ Development Discussion List
   cxx-dev-announce   HP C++ Development Announcements
   cxx-dev-digest     HP C++ Development Discussion List Digest
   

   cxx-dev-announce is also broadcast to cxx-dev, so there is only a need to subscribe to one of the lists. The digest also includes both cxx-dev and cxx-dev-announce.

   For additional help or information about the list server, send a message to majordomo@cxx.cup.hp.com with the following command in the body of the message: help

3. For specific support questions, contact your HP support representative.

4. For generic C++ questions, see documents and URL's listed in this Information Map.

HP aC++ Templates

• Using HP aC++ Templates (in this programming guide) describes the instantiation coding methods and options available to you and provides an overview of HP aC++ template processing.

• Using Templates in HP aC++ -- This technical document summarizes template features defined in the proposed C++ standard and describes template instantiation as implemented in HP aC++. It is provided with HP aC++ in the following locations and formats:

  /opt/aCC/newconfig/TechDocs/templates.ps -- postscript format
  /opt/aCC/html/C/templates/templates.htm -- HTML format 
  

• The Annotated C++ Reference Manual, by Margaret Ellis and Bjarne Stroustrup (ISBN 0-201-51459-1) -- A complete C++ language reference manual plus annotations and commentary that describe in detail why features are defined as they are.

• C++ Primer, second edition, by Stanley Lippman (ISBN 0-201-54848-8) -- A complete tutorial introduction to C++, for those with little or no C or C++ experience.

  See Also:

  • Standards -- For information related to the ISO/IEC 14882 Standard for the C++ Programming Language (the international standard for C++).
  • Standardizing Your Code -- For standards that are supported by HP aC++ and migration considerations related to standardization.

• Effective C++ Plus: 50 Specific Ways to Improve Your Programs and Designs, by Scott Meyers (ISBN 0-201-563-649) -- 50 concise rules based on what experienced C++ developers almost always do (or almost always avoid) to create efficient, portable, and maintainable software. Each rule is accompanied by examples that illustrate the rule at work.

• More Effective C++ Plus: 35 New Ways to Improve Your Programs and Designs, by Scott Meyers (ISBN 0-201-633-71X) -- Drawing on years of experience, Meyers explains how to write software that is more effective: more efficient, more robust, more consistent, more portable, and more reusable.

• Advanced C++ Programming Styles and Idioms, by James Coplien (ISBN 0-201-54855-0) -- For programmer's having knowledge of C++ basics, this book imparts information gained from a broad range of C++ programming experience.

• The Design and Evolution of C++, by Bjarne Stroustrup (ISBN 0-201-54330-3) -- A history of the C++ language by its creator.

• The ISO/IEC 14882 Standard for the C++ Programming Language (the international standard for C++) was ratified by the C++ standardization committees in July, 1998. It will be made available to the public by ISO and ANSI.

  A December, 1996, version of the draft (which does not reflect recent changes) is publically available on the World Wide Web at the following URL:

  http://www.cygnus.com/misc/wp
  

  The following books are available from technical book stores.

• The C++ Programming Language, third edition, by Bjarne Stroustrup (ISBN 0-201-88954-4) -- Based on the C++ Final Draft International Standard, this book is a complete rewrite of the second edition. It covers the language, its standard library, and key design techniques as an integrated whole.

• STL Tutorial & Reference Guide: C++ Programming with the Standard Template Library, by David R. Musser R. and Atul Saini (ISBN 0-201-633-981) -- This book introduces the STL and provides the information and techniques you need to become a proficient STL programmer. The book includes a tutorial, a thorough description of each element of the library, numerous sample applications, and a comprehensive reference.

See also:

• C++ Libraries -- For additional information about the Standard C++ Library.
• Standardizing Your Code -- For standards that are supported by HP aC++ and migration considerations related to standardization.

• Object-Oriented Design with Applications by Grady Booch (ISBN 0-805-35340-2) -- Object oriented analysis and design concepts and implementation, using C++ and a unified notation that incorpoartes Booch and other widely used methods.

• Design Patterns: Elements of Reusable Object-Oriented Software , by Erich Gamma, Richard Help, Ralph Johnson, John Vissles (ISBN 0-201-63361-2) -- A catalog of 23 design patterns to help solve commonly occurring design problems. Based on real-world examples. Each pattern describes the circumstances in which it is applicable, when it can be applied in view of other design constraints, and the consequences and trade-offs of using the pattern within a larger design.

• Design Patterns for Object Oriented Programming by P (ISBN 0-201-42294-8) -- Conceptual background in the development and reuse of semifinished software architectures (application frameworks) rather than single components. These frameworks embody foundational components and their behavioral interaction. A design example of a hypertext system is illustrated with ET++, the famed user-interface framework available in the public domain.

• Assembly Language Reference (92432-90001) -- Describes the use of the Precision Architecture RISC (PA-RISC) Assembler.

• HP-UX Floating Point Guide (B2355-90624) -- Describes how floating-point arithmetic is implemented on HP 9000 Series 700/800 workstations, and discusses how floating-point behavior affects the programmer. This book provides information useful to any programmer writing or porting floating-point-intensive programs.

General HP-UX Documentation

• The Ultimate Guide to the vi and ex Text Editor (HP 97005-90015) -- Complete information about using the vi and ex text editors on HP-UX.

http://www.hp.com/go/languages

HP/DDE Debugger Information

• HP/DDE Debugger User's Guide (B3476-90011) -- Information on debugging C++ programs with the HP Distributed Debugging Environment, dde, on the HP 9000. This document can be ordered by contacting Hewlett-Packard's Support Materials Organization (SMO) at 1-800-227-8164 and providing the above part number.

• Also refer to the dde(1) man page. (If you see the message "Man page could not be formatted," ensure the man page is installed and your MANPATH variable includes /opt/langtools/share/man.)

• Online help for DDE is available from the DDE Menu Bar.

The following manuals are available for SoftBench products. Copies can be ordered by contacting Hewlett-Packard's Support Materials Organization (SMO) at 1-800-227-8164.

• Getting Started with SoftBench on HP-UX 10.x -- contains SoftBench tutorials for C, C++, and COBOL.

• C and C++ SoftBench User's Guide for HP-UX 10.x -- contains information on using C and C++ SoftBench.

• Installing and Customizing SoftBench Products -- contains installation and customization information for SoftBench Products on HP-UX 9.x, HP-UX 10.x and Solaris.

• CompuBooks

  http://www.compubooks.com/books.html
  

• Computer Literacy Bookshops, Inc.

  http://www.clbooks.com/
  

• Computer Manuals Online Bookstore (Europe)

  http://www.compman.co.uk/
  

• Ecola's Technical Book Directory

  http://www.ecola.com/ez/books.htm
  

• Hotline (Australia)

  http://www.hotline.com.au/
  

• libHiTech.a (computer book club)

  http://www.libhitech.com/
  

• Softpro Books

  http://www.softproeast.com/
  

• Rogue Wave Software, Inc. provides courses on their Standard C++ Library, Tools.h++ Library, and other products. For information, access the Rogue Wave URL:

  http://www.roguewave.com/products/products.htm#profserv