I was building Node.js v16 which uses a fork of GYP (meta-build tool written in python). The setup script contains
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Inter process synchronization (Linux)
Synchronizes the access on critical sections between processes. Prototypic lock file (with symlink) Alternative Boost has an interprocess namespace which
Continue readingX11 with DRI (Linux)
In the past all rendering from the X Clients happened through the X Server via the X11/GLX protocol. It’s called
Continue readingMount points (Linux)
Linux differs from Windows with creating just a single directory tree for all partitions. Request all mount points user@DeveloperVM:~$ df
Continue readingChange owner, group and permissions (Linux)
Change owner/group chown [options] [owner][:[group]] file Examples chown root file.txt // For file.txt set owner to root chown -R root:admin
Continue readingSandboxing (Linux)
There are multiple possibilities with Linux to sandbox applications. chroot … Changed file system root namespaces … Separated namespaces (e.g.
Continue reading(Unnamed) Pipe (POSIX)
… is user for unidirectional inter process communication on a single machine. In the following example a pipe gets created
Continue readingAudio on Linux
Illustration Creator: Yihui Xiong Scenarios ALSA (The red scenario) – Using ALSA without any sound server – Just one source
Continue readingWhat is a shell?
The shell provides the user a way to interact with the OS. It’s called shell, because it’s the outermost layer
Continue readingChild process (Linux vs. Windows)
Windows You always have to create a totally new process via a CreateProcess(…) call. Linux You can either just copy
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