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Newsgroups: alt.books.technical
Subject: "Programming the PowerPC"
Date: 5 Dec 1994 17:55:29 -0500
The cover price is $40.00. The book teaches techniques for programming
the new Power Macs using either the Symantec Cross-Development Kit or
the Metrowerks CodeWarrior PowerPC compiler. The disk contains source
code and projects for both compilers.
"Programming the PowerPC"
Dan Sydow
M&T Books, 1994
$39.95
ISBN: 1-55851-400-7
Below is the entire Table of Contents of the book so you can get an idea
as to whether or not the book is of interest to you.
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Programming the PowerPC
Table of Contents
1 The PowerPC and the Power Macs
The Need for a New Chip
CISC and RISC
RISC Leads to More Than Just Speed
The Power Macintosh Line
Features of the New Macs
The Customer Base
Is It Still a Mac?
The PowerPC System Software
Software Compatibility
Hardware Compatibility
Developer Support
Chapter Summary
2 CISC and RISC Technologies
CISC and the 680x0 Series
Why CISC?
Instruction Execution on a 680x0
The Timing of Intructions on a 680x0
CISC-Fast, But Not Fast Enough
RISC and the Power Mac Series
Why RISC?
Instruction Execution on a Power Mac
The Timing of Intructions on a Power Mac
Chapter Summary
3 The PowerPC Architecture
Branch Processing Unit
Instruction Fetching
Instruction Fetching and the Branch Unit
Superscaling
The Superscalar Design
Branch Processing Unit
Integer Unit
Floating-Point Unit
Cache
Data Cache
Instruction Cache
Chapter Summary
4 PowerPC System Software-the Emulator and Mixed Mode
The PowerPC System Software
Ported System Software Routines
The New System Software
PowerPC Execution of System Software Routines
The 68LC040 Emulator
The Mixed Mode Manager
Instruction Set Architecture
Cross-Mode Calls
680x0 to PowerPC Cross-Mode Calls
PowerPC to 680x0 Cross-Mode Calls
The Programmer's Role in Mode-Switching
Chapter Summary
5 PowerPC System Software-Code Fragments
The PowerPC Runtime Environment
What the Runtime Environment Is
A New Runtime Environment-And Why It Was Needed
Import Libraries
Linked Libraries and Import Libraries
Advantages of Import Libraries
Code Fragments
About Code Fragments
The Code Fragment Manager
Transition Vectors
The Table of Contents
Chapter Summary
6 PowerPC Compilers
The Metrowerks CodeWarrior Compilers
What Metrowerks Consists Of
Creating a CodeWarrior Project
Adding to the Project
The Prefix File
Creating the Resource File
The MWdemoPPC Source Code
Creating the PowerPC Application
Symantec's Cross-Development Kit (CDK)
What the CDK Consists Of
Installing AppleScript
Using AppleScript to Update ANSI Libraries
Creating a Folder to Hold Your Power Mac Project
Creating the Resource File
Opening the CDK Project
Required Resources
The CDKdemoPPC Source Code
Creating the PowerPC Application
Chapter Summary
7 Universal Procedure Pointers
Universal Procedure Pointer Theory
Procedure Pointers and the 680x0 processor
Universal Procedure Pointers and the PowerPC
Using UniversalProcPtrs
Using a UniversalProcPtr in a Call to ModalDialog()
How the Compiler Chooses Between ProcPtr and UniversalProcPtr
Using UniversalProcPtrs in Other Toolbox Calls
UniversalProcPtr Example Programs
ModalDialog() and UPPs
User Items and UPPs
Chapter Summary
8 Fat Binary Applications
Fat Application Theory
Structure of a 680x0 Application
Structure of a PowerPC Application
Structure of a Fat Application
Using CodeWarrior to Create Fat Apps
Creating the PowerPC Version
Creating the Fat Binary
Creating the 680x0 Version
Using Symantec's CDK to Create Fat Apps
Creating the PowerPC Version
Creating the 680x0 Version
Creating the Fat Binary
Gracefully Exiting a PowerPC-only App
PowerPC-only Applications and User-Friendliness
The 680x0 Resource File
The 680x0 Source Code
Copying the Resources to the PowerPC-only App
Stripping Fat Applications
Converting a Fat Binary to a PowerPC Application
Converting a Fat Binary to a 680x0 Application
Chapter Summary
9 The PowerPC Numerics Environment
Switching From SANE to PowerPC Numerics
PowerPC Numerics Data Formats
The Single Format
The Double Format
The Double-Double Format
Numeric Data Format Summary
Numerics Libraries and the PowerPC
Numerics Porting Considerations
The extended and double_t Data Types
Eliminate the comp Data Type
Be Aware of How Expressions Are Evaluated
Chapter Summary
10 Porting Code to Native PowerPC
Porting Preparation
Use the Universal Header Files
Change Assembly Code to C Code
ANSI C and the PowerPC
Change int Variables to Other Integral Types
Use ANSI Function Declarations
Use Function Prototypes
Using a Single Source File For Both 68K and PowerPC Development
Using Conditional Compilation Directives
QuickDraw Globals and Conditional Compilation Directives
How the Compiler Knows If a Macro Is Defined
PowerPC Compatibility
Keep Code 32-bit Clean
Use Access Functions for Low-Memory Globals
Use Universal Procedure Pointers in Place of ProcPtrs
Data Alignment
The 680x0 Alignment Convention
The PowerPC Alignment Convention
Potential Data Alignment Problems
The Data Alignment Solution
Testing Data Alignment
Avoiding an Alignment Switch
Chapter Summary
11 Import Libraries
Code Fragment Basics
All Code is a Fragment
Fragment Code and Containers
Import Library Basics
Imported and Exported Symbols
Import Library Special Routines
Import Library Code
Defining One of the Special Routines
A Second Initialization Routine Example
Import Library Advantages
Loading and Executing Import Library Code
Creating an FSSpec For an Import Library
Loading a Library
Unloading a Library
Creating a Library With CodeWarrior
The Import Library Resources
The Import Library Project
The Import Library Source Code
Creating a Test Application With CodeWarrior
The Application Resources
The Application Project
The Application Source Code
Executing the Application and the Library
Loading a Library on Demand
The Test Application's Resources
The Argument for Import Libraries
The Test Application's Code
Sharing Import Libraries
Sharing the CompanyInfo Library Between Applications
Creating a 'shlb' Library
Chapter Summary
12 More Import Libraries
Adding Icons to Applications and Libraries
Adding an Icon to the Application
Adding an Icon to the Library
A Second Library Example
Opening a PICT File
The Initialization Routine
The Termination Routine
The Main Routine
Using CodeWarrior to Build the Library
Modifying the TestApp2 Application
Changes to the TestApp2 Resources
Changes to the TestApp2 Code
A Last Word on the Main Routine
Testing the PICTchooser Library
Apple Events
Introduction to Apple Events
Responding to a Quit Application Apple Event
Adding Apple Events to an Application
Modifying the Main Event Loop
Installing the Event Handlers
Defining the Event Handlers
Defining the Open Document Event Handler
Testing Apple Events
Chapter Summary
13 Optimizing PowerPC Code
Improving the Timing of WaitNextEvent()
Using WaitNextEvent() Outside the Main Event Loop
Verifying the WaitNextEvent() Is Time Consuming
A First Solution-Fewer Calls to WaitNextEvent()
A Second Solution-Timing the Calls to WaitNextEvent()
Miscellaneous Performance Enhancements
Align Data Structures
Move Floating-Point Parameters to the End of the List
Chapter Summary