Cross-Platform Support Middleware (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. A cross-platform support middleware is a software abstraction layer that guarantees the existence, and correct implementation, of a set of services on top a set of platforms. The abstraction method in the CPSM development is the method used to compile the concrete source code for a given platform without compromising the abstract interfaces provided. The most commonly used abstraction methods in CPSM development are: conditional compilation and directory separation of sources. The first method consists in embedding preprocessor instructions in the source code to conditionally select the source subtree compatible with a given platform.