1. Introduction

1.1 Related Documentation

Other documents that might be useful are:

• The Linux GCC HOWTO, which covers how to set up the GNU C compiler and development libraries under Linux, and gives an overview of compiling, linking, running and debugging programs under it.
• The Assembly HOWTO, which describes how to program in assembly language using FREE programming tools, focusing on development for or from the Linux Operating System on the i386 platforms.

1.2 Copying

Copyright (c) 2005-2007 Martin Hinner, < [email protected]>, http://martin.hinner.info.

This HOWTO is Free documentation; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.

This document is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but without any warranty; without even the implied warranty of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. See the GNU General Public License for more details.

You can obtain a copy of the GNU General Public License by writing to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.

1.3 Contacting the author

You can contact me at [email protected]. I welcome any suggestions and corrections, but please before you ask a question, try searching the internet first. You should also check my homepage ( http://martin.hinner.info/) for any updates or additional information. Please note that I am very busy with my other projects (like automotive diagnostics) and I have a full time job (I am working for SECONS Ltd. and Fintera Ltd.).