Sun Studio 12: C User's Guide

Accessing Sun Studio Documentation

You can access the documentation at the following locations:

The documentation is available from the documentation index that is installed with the software on your local system or network at file:/opt/SUNWspro/docs/index.html on Solaris platforms and at file:/opt/sun/sunstudio12/docs/index.html on Linux platforms.

If your software is not installed in the /opt directory on a Solaris platform or the /opt/sun directory on a Linux platform, ask your system administrator for the equivalent path on your system.
Most manuals are available from the docs.sun.com^sm web site. The following titles are available through your installed software on Solaris platforms only:
- Standard C++ Library Class Reference
- Standard C++ Library User’s Guide
- Tools.h++ Class Library Reference
- Tools.h++ User’s Guide
The release notes are available from the http://docs.sun.com web site.
Online help for all components of the IDE is available through the Help menu, as well as through Help buttons on many windows and dialog boxes, in the IDE.

The http://docs.sun.com web site enables you to read, print, and buy Sun Microsystems manuals through the Internet. If you cannot find a manual, see the documentation index that is installed with the software on your local system or network.

Note –

Sun is not responsible for the availability of third-party Web sites mentioned in this document. Sun does not endorse and is not responsible or liable for any content, advertising, products, or other materials that are available on or through such sites or resources. Sun will not be responsible or liable for any actual or alleged damage or loss caused by or in connection with the use of or reliance on any such content, goods, or services that are available on or through such sites or resources.

Documentation in Accessible Formats

The documentation is provided in accessible formats that are readable by assistive technologies for users with disabilities. You can find accessible versions of documentation as described in the following table. If your software is not installed in the /opt directory, ask your system administrator for the equivalent path on your system.

Type of Documentation	Format and Location of Accessible Version
Manuals (except third-party manuals)	HTML at `http://docs.sun.com`
Third-party manuals: Standard C++ Library Class Reference Standard C++ Library User’s Guide Tools.h++ Class Library Reference Tools.h++ User’s Guide	HTML in the installed software on Solaris platforms through the documentation index at `file:/opt/SUNWspro/docs/index.html`
Readmes	HTML on the Sun Developer Network portal at `http://developers.sun.com/sunstudio/documentation/ss12`
Man pages	HTML in the installed software through the documentation index at `file:/opt/SUNWspro/docs/index.html` on Solaris platforms, and at `file:/opt/sun/sunstudio12/docs/index.html` on Linux platforms,
Online help	HTML available through the Help menu and Help buttons in the IDE
Release notes	HTML at `http://docs.sun.com`

Related Sun Studio Documentation

The following table describes related documentation that is available at file:/opt/SUNWspro/docs/index.html and http://docs.sun.com. If your software is not installed in the /opt directory, ask your system administrator for the equivalent path on your system.

Document Title	Description
C User's Guide	Provides a reference of all compiler options, descriptions of supported ISO/IEC 9899:1999 (referred to as C99) features, implementation specifics such as pragmas and declaration specifiers, and complete information for using the `lint` code-checking program.
C++ User's Guide	Describes how to use the C++ compiler and provides detailed information on command-line compiler options, program organization, pragmas, templates, exception handing, using the cast operators, and using and building libraries.
Fortran Programming Guide	Describes how to write effective Fortran programs on Solaris environments; input/output, libraries, performance, debugging, and parallelization.
Fortran Library Reference	Details the Fortran library and intrinsics.
OpenMP API User’s Guide	Summary of the OpenMP multiprocessing API, with specifics about the implementation.
Numerical Computation Guide	Describes issues regarding the numerical accuracy of floating-point computations.