Contents

• • Introduction
    • Audience
    • Assumptions
    • This Document
  • Legal Shite
  • Definitions
  
  
• For the User/Administrator
  • What Is Phil?
    • But Doesn't Gnu Autoconf Takes Care of Portability?
    • Features
      • Including Header Files
      • Missing Functions
  • Obtaining
  • Installing
    • Step-by-Step Instructions
    • Directories & Files
  
  
• For the Developer
  • Using Phil
    • Configuration
    • Make
    • The Source
    • Highest Level of Convenience
  • Development Procedures
    • Building from the Sources
    • Making a Release
  • Symbols Phil Ensures
  • Tips for Writing Portable Code
    • Language
    • C
      • Function Prototypes
      • Built-in Types
      • Byte order
      • Text file formats
      • Some Specific Functions
      • Wrapper libraries
      • gdbm, ndbm, dbm
    • C++
      • Function Prototypes
    • Java
    • shell
      • The First Line
      • Use test
      • Don't use tilde
      • Don't Use Functions
    • Makefiles
    • Documentation
  
  
• Final Things
  • Support
  • History
  • The Future
    • Shared Libraries
    • Library Paths
    • Include Phil in Distros
    • Character-Independant Strings
    • Serious Portability
  • Contributors
  
  
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