I understand that included in the average linux distribution are certain header files for things like media playing and other hardware/software interfaces.

Where might I find more specific information about these and how I would go about using them in either c or delphi if possible?

AHMA

Are you asking about the kernel source headers?

Perhaps if you explain what you are attempting to do, what you have done and post the resulting error messages, we could help better.

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I was asking in a very general way, and have not actually attempted anything yet, but I will try and explain more thouroughly:

I don't know if these are specifically kernel headers, but while installing my system I saw a file called something like "Multimedia header files" get copied across. I took this to mean that somewhere on the system is a header file I can either #include or put in the uses list (delphi), and then have acess to a variety of abstract commands such as playmedia, for example (just a guess!!). Also knowing a small amount of how linux is built up, there must be a few of these available to use in linux programming.

All I need to know is where to find them really, and I can probably work out the rest.

Also on a related note, can I link c object code (precompiled) into delphi?

AHMA

Include GTK+ or QT header files and use those libraries classes and functions which will allow you to play music, etc. Linux does provide system header files that you can include in a C application but I'm not sure what they offer, not having used them myself.

Ahh, much good is this. Thankyou, and if you can give me some links to documentation for these I would be furtherly greatful.

The header files are usually in 'include' directories ex:
/usr/include/

These include declerations for all of the system functions. When you do

#include<stdio.h>

you are including the file /usr/include/stdio.h to your code.

also check out /usr/src/linux/include for the kernel headers.

Check'em out... many are documented well.... there's also man pages.

GTK+ link
www.gtk.org
There is a tutorial on the website for GTK+2.0 which is the newest version.

QT link
http://www.trolltech.com/developer/index.html
The documentation link is on this page

Both of these libraries should be included in your version of Linux, if it is relatively modern.

Note that those libraries are mainly for GUI building. If you want to play sounds you'd want SDL or something like that.

Alex

Topic is posted quite a long time ago, but I would like to request for general documentation on using header files.

I'm developing one small app for my school and have a problem that can be solved using device mapper headerfile ( /usr/include/libdevmapper.h ). But since it's only core skeleton of the solution, I don't know how to use those functions and data-types that are defined in this header file. I peeked into some app's that take advantage of that specific library, but they are rather advance for me to get information I need.

I have a quite basic knowledge of C, but I'm willing to learn more, if I can have good documentation.

So if you have good URL in your bookmarks or know any good sites, that I can use. Please share!