RTEMS GNU Tools On-Line Library

Writing C

GNU Coding Standards

Chapter 5: Making The Best Use of C

This node provides advice on how best to use the C language when writing GNU software.

Formatting Formatting Your Source Code

Comments Commenting Your Work

Syntactic Conventions Clean Use of C Constructs

Names Naming Variables and Functions

System Portability Portability between different operating systems

CPU Portability Supporting the range of CPU types

System Functions Portability and ``standard'' library functions

Internationalization Techniques for internationalization

Mmap How you can safely use mmap.

GNU Coding Standards