The mmaptwo library aims to provide an API for interacting with files
in memory.
This project aims to provide easy-to-use access to the memory mapping on Unix and Windows. The target API language is C 89. In addition:
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The API should provide a base interface for file accesses.
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The interface should be simple and orthogonal.
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The interface should allow for mapping a file multiple times without needing to close the file between each mapping.
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The source should not use more language features or libraries than necessary, and should not be larger (in lines of code) than needed.
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The library should return error values where appropriate, without causing an application to abruptly terminate.
This project uses CMake for building. Developers can obtain CMake from the following URL: https://cmake.org/download/
To use CMake with this project, first make a directory to hold the build results. Then run CMake in the directory with a path to the source code. On UNIX, the commands would look like the following:
mkdir build
cd build
cmake ../mmaptwo
Running CMake should create a build project, which then can be processed using other tools. Usually, the tool would be Makefile or a IDE project. For Makefiles, use the following command to build the project:
make
For IDE projects, the IDE must be installed and ready to use. Open the project within the IDE.
Since this project's source only holds two files, developers could also use these files independently from CMake.
This project uses the Unlicense, which makes the source effectively public domain. Go to http://unlicense.org/ to learn more about the Unlicense.
Contributions to this project should likewise be provided under a public domain dedication.