P.I.P.S.
| Stable release | 1.7
/ 10 April 2010 |
|---|---|
| Written in | C, C++ |
| Operating system | Symbian OS |
| Type | Application programming interface |
| License | ? |
P.I.P.S. is a term (recursive acronym) for Symbian software libraries, and means "P.I.P.S. Is POSIX on Symbian OS". It is intended to help C language programmers in migration of desktop and server middleware, applications to Symbian OS based mobile smartphone devices.[1] [2]
Software libraries
[edit]The PIPS software libraries provides C and C++ application programming interfaces in standard C libraries such as
- POSIX
- libc – The "C Standard Library" with system APIs mapped to Symbian OS APIs for better performance
- libm – A mathematical library
- libpthread – Implements POSIX-style threading support in terms of the underlying Symbian OS thread support
- libdl – Implements POSIX-style dynamic linking which extends the dynamic loading model of Symbian OS
- LIBZ
- libz
- OpenSSL
- libcrypt
- libcrypto
- libssl
- GNOME
- libglib
Limitations
[edit]The P.I.P.S. environment does not support true signalling. Basic signal support is emulated using threads.
Extensions and successors: Open C and Open C++
[edit]Open C and Open C++ are extensions by Nokia of P.I.P.S. In contrast to mere P.I.P.S., they were only for Series 60 phones.[3]
Naming
[edit]The name was the result of an internal competition in the Symbian Developer Marketing department, organised by Bruce Carney (Developer Marketing) and Erik Jacobson (Product Manager). The full-stops were inserted by Symbian's Legal department to ensure there were no trademark or copyright infringements.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Symbian introduces POSIX libraries on Symbian OS Archived 18 November 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Symbian OS to gain POSIX libraries". Archived from the original on 5 September 2012.
- '^ Wilcox, Mark and others, Porting to the Symbian Platform, pages 106–107, 2009, Wiley
Further reading
[edit]- Babin, Steve (2007). Developing Software for Symbian OS – A Beginner's Guide to Creating Symbian OS V9 Smartphone Applications in C++. Wiley. p. 460. ISBN 978-0470725702.
- Stichbury, Jo (2008). Games on Symbian OS – A Handbook for Mobile Development. Wiley. p. 400. ISBN 978-0470998144.
- Wilcox, Mark (2009). Porting to the Symbian Platform – Open Mobile Development in C/C++. Wiley. p. 442. ISBN 978-0470746172.
External links
[edit]- P.I.P.S. – Nokia Developer Wiki – page does not exist
- A Guide To P.I.P.S. – Nokia Developer Wiki – page does not exist
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