Plauger P.J. The Standart C Library

Prentice Hall, 1991. - 512 pages. ISBN: 978-0131315099.THE STANDARD C LIBRARY shows you how to use all of the library functions mandated by
the ANSI and ISO Standards for the programming language C. To help you understand how
to use the library, this book also shows you how to implement it. You see approximately
9,000 lines of tested, working code that is highly portable across diverse computer
architectures.
THE STANDARD C LIBRARY explains how the library was meant lo be used and how it can
be used. It places particular emphasis on features added to C as part of the C Standard.
These features include support for multiple locales (cultural conventions) and very large
character sets (such as Kanji).
The code presented in this book has been tested with C compilers from Borland, Saber,
Project GNU, Sun, Unix, and VAX, ULTRIX. It has passed the widely used Plum Hall
Validation Suite tests for library functions. It has also survived an assortment of public-
domain programs designed to stress C implementations and illuminate their darker corners.
The mathematical functions are particularly well-engineered and tested.
Finally, THE STANDARD C LIBRARY shows you many principles of library design in
general. You learn how to design and implement libraries that are highly cohesive and
reusable.
P. J. Plauger is one of the original users of the C programming language. He chaired the
Library Subcommittee of X3J11—the ANSI-authorized committee that developed the C
Standard. He continues as Secretary to X3J11 and Convenor of WG14, the ISO-authorized
committee developing further enhancements ot the C Standard. Dr. Plauger is co-author
(with Brian Kernighan) of several highly acclaimed books, including SOFTWARE TOOLS,
SOFTWARE TOOLS IN PASCAL, and THE ELEMENTS OF PROGRAMMING STYLE. With
Jim Brodie, Chair of X3J11, he co-authored STANDARD C, a complete reference to the C Programming Language.