2 # Main page of 'My::Project::kware'
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19 package project::kware::Index;
20 require 5.6.0; # at least 'use warnings;' but we need some 5.6.0+ modules anyway
21 our $VERSION=do { my @r=(q$Revision$=~/\d+/g); sprintf "%d.".("%03d"x$#r),@r; };
32 "platform"=>"unixdevel",
34 "download"=>"kware.tar.gz",
35 "summary"=>"Linux kernel drivers in userland for their debugging",
37 "maintenance"=>sub { return "obsolete-"
38 .a_href('http://user-mode-linux.sourceforge.net/','The User-mode Linux Kernel')." is much more useful now.";
41 "description"=><<"HERE",
42 <p>Do you also find debugging of Linux kernel drivers a nightmare? Would you
43 like to be able to run them as normal userland process including fancy
44 <code>gdb</code> debugging and <code>SIGSEGV</code>-guarded operation?
46 <p>KernelWare provides stub-style emulation of core kernel functions and
47 is able to link with already pre-compiled modules. No special compilation
48 flags needed, just link the <code>.o</code> module of the driver with
49 KernelWare and you will get standard executable.</p>
59 <p>Currently only a few functions are implemented and the code is rather
60 an ugly hack than professional solution. I do not expect to ever develop
61 it into some clean software, take it as it is, improve it or let it be.</p>