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Quick Guide to the OS Source#

Gimme! I want all the source now! #

This project does NOT include source access. To get source see: policy for source access.

Once you have joined the project that includes OS source access, see details in

Downloading the Neutrino OS/Kernel Source

If you are QNX or RIM internal you can browse the rouce on foundry27: full source tree. If you have downloaded the source, chances are good you will also want to read:

Where are the good bits?#

The operating system (remember, by "operating system" or "procnto" we mean kernel and process manager) is comprised of the following pieces, each described on its own page:

Kernel#

Guide	Code
The Kernel Source Guide	/services/system/ker

Proc (aka the Process Manager)#

This provides the "process management" aspects of the system, including virtual memory and pathname management. It is the special process #1 multi-threaded server and is OS comprised of:

Guide	Code
The Memory Manager	/services/system/memmgr
The Path Manager	/services/system/pathmgr
The Process Manager	/services/system/procmgr and /services/system/proc

Public headers for the above, plus the kernel, are stored in /services/system/public.

The C Library (aka the clib or the glue)#

Guide	Source
Anatomy of the C Library	lib/c

Can't find it here?#

List of source modules by name
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