Chapter 5 Writing Portable Code

Table of Contents

Making Code 64-bit Clean

Using Integral Types Defined in <inttypes.h>

Integer Data Types with Consistent Lengths
intfast Data Types with Defined Minimum Sizes

Guidelines for Using <inttypes.h>

Using portal.h

Using Portable Bit Masks

Using pstat(2) instead of /dev/kmem

Getting Configurable System Information

Isolating System-Specific Code

Using System-Specific Include Files

This chapter provides information on coding practices for developing code that is portable between HP-UX 32-bit, 64-bit, and other UNIX systems. It includes how to use industry-standard header files and HP-UX extensions that isolate platform-specific code.

The following topics are included:

Making code 64-bit clean
Using integral types defined in <inttypes.h>
Guidelines for using <inttypes.h>
Using pstat(2) instead of /dev/kmem
Getting configurable system information
Isolating system-specific code
Using system-specific include files

Chapter 5 Writing Portable Code

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