06-26-2012
Good points VBE ~ I think J0n1n is on the right track. For now I would simply start by using a Linux distribution. I recently decided to use a Ubuntu USB Live system which means not having to reinstall Linux on the hard drive, but simply run a live system off the USB drive~ stick. You can also do this from a live CD. I'd first heard about this from Knoppix's website (another very good Linux distribution).
VBE's point on whether you want to do development or admin is very pertinent. I now do a mix of both on my system although it's more on the simple usage along with tinkering and tweaking to get my system running smoothly . Posting questions about things you want to try out is also a very good start to learning. Perhaps in no time you'll be helping and offering suggestions to others!
Hang in there and keep learning!
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LEARN ABOUT HPUX
shape_stdvar
SHAPE_STDVAR(7) Miscellaneous Information Manual SHAPE_STDVAR(7)
NAME
shape_stdvar - shapeTools RMS project wide variant definitions
DESCRIPTION
This file contains common variant definitions to be used in a software development project supported by the shape release management sys-
tem. The stdvar file defines a variant raster for a whole development project. This central definition facility unifies the naming and
semantics of supported system variants.
Stdvar is to be included into the Shapefiles of any part of the developed system via shape's include mechanism. The definitions in stdvar
should be carefully designed and maintained for each supported project. They usually concern variant control for all hardware/operating
system platforms to be supported or variant settings to produce different qualities of generated code (debug or optimized).
Enclosed in the shapeTools distribution, you find the stdvar file used in the development of the shape toolkit itself. This may be a good
starting point for developing an own variant raster. At least, it helps you learning the definition syntax. Otherwise, for a description on
the syntax of variant definition parts see the shape(1) manual.
FILES
$(SHAPELIBPATH)/stdvar
SEE ALSO
shape_RMS(1), shape (1)
12.10.119 SHAPE_STDVAR(7)