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Kernel Authorization
(HTML)
TN2127: Describes the kernel authorization (kauth) subsystem and its associated KPI.
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Kernel, Security |
Technical Notes |
2007-01-16
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Kernel Core Dumps
(HTML)
TN2118: Explains how to gather and use remote kernel core dumps.
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Hardware & Drivers, Kernel |
Technical Notes |
2008-11-12
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Kernel Extension Programming Topics
(HTML)
(PDF)
Combines the HOWTOs that were previously documented in Hello Debugger, Hello IOKit, Hello KEXT, Packaging KEXT, and KEXT Dependencies.
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General, Kernel |
Guides |
2007-10-31
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Kernel Extensions Release Notes
(HTML)
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Kernel |
Release Notes |
2007-10-31
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Kernel Framework Reference
(HTML)
Describes the APIs and classes (including I/O Kit families) that support kernel-resident device drivers.
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General, Hardware & Drivers |
Reference |
2009-01-06
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Kernel Programming Guide
(HTML)
(PDF)
Essential information for programming in the Mac OS X kernel. Includes a high-level overview.
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Interprocess Communication, Kernel |
Guides |
2006-11-07
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Kernel's MAC framework
(HTML)
QA1574: Cautions that the kernel's MAC framework is currently not support.
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Kernel |
Technical Q&As |
2008-01-04
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KPI Reference
(HTML)
Provides information on the NKE Sustainable API in Headerdoc format.
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General, Kernel, Networking |
Reference |
2006-07-17
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Leopard Technology Series for Developers: OS Foundations
(HTML)
Leopard Overview article on system-level updates.
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File Management |
Articles |
2007-09-04
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Mac OS X ABI Dynamic Loader Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the functions used to access Mach-O files.
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Runtime Architecture |
Reference |
2005-11-09
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Mac OS X ABI Function Call Guide
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the function-calling conventions used in the architectures supported by Mac OS X.
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Intel-Based Macs |
Guides |
2009-02-04
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Mac OS X ABI Mach-O File Format Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the data structures that make up the Mach-O file format.
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Runtime Architecture, Tools |
Reference |
2009-02-04
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Mac OS X and root access
(HTML)
QA1013: Describes how to enable root access in Mac OS X.
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Hardware & Drivers, Kernel, Security |
Technical Q&As |
2008-09-16
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Mac OS X Code Signing In Depth
(HTML)
TN2206: Intermediate to expert level overview of code signing that details specific options and gotchas
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Security |
Technical Notes |
2008-08-06
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Mac OS X Man Pages
(HTML)
HTML versions of the Mac OS X, Mac OS X Server, Xcode Tools, and CHUD man pages.
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General, Networking, Tools |
Reference |
2008-04-29
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Mac OS X Notification Overview
(HTML)
(PDF)
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Interprocess Communication, Runtime Architecture |
Guides |
2007-05-15
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Mach Absolute Time Units
(HTML)
QA1398: Describes how to convert Mach absolute time units to real time, and vice versa.
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Process Management, Resource Management |
Technical Q&As |
2005-01-06
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MachPortDump
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Dumps out the Mach port name space of a process; useful when debugging port right leaks.
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Resource Management |
Sample Code |
2005-08-10
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Making sense of IOKit error codes
(HTML)
( )
QA1075: Explains how to interpret I/O Kit error codes.
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Hardware & Drivers, Kernel |
Technical Q&As |
2002-02-07
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MapLargeFile
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Shows a technique for mapping files greater than 4GB into memory for faster access.
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Resource Management |
Sample Code |
2003-11-19
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Mass Storage Device Driver Programming Guide
(HTML)
(PDF)
Background and task information about developing kernel-resident drivers for mass storage devices.
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Hardware & Drivers |
Guides |
2007-04-03
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MemoryBasedBundle
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Shows how to execute Mach-O code from memory, much like GetMemFragment in CFM.
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Runtime Architecture |
Sample Code |
2005-08-10
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MFSLives
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Sample VFS plug-in for the Macintosh File System (MFS) volume format, as used on 400KB floppies.
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File Management, Kernel |
Sample Code |
2006-11-09
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Miscellaneous User Space API Reference
(HTML)
Describes APIs located in various headers in /usr/include.
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General |
Reference |
2006-09-05
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Mixing link-local IP addresses and routable IP addresses
(HTML)
QA1357: Explains how to enable communication between devices with link-local addresses and devices with routable addresses.
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Networking |
Technical Q&As |
2005-07-06
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MoreIsBetter
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Library providing indispensable wrapers and workarounds for many areas of Mac OS programming.
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File Management, Networking, Porting, Process Management, Resource Management, Runtime Architecture, Security |
Sample Code |
2003-10-27
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MoreSCF
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
High-level wrapper around System Configuration framework, making common operations easy.
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Networking |
Sample Code |
2007-06-07
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Moriarity
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Implementing a Cocoa GUI that wraps command-line functionality, calling a UNIX task and presenting the results in a GUI.
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Porting |
Sample Code |
2003-01-14
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Multipathing with FibreChannel on Mac OS X
(HTML)
TN2173: An explanation on how FibreChannel multipathing works on Mac OS X and how to design storage hardware to take advantage of it
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Hardware & Drivers |
Technical Notes |
2007-03-23
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Netwide Assembler Guide
(HTML)
Describes the Netwide Assembler for Intel-based Macs.
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Tools |
Reference |
2008-06-19
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Network Device Driver Programming Guide
(HTML)
(PDF)
Background and task information about developing network drivers for Mac OS X.
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Hardware & Drivers |
Guides |
2008-03-11
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Network Kernel Extensions (legacy)
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes how to write a kernel extension for adding or modifying functionality of a networking stack (Mac OS X 10.3 and earlier).
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Kernel, Networking |
Guides |
2006-10-03
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Network Kernel Extensions Programming Guide
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes how to write a kernel extension for adding or modifying functionality of a networking stack (Mac OS X 10.4 and later).
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Kernel, Networking |
Guides |
2009-03-02
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NetworkAuthentication
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Demonstrates authentication with Open Directory APIs and GSSAPI
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Networking |
Sample Code |
2005-06-01
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NotifyTool
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Shows how to use the BSD notify API.
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Interprocess Communication |
Sample Code |
2007-09-25
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Observing Process Lifetimes Without Polling
(HTML)
TN2050: Shows a variety of methods to observe process lifetimes without polling.
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Process Management |
Technical Notes |
2008-09-10
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Open Directory Plug-in Programming Guide
(HTML)
(PDF)
Explains how to implement dynamically loaded libraries that respond to Open Directory client requests in Carbon.
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Networking |
Guides |
2006-05-23
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Open Directory Programming Guide
(HTML)
(PDF)
Explains how to implement centralized storage and retrieval of information in Carbon.
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Networking |
Guides |
2007-01-08
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Open Directory Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the Carbon API for using Open Directory.
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Networking |
Reference |
2006-05-23
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Open Firmware Memory bus speed
(HTML)
HW97: Describes a method to display memory bus speed for G3 or G4 Macintosh in Open Firmware.
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Hardware & Drivers |
Technical Q&As |
2000-09-22
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Packaging UNIX Software
(HTML)
Explains how to post UNIX and other command-line tools to Apple's Macintosh Product Guide.
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Porting, Tools |
Guides |
2001-04-20
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Pascal to C: PROCEDURE Parameters
(HTML)
Deprecated - PT31: Nested procedures and PROCEDURE parameters in Pascal when converting them into C or C++.
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Porting |
Technical Notes |
1990-02-01
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PCI/PCI-X slots on the Power Mac G5
(HTML)
QA1307: Discusses installing PCI/PCI-X cards of different speeds in the Power Mac G5.
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Hardware & Drivers |
Technical Q&As |
2003-09-30
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Performance Overview
(HTML)
(PDF)
Introduces the factors that determine performance.
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Performance |
Guides |
2006-10-03
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Perl, Python, and Ruby Extensions Release Notes
(HTML)
Describes how to create universal binary extensions for Perl, Python, and Ruby.
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Porting, Tools |
Release Notes |
2007-10-31
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PIDFromBSDProcessName
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Provides a simple API to do process PID lookup based on BSD process name.
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Porting, Process Management, Tools |
Sample Code |
2003-02-13
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Porting Command Line Unix Tools to Mac OS X
(HTML)
()
TN2071: A general guide for Unix developers porting software to Mac OS X.
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Porting |
Technical Notes |
2003-09-03
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Porting Drivers to Mac OS X
(HTML)
(PDF)
Tips and code samples to help UNIX/Linux device driver developers bring their drivers to Mac OS X.
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General, Porting |
Guides |
2009-05-06
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Porting UNIX/Linux Applications to Mac OS X
(HTML)
(PDF)
Conceptual information and tips about porting UNIX and Linux applications to Mac OS X.
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Porting, Tools |
Guides |
2008-04-08
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Power Management; Policy Maker vs. Power Controller
(HTML)
()
QA1121: Describes the differences between a Power Management Policy Maker and a Power Management Power Controller.
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Hardware & Drivers |
Technical Q&As |
2002-02-13
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Preventing sleep
(HTML)
QA1160: Explains how your application can prevent the system from sleeping.
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Resource Management |
Technical Q&As |
2004-10-22
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Programmatically causing restart, shutdown and/or logout
(HTML)
()
QA1134: Describes how to programmatically cause restart, shutdown, sleep or logout.
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Hardware & Drivers |
Technical Q&As |
2008-09-24
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QISA
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Demonstrates the basics of writing an Internet setup assistant for traditional Mac OS and Mac OS X.
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Networking, Security |
Sample Code |
2003-05-15
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Registering and unregistering for sleep and wake notifications
(HTML)
QA1340: Explains how applications can register and unregister for sleep and wake notifications on Mac OS X.
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Hardware & Drivers, Resource Management |
Technical Q&As |
2008-08-08
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Retain Counts of io_object_t Objects in IOKit.framework
(HTML)
()
QA1195: Distinguishes between the retain counts of an I/O Kit kernel object and its io_object_t user space proxy.
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Hardware & Drivers |
Technical Q&As |
2008-09-24
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Running At Login
(HTML)
TN2228: Describes how to write code that's coordinated with the login process.
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Process Management |
Technical Notes |
2008-09-16
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SampleD
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Demonstrates use of launchd and Apple System Logger.
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Process Management |
Sample Code |
2005-10-27
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SampleFilterScheme
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Demonstrates a simple filter scheme which passes all operations through to its provider unchanged.
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Hardware & Drivers, Kernel |
Sample Code |
2006-01-03
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SampleUSBAudioPlugin
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
USB audio plugin that performs a lowpass filtering operation on audio streamed through an audio USB Device.
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Hardware & Drivers |
Sample Code |
2005-03-07
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SCSI Architecture Model Device Interface Guide
(HTML)
(PDF)
Explains how to develop applications that communicate with or control SCSI Architecture Model devices.
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Hardware & Drivers |
Guides |
2007-02-08
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SCSIHBAEmulator
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Demonstration of how to implement a virtual parallel tasking SCSI host bus adapter (HBA)
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Hardware & Drivers |
Sample Code |
2007-02-20
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Secrets of the GPT
(HTML)
TN2166: Describes the new partition map format used by Intel-based Macintosh computers.
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File Management, Hardware & Drivers |
Technical Notes |
2006-11-06
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Secure Coding Guide
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes techniques to use and factors to consider to make your code more secure from attack.
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Security |
Guides |
2008-05-23
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Security Framework Error Codes
(HTML)
QA1499: Explains how to interpret errors returned by the Security Framework with an overview of Security error handling.
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Security |
Technical Q&As |
2006-11-16
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Security Overview
(HTML)
(PDF)
An introduction to computer security concepts and the security APIs in Mac OS X and iPhone OS.
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Security |
Guides |
2008-10-15
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Setting environment variables for user processes
(HTML)
QA1067: Tells how to set environment variables for user processes.
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Porting, Tools |
Technical Q&As |
2001-10-25
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Signals and Threads
(HTML)
()
QA1184: Describes how threads and signals interact.
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Performance, Tools |
Technical Q&As |
2002-08-27
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SimpleDataQueue
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Implements an IODataQueue inside an I/O Kit KEXT which passes events and data to user space.
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Hardware & Drivers, Kernel |
Sample Code |
2003-01-14
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SimpleDial
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Demonstrates management of dialup connections, such as PPP, using System Configuration framework network connection API.
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Networking |
Sample Code |
2005-07-26
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SimplePing
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Sample provides simple API to programatically ping a remote host without admin privileges
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Networking |
Sample Code |
2003-10-27
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SimpleReach
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Demonstrates network host reachability testing using the System Configuration framework asynchronous network reachability API.
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Networking |
Sample Code |
2005-07-26
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SimpleUserClient
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Shows how to create a user client for an I/O Kit kernel driver.
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Hardware & Drivers, Kernel |
Sample Code |
2008-08-27
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Sleep vs. Doze on Mac OS X
(HTML)
QA1309: Discusses and demonstrates sleep versus doze detection on Machintosh Mac OS X
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Hardware & Drivers |
Technical Q&As |
2003-10-09
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SocketCancel
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Shows how to safely cancel threads that are blocked within BSD sockets calls.
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Networking |
Sample Code |
2005-08-10
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SSLSample
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Contains examples showing how to use SecureTransport.
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Security |
Sample Code |
2003-01-14
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The state of mDNSResponder
(HTML)
QA1339: Explains how to obtain information regarding the internal state of mDNSResponder.
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Networking |
Technical Q&As |
2006-10-03
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Static linking of user binaries on Mac OS X
(HTML)
()
QA1118: Explains why static linking of user binaries is not supported on Mac OS X, and possible workarounds.
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Porting, Runtime Architecture |
Technical Q&As |
2002-02-07
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Supported KPIs
(HTML)
QA1575: Describes how to check whether a kernel function is part of a supported KPI.
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Kernel |
Technical Q&As |
2008-03-25
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Suppressing the "unexpectedly quit" alert
(HTML)
QA1288: Describes how to suppress the "unexpectedly quit" alert.
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Security |
Technical Q&As |
2008-03-11
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Symbol Variants Release Notes
(HTML)
Describes symbol variants, a way of providing multiple versions of symbols for backwards compatibility.
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Porting, Tools |
Release Notes |
2007-10-16
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System Configuration Framework Reference
(HTML)
Describes the API for configuration of network resources, the reachability of target hosts, and connection to network services.
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Networking |
Reference |
2008-04-08
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System Configuration Programming Guidelines
(HTML)
(PDF)
Explains how to use system configuration services for network configuration and management, including determining reachability and getting connected.
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Networking |
Guides |
2006-02-07
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System Configuration Reference Update
(HTML)
(PDF)
Summarizes the symbols added to the System Configuration framework.
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General, Networking |
Release Notes |
2007-07-18
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System Startup Programming Topics
(HTML)
(PDF)
Explains the boot process used to initialize the Mac OS X operating system.
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Runtime Architecture |
Guides |
2008-11-19
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Text Encodings in VFS
(HTML)
()
QA1173: How to handle text encodings correctly when writing a file system (VFS) plug-in for Mac OS X.
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File Management |
Technical Q&As |
2003-02-10
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Tiger Developer Overview Series: Developing 64-bit Applications
(HTML)
Learn how Mac OS X Tiger breaks the limitations of 32-bit computing.
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Performance, Porting |
Articles |
2004-12-20
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TimerEventSample
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Shows how to set up and use an IOTimerEventSource in a kext.
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Hardware & Drivers, Kernel |
Sample Code |
2003-01-14
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Understanding and Debugging Kernel Panics
(HTML)
()
TN2063: Addresses kernel panics: what they are and how to debug the code that caused the panic.
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Hardware & Drivers, Kernel |
Technical Notes |
2008-08-14
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Uniquely Identifying a Macintosh Computer
(HTML)
()
TN1103: How to identify a specific Macintosh computer.
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Security |
Technical Notes |
2006-04-25
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Universal Binary Programming Guidelines, Second Edition
(HTML)
(PDF)
Conceptual information and tips for writing code that runs on PowerPC-based and Intel-based Macintosh computers.
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Intel-Based Macs |
Guides |
2009-02-04
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Unix 03 Conformance Release Notes
(HTML)
Describes features, issues, and workarounds related to Mac OS X v10.5 and its support of SUSv3 (Version 3 of the SUS).
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General |
Release Notes |
2006-10-06
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Updating the TXT record of a Bonjour service
(HTML)
QA1302: Explains how to update a Bonjour TXT record while running on either Jaguar or Panther.
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Networking |
Technical Q&As |
2004-07-14
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USB Device Interface Guide
(HTML)
(PDF)
Provides background information and sample code for developing applications to communicate with or control USB devices and interfaces.
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Hardware & Drivers |
Guides |
2007-09-04
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User-Mode USB Device Arbitration
(HTML)
Information about using USB device arbitration, available in Mac OS X version 10.1 and later.
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Hardware & Drivers |
Guides |
2002-02-06
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Using Doxygen to Create Xcode Documentation Sets
(HTML)
Learn how to integrate your documentation into Xcode.
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Open Source |
Articles |
2008-06-09
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UTXplorer
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Uses the <utmpx.h> API to display current login sessions and login history.
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Process Management |
Sample Code |
2008-03-19
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VendorSpecificType00
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Demonstrates how to access vendor-specific storage device functionality using a simple interface from user space code.
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Hardware & Drivers, Kernel |
Sample Code |
2006-10-02
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Volumes Not Showing Up On The Desktop
(HTML)
QA1491: Describes how to make a volume from a third party VFS plug-in show up on the desktop.
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File Management, Kernel |
Technical Q&As |
2006-12-20
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VolumeToBSDNode
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Shows how to iterate across all mounted volumes and retrieve their BSD node names.
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File Management, Hardware & Drivers |
Sample Code |
2006-10-16
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Watcher
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Uses FSEvents to monitor a directory hierarchy to keep track of its total size
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File Management |
Sample Code |
2006-08-04
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Working with Configuration Variables
(HTML)
()
QA1119: Explains how to delete a specific Open Firmware configuration variable without using Command-Option-P-R.
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Hardware & Drivers |
Technical Q&As |
2002-02-13
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Writing Open Directory Plug-ins
(HTML)
Learn how to write Open Directory plug-ins to help your application locate and manage network information.
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Networking |
Articles |
2004-09-13
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Writing PCI Drivers
(HTML)
(PDF)
Conceptual information about writing I/O Kit drivers for PCI, AGP, and CardBus (PC Card) devices.
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Hardware & Drivers |
Guides |
2006-04-04
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X11 FAQ
(HTML)
()
QA1232: Frequently Asked Questions about using Apple's X Window System (X11) implementation.
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Tools |
Technical Q&As |
2003-11-17
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