Documentation

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This chapter 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
• On-line through 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 2.5 Software Developer AnswerBook
• Solaris XGL 3.2 AnswerBook
• PEX AnswerBook
• Solaris XIL 1.2 AnswerBook
• KCMS AnswerBook
• OpenWindows Developer Guide AnswerBook
• Solaris 2.5 Supplemental Developer AnswerBook
• Solaris 2.5 Reference Manual AnswerBook

For information on installing the SDK on-line documentation, see the Solaris 2.5 Software Developer Kit Installation Guide.

Documents Available Through On-Line PostScript Files

SDK documents available on the SDK CD-ROM disc include technical papers that are installed in /opt/SUNWsdkwp/doc

Documents Available in the SDK Box

The Solaris 2.5 Software Developer Kit Introduction and the Solaris 2.5 Software Developer Kit Installation Guide are delivered in hard copy in the SDK box. The Solaris 2.5 Software Developer Kit Introduction is also available through the on-line documentation.

Documents Available Through SunExpress or Reseller

To get hard copy versions of the SDK AnswerBook documentation, contact SunExpress^(TM) or an authorized Sun reseller.

A Complete List of SDK Documentation

Table 3-1 lists documents related to the SDK and how they are available.

Table 3-1 SDK Documentation

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Document

vailable

On-Answerbook Product On-File On-Manual

PagesHard Copy Delivered with SDK Box

Hard Copy A through SunExpress

Front-End Documentation
Solaris 2.5 Software Developer Kit Introduction	X		X
Solaris 2.5 Software Developer Kit Installation Guide ToolTalk Messaging Services			X
ToolTalk User's Guide	X			X
ToolTalk Reference Manual	X		X
ToolTalk White Paper		X
Introduction to the ToolTalk Service White Paper		X

Table 3-1 SDK Documentation (Continued)

Line Line

Line

Document

vailable

On-Answerbook Product On-File On-Manual

PagesHard Copy Delivered with SDK Box

Hard Copy A through SunExpress

ToolTalk Service White Paper		X
A Simple Demonstration of How the ToolTalk Service Works		X
Designing and writing a ToolTalk Procedural Protocol		X
The Messaging Object Service		X
Object Services: Working in Concert		X
The ToolTalk Desktop Services Message Set White Paper		X
The ToolTalk Document and Media Exchange Message Set White Paper		X
Developing OpenStep Applications Object Products		X
Solaris NEO: Operating Environment Product Overview		X
WorkShop NEO: Development Environment product Overview		X
SunSoft's NEO Product Family		X
Connectivity between Windows and SunSoft's Solaris NEO		X
The Messaging Object Service		X
Object Services: Working in Concert Solaris VISUAL		X
Solaris Visual White Paper	X
XGL Programmer's Guide	X		X
XGL Reference Manual	X		X	X
The XGL White Paper		X
Solaris PEX Implementation Specification	X	X		X
Solaris PEXlib Reference Manual	X			X
CGE PEX 5.1 Portability Guide	X	X		X
XIL Programmer's Guide	X			X

Table 3-1 SDK Documentation (Continued)

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Document

vailable

On-Answerbook Product On-File On-Manual

PagesHard Copy Delivered with SDK Box

Hard Copy A through SunExpress

XIL Reference Manual	X			X
The XIL White Paper		X
KCMS Application Developer's Guide	X			X
KCMS White Paper		X
KCMS Calibrator Tool Loadable Interface Guide	X			X
Solaris X Window System Developer's Guide	X		X
OpenWindows Desktop Reference Manual	X		X	X
The Display PostScript White Paper Windows Graphical User Interface Toolkits		X
Developing OpenStep Applications		X
Solaris CDE Motif Transition Guide	X			X
Transport Interfaces Programming Guide	X			X
OSF Application Environment Specification (AES) User Environment Volume, Revision PTR Prentice Hall (third-party document)				X
OSF/Motif Programmer's Guide, Release 1.2, PTR Prentice Hall (third-party document)				X
OSF/Motif Programmer's Reference, Release 1.2, PTR Prentice Hall (third-party document)				X
OSF/Motif 1.2 Style Guide, PTR Prentice Hall (third-party document)				X
XView Developer's Notes	X			X
OLIT QuickStart Programmer's Guide	X			X
OLIT Reference Manual	X			X
OpenWindows Developer's Guide: OLIT Code Generator Programmer's Guide	X			X

Table 3-1 SDK Documentation (Continued)

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Document

vailable

On-Answerbook Product On-File On-Manual

PagesHard Copy Delivered with SDK Box

Hard Copy A through SunExpress

OpenWindows Developer's Guide: XView Code Generator Programmer's Guide	X			X
OpenWindows Developer's Guide: Motif Conversion Utilities Guide	X			X
OpenWindows Developer's Guide: User's Guide Networking	X			X
ONC+ Developer's Guide	X			X
Federated Naming Service Guide	X	X
Solaris Distributed Computed Foundation Federated Services Other		X
Multithreaded Programming Guide	X			X
STREAMS Programming Guide	X			X
Developer's Guide to Internationalization	X			X
Programming Utilities Guide	X			X
Source Compatibility Guide	X			X
Binary Compatibility Guide	X			X
SPARC Assembly Language Reference Manual	X			X
x86 Assembly Language Reference Manual	X			X
Standards Conformance Guide	X			X
System Interfaces Guide	X			X
Linker and Libraries Guide	X			X
Application Packaging Developer's Guide	X			X
Desktop Integration Guide	X		X
Solaris 2.5 Reference Manual AnswerBook	X	X	X	X