Preface

The Sun Studio 12 Update 1 C User's Guide guide describes the environment and command-line options for the Sun Studio C compiler, cc. This guide is intended for programmers who have a working knowledge of the C language and wish to learn how to use the Sun Studio C compiler effectively. General familiarity with the Solaris or Linux operating environments is also assumed.

Typographic Conventions

The following table describes the typographic conventions that are used in this book.

Table P–1 Typographic Conventions


Typeface	Meaning	Example
`AaBbCc123`	The names of commands, files, and directories, and onscreen computer output	Edit your `.login` file. Use `ls -a` to list all files. `machine_name% you have mail.`
`AaBbCc123`	What you type, contrasted with onscreen computer output	`machine_name%` `su` `Password:`
`aabbcc123`	Placeholder: replace with a real name or value	The command to remove a file is `rm` `filename`.
AaBbCc123	Book titles, new terms, and terms to be emphasized	Read Chapter 6 in the User's Guide. A cache is a copy that is stored locally. Do not save the file. Note: Some emphasized items appear bold online.

Shell Prompts in Command Examples

The following table shows the default UNIX® system prompt and superuser prompt for the C shell, Bourne shell, and Korn shell.

Table P–2 Shell Prompts


Shell	Prompt
C shell	`machine_name%`
C shell for superuser	`machine_name#`
Bourne shell and Korn shell	`$`
Bourne shell and Korn shell for superuser	`#`

Supported Platforms

This Sun^TM Studio release supports systems that use the SPARC® and x86 families of processor architectures: UltraSPARC®, SPARC64, AMD64, Pentium, and Xeon EM64T. The supported systems for the version of the Solaris Operating System you are running are available in the hardware compatibility lists at http://www.sun.com/bigadmin/hcl. These documents cite any implementation differences between the platform types.

In this document, these x86 related terms mean the following:

“x86” refers to the larger family of 64–bit and 32–bit x86 compatible products.
“x64” points out specific 64–bit information about AMD64 or EM64T systems.
“32–bit x86” points out specific 32–bit information about x86 based systems.

For supported systems, see the hardware compatibility lists.

Accessing Sun Studio Documentation

You can access the documentation at the following locations:

The documentation is available from the documentation index page at http://developers.sun.com/sunstudio/documentation.
Online help for all components of the IDE is available through the Help menu, as well as through Help buttons on many windows and dialog boxes, in the IDE.
Online help for the Performance Analyzer is available through the Help menu, as well as through Help buttons on many windows and dialog boxes, in the Performance Analyzer.

The docs.sun.com web site (http://docs.sun.com) enables you to read, print, and buy Sun Microsystems manuals through the Internet.

Note –

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Documentation in Accessible Formats

The documentation is provided in accessible formats that are readable by assistive technologies for users with disabilities. You can find accessible versions of documentation as described in the following table.

Type of Documentation	Format and Location of Accessible Version
Manuals	HTML at `http://docs.sun.com`
Readmes	HTML on the developer portal at http://developers.sun.com/sunstudio/documentation/ss12u1/
Man pages	HTML on the developer portal at http://developers.sun.com/sunstudio/documentation/ss12u1/
Online help	HTML available through the Help menu and Help buttons in the IDE
Release notes	HTML at `http://docs.sun.com`

Resources for Developers

Visit http://developers.sun.com/sunstudio to find these frequently updated resources:

Articles on programming techniques and best practices
Documentation of the software, as well as corrections to the documentation that is installed with your software
Tutorials that take you step-by-step through development tasks using Sun Studio tools
Information on support levels
User forums
Downloadable code samples
New technology previews

The Sun Studio portal is one of a number of additional resources for developers at the Sun Developer Network web site, http://developers.sun.com.

Contacting Technical Support

If you have technical questions about this product that are not answered in this document, go to http://www.sun.com/service/contacting

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