Stable release | 1.7
/ 10 April 2010 |
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Written in | C, C++ |
Operating system | Symbian OS |
Type | Application programming interface |
License | ? |
P.I.P.S. is a term ( recursive acronym) for Symbian software libraries, and means "P.I.P.S. Is POSIX on Symbian OS". It is intended to help C language programmers in migration of desktop and server middleware, applications to Symbian OS based mobile smartphone devices. [1] [2]
The PIPS software libraries provides C and C++ application programming interfaces in standard C libraries such as
The P.I.P.S. environment does not support true signalling. Basic signal support is emulated using threads.
Open C and Open C++ are extensions by Nokia of P.I.P.S. In contrast to mere P.I.P.S., they were only for Series 60 phones. [3]
The name was the result of an internal competition in the Symbian Developer Marketing department, organised by Bruce Carney (Developer Marketing) and Erik Jacobson (Product Manager). The full-stops were inserted by Symbian's Legal department to ensure there were no trademark or copyright infringements.