Tutorials
Step-by-step guides, usually with code on GitHub. Practical and to the point.
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GDB step-by-step debugging
A practical walkthrough of debugging C programs with GDB, breakpoints, watchpoints, and reading stack frames.
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What is GCC
The history of GCC, from Richard Stallman's original release to the EGCS merger, GPL licensing, and Windows support.
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Using GCC
How to compile single and multi-source C programs with GCC, object files, the -g flag, -c flag, -I flag, and PATH setup.
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Static Library
How to create and use static libraries in C, libraries vs object files, ar, ranlib, naming conventions, and link order.
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Dynamic Libraries
How to create and use dynamic (shared) libraries on Linux, including position-independent code, dlopen, dlsym, and dlclose.
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GCC Compilation Phases
A detailed walkthrough of the four phases of C compilation with GCC, preprocessing, compilation, assembly, and linking.