OSDEP API

Extensions

Operating system dependent layer that provides a portable cross-platform abstraction layer.

Functions

Typedefs

Offset	Signed file offset data type.
Socket	Argument for sockets.
Socklen	Size to hold the length of a socket address.
Ticks	Elapsed time data type.
Time	Time in milliseconds since Jan 1, 1970.
bool	Boolean data type.
cchar	Constant char data type.
cint	Constant int data type.
cuchar	Unsigned char data type.
cushort	Constant unsigned short data type.
cvoid	Constant void data type.
int16	Integer 16 bits data type.
int32	Integer 32 bits data type.
int8	Integer 8 bits data type.
schar	Signed char data type.
size_t	Unsigned integral type.
ssize	Signed integer size field large enough to hold a pointer offset.
time_t	Unsigned time type.
uchar	Unsigned char data type.
uint	Unsigned integer (machine dependent bit size) data type.
uint16	Unsigned integer 16 bits data type.
uint32	Unsigned integer 32 bits data type.
uint8	Unsigned integer 8 bits data type.
ulong	Unsigned long (machine dependent bit size) data type.
ushort	Unsigned short data type.
wsize	Windows uses uint for write/read counts (Ugh!).

Defines

#define	ME_BIG_ENDIAN 2
	Big endian byte ordering.
#define	ME_BUFSIZE 8192
	Reasonable size for buffers.
#define	ME_CPU_ARM 1
	Arm.
#define	ME_CPU_ARM64 2
	Arm64.
#define	ME_CPU_ITANIUM 3
	Intel Itanium.
#define	ME_CPU_MIPS 6
	Mips.
#define	ME_CPU_PPC 7
	Power PC.
#define	ME_CPU_PPC64 8
	Power PC 64.
#define	ME_CPU_RISCV 12
	RiscV.
#define	ME_CPU_RISCV64 13
	RiscV64.
#define	ME_CPU_SH 11
	SuperH.
#define	ME_CPU_SPARC 9
	Sparc.
#define	ME_CPU_TIDSP 10
	TI DSP.
#define	ME_CPU_X64 5
	AMD64 or EMT64.
#define	ME_CPU_X86 4
	X86.
#define	ME_DEBUG 0
	Default to a debug build.
#define	ME_LITTLE_ENDIAN 1
	Little endian byte ordering.
#define	ME_MAX_ARGC 32
	Maximum number of command line args if using MAIN().
#define	ME_MAX_FNAME 256
	Reasonable filename size.
#define	ME_MAX_PATH 1024
	Reasonable filename size.
#define	ME_STACK_SIZE (128 * 1024)
	Default thread stack size (0 means use system default).
#define	TPS 1000
	Time/Ticks units per second (milliseconds).
#define	TPS 1000
	Time/Ticks units per second (milliseconds).

Osdep

Operating system dependent layer that provides a portable cross-platform abstraction layer.

API Stability:: Evolving.

Fields:

Functions

Typedefs

typedef long size_t.

Unsigned integral type.

Equivalent in size to void*

typedef long time_t.

Unsigned time type.

Time in seconds since Jan 1, 1970

typedef char bool.

Boolean data type.

API Stability:: Stable.

typedef const char cchar.

Constant char data type.

API Stability:: Stable.

typedef const int cint.

Constant int data type.

API Stability:: Stable.

typedef const unsigned char cuchar.

Unsigned char data type.

API Stability:: Stable.

typedef const unsigned short cushort.

Constant unsigned short data type.

API Stability:: Stable.

typedef const void cvoid.

Constant void data type.

API Stability:: Stable.

typedef short int16.

Integer 16 bits data type.

API Stability:: Stable.

typedef int int32.

Integer 32 bits data type.

API Stability:: Stable.

typedef char int8.

Integer 8 bits data type.

API Stability:: Stable.

typedef int64 Offset.

Signed file offset data type.

Supports large files greater than 4GB in size on all systems

API Stability:: Stable.

typedef signed char schar.

Signed char data type.

API Stability:: Stable.

typedef int Socket.

Argument for sockets.

API Stability:: Stable.

typedef int Socklen.

Size to hold the length of a socket address.

API Stability:: Stable.

typedef ssize_t ssize.

Signed integer size field large enough to hold a pointer offset.

API Stability:: Stable.

typedef int64 Ticks.

Elapsed time data type.

Stores time in milliseconds from some arbitrary start epoch

API Stability:: Stable.

typedef int64 Time.

Time in milliseconds since Jan 1, 1970.

API Stability:: Stable.

typedef unsigned char uchar.

Unsigned char data type.

API Stability:: Stable.

typedef unsigned int uint.

Unsigned integer (machine dependent bit size) data type.

API Stability:: Stable.

typedef unsigned short uint16.

Unsigned integer 16 bits data type.

API Stability:: Stable.

typedef unsigned int uint32.

Unsigned integer 32 bits data type.

API Stability:: Stable.

typedef unsigned char uint8.

Unsigned integer 8 bits data type.

API Stability:: Stable.

typedef unsigned long ulong.

Unsigned long (machine dependent bit size) data type.

API Stability:: Stable.

typedef unsigned short ushort.

Unsigned short data type.

API Stability:: Stable.

typedef ssize wsize.

Windows uses uint for write/read counts (Ugh!).

API Stability:: Stable.