Technical Support

If you need help with the installation or use of the SDK and you're calling from the United States or Canada, call 1-800-SOFTSPT (1-800-763-8778) for an Authorized Service Provider near you. Customers outside the United States or Canada, please call 1-510-460-3267. Also refer to your Support Addendum card.

The SDK is also supported through the SunSoft Catalyst Developer's Program (Catalyst^SM). The Catalyst program offers a variety of technical support services to assist you in bringing your Solaris-ready software applications to market. For information about the Catalyst program, contact the Catalyst Information Center at 510-460-3267.

Sun Educational Services

In partnership with Sun Educational Services, SunSoft Authorized Education Centers provide the following training on Solaris Developer products. These course are offered at many locations in the United States and throughout the world. For a more current listing of classes and class-location list, call Sun Educational Services at 1-800-422-8020.

Lecture and Lab Courses

• Fundamentals of Solaris 2.x
• Solaris 2.X for Advanced Users
• Solaris for Programmers
• Solaris 2.X Concepts and Tuning
• Solaris 2.X Internals
• Programming Transition to Solaris
• Shell Programming
• C Shell Programming
• Korn Shell Programming
• Motif Programming
• ToolTalk Interapplication Programming
• Multithreaded Interapplication Programming
• Network Programming
• C++ Programming
• Object-Oriented Analysis and Design Using C++
• Introduction to Writing Device Drivers Solaris 2.X
• Grep, Sed, and Awk Programming
• System Interface Programming
• ANSI C for Nonprogrammers
• ANSI C Programming
• Advanced ANSI C Programming
• SPARCworks Programming Environment

Self-Paced Courses

• Fundamentals of Solaris
• UNIX Software Tools for Programmers
• UNIX System V Release 4 Internals
• Shell Command Language for Programmers
• ANSI C Language for Programmers
• Using C++

• Advanced C++
• Object-Oriented Design
• OSF/Motif Video Workshop Volume One: Introduction to OSF/Motif
• OSF/Motif Video Workshop Volume Two: Introduction to OSF/Motif
• Programming in C++
• X Window Video Workshop Volume One: An Introduction to the X Window System
• X Window Video Workshop Volume Two: Programming with Xlib

A Complete List of SDK Documentation

This section lists all of the SDK documentation and tells you where to find it. The SDK documentation is provided in the following ways:

• On-line through the AnswerBook product and in PostScript files.
• In hard copy in the SDK box.
• In hard copy through SunExpress.
• In hard copy from third-party publishers.

Documents Available Through the AnswerBook Product

The AnswerBook product provides a way for you to view the SDK documentation on-line. The SDK includes several sets of on-line documentation. These sets of documentation are called:

• Solaris 2.4 Software Developer AnswerBook
• OpenWindows Developer Guide AnswerBook
• OPEN LOOK to Motif GUI Transition Guide
• Solaris XGL 3.1 AnswerBook
• Solaris XIL 1.2 AnswerBook
• Solaris 2.4 Supplemental Developer AnswerBook
• Solaris 2.4 Reference Manual AnswerBook

For information on installing the SDK on-line documentation, see the Software Developer Kit Installation Guide.

Solaris 2.4 Software Developer AnswerBook

• Software Developer Kit Introduction (this manual)
• Desktop Integration Guide
• Standards Conformance Reference Manual

• System Services Guide
• SPARC Assembly Language Reference Manual
• Programming Utilities Guide
• Linker and Libraries Guide
• Solaris Source Compatibility Guide
• Solaris Binary Compatibility Guide
• Developer's Guide to Internationalization
• Multithreaded Programming Guide
• Network Interfaces Programmer's Guide
• x86 Assembly Language Reference Manual
• ToolTalk User's Guide
• ToolTalk Reference Manual
• OpenWindows Server Programmer's Guide
• OpenWindows Reference Manual
• XView Developer's Notes
• OLIT QuickStart Programmer's Guide
• OLIT Reference Manual

OpenWindows Developer Guide AnswerBook

• OpenWindows Developer's Guide: OLIT Code Generator Programmer's Guide
• OpenWindows Developer's Guide: XView Code Generator Programmer's Guide
• OpenWindows Developer's Guide: Motif Conversion Utilities Guide
• OpenWindows Developer's Guide: User's Guide

Solaris XGL 3.1 AnswerBook

• XGL Programmer's Guide
• XGL Reference Manual

Solaris XIL 1.2 AnswerBook

• XIL Programmer's Guide
• XIL Reference Manual

Solaris 2.4 Supplemental Developer AnswerBook

• Application Packaging Developer's Guide
• STREAMS Programmer's Guide

Solaris 2.4 Reference Manual AnswerBook

• SunOS Reference Manual

  · man Pages(1): User Commands

  · man Pages(1M): System Administration Commands

  · man Pages(2): System Calls

  · man Pages(3): Library Routines

  · man Pages(4): File Formats

  · man Pages(5): Headers, Tables and Macros

  · man Pages(6): Demos

  · man Pages(7): Special Files

  · man Pages(9): DDI and DKI Overview

  · man Pages(9E): DDI and DKI Driver Entry Points

  · man Pages(9F): DDI and DKI Kernel Functions

  · man Pages(9S): DDI and DKI Data Structures

• OpenWindows Reference Manual

Documents Available Through PostScript Files

These files are in installed in /opt/SUNWsdkwp/doc.

Title	File Name
ToolTalk White Paper	ToolTalk-Spec.ps
Introduction to the ToolTalk Service White Paper	ToolTalk-Intro.ps
ToolTalk Service White Paper	ToolTalk-TechReport.ps
A Simple Demonstration of How the ToolTalk Service Works	ToolTalk-demo_WP.ps
Designing and writing a ToolTalk Procedural Protocol	protocol_WP.doc
The ToolTalk Service and Project DOE Relationship	TT2DOE_wp.ps
The Messaging Object Service	mos_wp.ps
Object Services: Working in Concert	OSinConcert-wp.ps
Project DOE White Paper	ProjectDOE.ps
Object Storage in DOE White Paper	ObjStorage_wp.ps

Title	File Name
The ToolTalk Desktop Services Message Set White Paper	MessageSet_Desktop_1.1.1.ps
The ToolTalk Document and Media Exchange Message Set White Paper	MessageSet_MediaEx_1.1.1.ps
COSE White Paper	cose.WP.ps, coseWPfig.ps
Developing OpenStep Applications	OpenStep_wp.ps
Solaris Visual White Paper	SVISUAL_<1...7>.ps
The XGL White Paper	XGL.ps
The XIL White Paper	XIL.ps
PEX Implementation Specification	PEX-ImplSpec.ps
CGE PEX 5.1 Portability Guide	PEX_portgd.ps
OPEN LOOK to Motif Transition White Paper	OLtoMotifTransition.ps
The Display PostScript White Paper	dpswhitepaper.ps
Solaris Distributed Computed Foundation Federated Services	fed_WP.ps

Documents Available in Hard Copy Only

• Software Developer Kit Installation Guide
• Software Developer Kit Open Issues and Late-Breaking News

On-Line Documents Also Available in Hard Copy

To get hardcopy versions of the SDK on-line documentation contact SunExpress^(TM) (1-800-873-7869) or an authorized Sun reseller.

Third-Party Documents

• PEXlib Programming Manual, O'Rielly & Associates, Inc.
• PEXlib Reference Manual, O'Rielly & Associates, Inc.
• OSF Application Environment Specification (AES) User Environment Volume, Revision C, PTR Prentice Hall
• OSF/Motif Programmer's Guide, Release 1.2, PTR Prentice Hall
• OSF/Motif Programmer's Reference, Release 1.2, PTR Prentice Hall
• OSF/Motif 1.2 Style Guide, PTR Prentice Hall