Re: [9front] Questions about the P9 kernel code

[Jacob Moody <moody@mail.posixcafe.org>]

On 9/18/22 12:20, M. Osman Talayman wrote:
> Thanks Moody,
> 
> I have read documentation from the P9 Legacy website, the cat-v
> website as well as man pages etc. I am by no means an expert, but I
> think I understand the conceps of the system. I figured, that I would
> begin reading throught he kernel code and figure out C as I went
> along. The questions I have right now is not so much relating to C per
> se, but more about the implementation.
> 
> However, you are right. It all starts with the language, the compiler
> and the libraries that come along with it. I will start with the K&R
> book, which I have.

See you already knew exactly how to learn about the system. You're fine,
just stop beating around the bush and send your questions :). It was hard
to decipher if you knew these things from your first mail.

> 
> Thanks again
> /Osman
> 
> Den søn. 18. sep. 2022 kl. 20.03 skrev Jacob Moody <moody@mail.posixcafe.org>:
>>
>> On 9/18/22 10:21, M. Osman Talayman wrote:
>>> Hello,
>>>
>>> I have begun reading the code for P9 and am wondering if this is the
>>> list to use for questions concerning the code I don't understand
>>> (which is probably going to be most of it)?
>>>
>>> I work as a systems developer (D365FO). I have never coded in C and
>>> never read kernel code before, so my questions will be simplistic for
>>> many of you. (hopefully you will have the patiens to answer my
>>> question)
>>>
>> Have you used the system? Read through the documentation? If you
>> just sat down and started by reading the code first and trying to
>> make sense of it with no C background, of course most of it is not
>> going to make sense.
>>
>> Learn C first. Doing that while using 9front as a development
>> environment sounds quite pleasant. But you need to start somewhere
>> and learn things before just asking someone to walk you through
>> how the C works out. Go read K&R, write the practice problems on
>> 9front if you want, take a walk through our C libraries, read their
>> implementations, try using them. In the process you'll pick up
>> concepts about the system. In general just become acquainted with
>> our tools and broad concepts, before trying to figure out how
>> the sausage is made.
>>
>> Just ask the questions as you have them, don't ask for permission
>> to ask questions.
>>
>>
>> Good luck,
>> moody
>>