ChorusOS 5.0 Application Developer's Guide

Other Libraries

The following libraries can be accessed by either a supervisor or user process or actor. These libraries must be explicitly included in your Imakefile and contain the full pathname.

To add a library to an Imakefile, $(OS_DIR)/lib/lib<libraryname>.a or $(OS_DIR)/lib/lib<libraryname>.so to the relevant rule.

Table 5-1 Static libraries (.a)


Library name and path	Description
`os/lib/libcrypt.a`	Encryption and decryption library
`os/lib/libleamalloc.a`	Doug lea malloc library
`os/lib/libldap.a`	LDAP library
`os/lib/libnvpair.a`	Solaris-like name/value pair companion library
`os/lib/libnsl.a`	Network services library (symbolic link to `libresolv.a`)
`os/lib/libpam.a`	Interface library for pluggable authentication module (PAM)
`os/lib/libresolv.a`	Network services library
`os/lib/librpc.a`	RPC library
`os/lib/libpthreads.a`	POSIX `pthread` library
`os/lib/libsysevent.a`	Solaris-like `sysevent` API
`os/lib/libftpd.a`	FTP services
`os/lib/libmd.a`	Netscape secure hash algorithms.
`os/lib/libns.a`	ChorusOS Name Service (NS)
`os/lib/libtelnetd.a`	Telnet services
`os/lib/libyp.a`	Yellow pages services `(xdr_ypXXX)`
`os/lib/libutil.a`	This library includes the functions `openpty()` and `creat()`.
`os/lib/libmsun.a`	This library includes the function `ilogb()` which returns the binary exponent of a non-zero double value.

Note -

Using the libsysevent.a library dictates that you use the libnvpair.a, librpc.a and libpthreads.a libraries too.

Table 5-2 Shared libraries (.so)


Library name and path	Description
`os/lib/libldap.so`	LDAP library
`os/lib/libnsl.so`	Network services library (symbolic link to `libresolv.so`)
`os/lib/libpam.so`	Interface library for PAM
`os/lib/libpthreads.so`	POSIX `pthread` library
`os/lib/libresolv.so`	Network services library
`os/lib/librpc.so`	RPC library