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Documentation
This is the RISC OS Open wiki, a place where you can contribute to RISC OS documentation. Everything can be edited. You can find help here.
| RISC OS user documentation | |
|---|---|
| Introduction to RISC OS | Links to info & tutorials here and elsewhere |
| RISC OS Beginners FAQ | Frequently asked questions from and for RISC OS beginners |
| Software information | Basic information on applications and other OS components |
| Software compatibility | Compatibility of 3rd-party applications |
| RISC OS Diary | Keep track of what’s happened |
| Debugging Crashes | How to debug common crashes and send us bug reports |
| RISC OS target hardware documentation | |
|---|---|
| Cortex-A8 port | Information on the version for the Cortex-A8 platform (BeagleBoard etc.) |
| Cortex-A9 port | Information on the Pandaboard (OMAP4) version |
| IOMD port | Information on the Risc PC/A7000/A7000+ (and emulators) version |
| Tungsten port | Information on the Intel 80321/Iyonix PC version |
| Raspberry Pi port | Information on the educational market Raspberry Pi version |
| RISC OS programmer documentation | |
|---|---|
| Programmer's Reference Manuals | Core OS API documentation |
| Style Guide | Information for developers on RISC OS GUI conventions |
| Individual specifications | Documentation for components not yet included in the reference manual |
| Hardware Abstraction Layer | Documentation for the HAL, its entry points, and ‘HAL devices’ |
| CVS layout | A detailed description of the arrangement of the CVS repository |
| Technical notes / Building and porting | Technical information of interest to OS developers, including building and porting guides |
| Resource allocation | How to allocate module names, SWI chunks, etc. |
| RISC OS Packaging Guide | How to package programs for automatic install and upgrade with PackMan |
| General Information | |
|---|---|
| Frequently asked questions | Questions about the ROOL Project in general |
| RISC OS Roadmap | Where next for RISC OS 5? |
| Software licensing | Detailed information on the source code licence conditions |
| Press material | High quality RISC OS Open logos and other resources |
| Privacy policy | Web site privacy policy |
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