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How do you view the source code of the Linux kernel so you can understand how the kernel works and what it does?
I know that I can view the files in /usr/src/kernel or other places on my computer, but I dont have any idea how to read them or in which order to read them...
I went to kernel.org and downloaded the full source file of
mainline => 3.8-rc1
Hello all,
How do you view the source code of the Linux kernel so you can understand how the kernel works and what it does?
I know that I can view the files in /usr/src/kernel or other places on my computer, but I dont have any idea how to read them or in which order to read them...I went to kernel.org and downloaded the full source file of mainline => 3.8-rc1
They are just source code files...essentially plain text. Open one up with any text-editor you'd like. Read the documentation first. If you already know how to program/write code, you'll have no problems understanding it.
Is there any documentation for the documentation? haha
Yes I know programming but when I open of a folder like that, I looks like a puzzle with 1000 pieces and I dont know where to start. I dought the right way is to start reading text files from right to left.
Is there any good web sites or anything that might help?
Thanks for the reply
Is there any documentation for the documentation? haha
Yes I know programming but when I open of a folder like that, I looks like a puzzle with 1000 pieces and I dont know where to start. I dought the right way is to start reading text files from right to left.
Is there any good web sites or anything that might help?
Thanks for the reply
If you're a programmer, you should be able to follow the documentation. And anything that you don't know will look like a puzzle.
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