UNIX to Linux

Chapter 2. Scoping

In this chapter

2.1	Compilers	page 30
2.2	Java Environment	page 36
2.3	Build Environment	page 37
2.4	Linux Shells	page 42
2.5	Packaging	page 43
2.6	Project Management Tasks	page 47
2.7	Summary	page 49

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Scoping is the step in the porting project in which preliminary assessment of the application to be ported takes place. You assess the application in terms of the programming language it is written in, the build environment it uses, third-party software dependencies, and more.^[1] Each of these areas is examined to make sure the application can be ported to Linux. Based on a positive outcome of this assessment, the porting engineer can then proceed to assess other application components from which information gathered leads to ...