Further reading

This section lists publications from both ARM Limited and third parties that provide additional information on developing code for the ARM family of processors.

ARM Limited periodically provides updates and corrections to its documentation. See http://www.arm.com for current errata sheets, addenda, and the ARM Frequently Asked Questions.

ARM publications

This book contains reference information that is specific to development tools supplied with RVDK. Other publications included in the suite are:

  • RealView Developer Kit v1.0 Compiler and Libraries Guide (ARM DUI 0232)

  • RealView Developer Kit v1.0 Assembler Guide (ARM DUI 0233)

  • RealView Developer Kit v1.0 Debugger User Guide (ARM DUI 0234)

  • RealView Developer Kit v1.0 Debugger Command Line Reference Guide (ARM DUI 0235).

  • RealView ICE Micro Edition v1.1 User Guide (ARM DUI 0220).

The following additional documentation is provided with RealView Developer Kit:

  • ARM FLEXlm License Management Guide (ARM DUI 0209).

Refer to the ARM web site for additional information and documentation relating to ARM products.

Other publications

This book is not intended to be an introduction to the C, or C++ programming languages. It does not try to teach programming in C or C++, and it is not a reference manual for the C or C++ standards. Other books provide general information about programming.

The following book gives general information about the ARM architecture:

  • ARM system-on-chip architecture (second edition), Furber, S., (2000). Addison Wesley. ISBN 0-201-67519-6.

The following books describe the C++ language:

  • ISO/IEC 14882:1998(E), C++ Standard. Available from the national standards body.

  • Stroustrup, B., The C++ Programming Language (1997). Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, Reading, Massachusetts. ISBN 0-201-88954-4.

The following books provide general C++ programming information:

  • Stroustrup, B., The Design and Evolution of C++ (1994). Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, Reading, Massachusetts. ISBN 0-201-54330-3.

    This book explains how C++ evolved from its first design to the language in use today.

  • Meyers, S., Effective C++ (1992). Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, Reading, Massachusetts. ISBN 0-201-56364-9.

    This provides short, specific, guidelines for effective C++ development.

  • Meyers, S., More Effective C++ (1996). Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, Reading, Massachusetts. ISBN 0-201-63371-X.

    The sequel to Effective C++.

The following books provide general C programming information:

  • Kernighan, B.W. and Ritchie, D.M., The C Programming Language (2nd edition, 1988). Prentice-Hall, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, USA. ISBN 0-13-110362-8.

    This is the original C bible, updated to cover the essentials of ANSI C.

  • Harbison, S.P. and Steele, G.L., A C Reference Manual (second edition, 1987). Prentice-Hall, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, USA. ISBN 0-13-109802-0.

    This is a very thorough reference guide to C, including useful information on ANSI C.

  • Koenig, A, C Traps and Pitfalls, Addison-Wesley (1989), Reading, Mass. ISBN 0-201-17928-8.

    This explains how to avoid the most common traps in C programming. It provides informative reading at all levels of competence in C.

  • ISO/IEC 9899:1990, C Standard.

    This is available from ANSI as X3J11/90-013. The standard is available from the national standards body (for example, AFNOR in France, ANSI in the USA).

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