Codezero documentation below includes information on getting started with development, tutorials, API reference, architecture descriptions and more. If you believe some information is missing or a concept is not described clearly enough, please notify us by direct email or ask on our mailing list.
You may take a look at the Getting Started guide for downloading, installing, and running Codezero along with all the tools that are required. Going through this guide, you should be able to build a working environment and get up and running with Codezero Microkernel development from the comfort of your host PC.
The installer and prebuilt tarballs on the downloads page provide a quick and easy process for installation. However, if you have any problems or are interested in finding out how the individual tools are built, the building from scratch guide will take you through the installation process step-by-step for each tool. We strongly recommend you to use the installer, but this provides a more hands-on approach to the project.
Codezero Microkernel features and applications are discussed in the Codezero Overview section to provide a general background about the software.
Codezero is a new microkernel written from scratch as an interpretation of the earlier line of L4 microkernels. As such, it has a similar API to other L4-based systems.
Codezero Microkernel development is an ongoing process. Naturally, there may be changes in the API as the software evolves. However, the following Codezero API Reference document should serve as a good, stable starting point.
In this section, a tutorial is provided for writing Codezero Applications in general.
Essentially, Codezero can be used as a barebones system, or the userspace libraries provided may be used for higher-level software development. The Codezero Application Development chapter may be used as a starting point for writing both barebones Codezero applications or leveraging the virtualized Linux instance.