Old WIndows Programer with Linux Programing Question

[rogerab22]

Hello All,

I withing the last 3 or 4 months finally completely dropped windows for Linux, how I lived with windows so long I will never know i think. I am would say a novice windows C++ programmer so not a complete newbie.

My question is Linux programing related. I have done some google searches on this, however, I'm afraid I may not be using the correct terminology for Linux and am not finding what I am looking for.

In ms windows i could interact with programs with API. I was looking on the web about interacting with Iceweasel functions via API but was unable to find any reference on this. It then came to mind that perhaps i use the source directly but could not find the source in the repository and am not quit sure how this would work anyway.

Basically I was looking for a function to change the proxy settings and apply the changes while Iceweasel was in use.

Thanks for the help in advance,
Roger B.

[GNU-Fan]

Hi,

My question is Linux programing related. I have done some google searches on this, however, I'm afraid I may not be using the correct terminology for Linux and am not finding what I am looking for.

I think it will help to differentiate things a little more.
Linux is the kernel of the operating system. Programs can use its services via system calls. Similar to the lowest-level WinAPI calls.

GNU/Linux is the widely used combination of the Kernel and the basic system programs, together forming the operating system. Part of what GNU offers is the C runtime library. The GNU C Library

Lastly, there are GNU/Linux distributions. They are ready-for-use packaged operating systems. Often they have facilities to download and unpack the source tree for the correct version and all necessary dependencies.
But the details differ from distro to distro. This is why it is important to always give the name (and version) of the distribution you use when asking such a question.

[coopstah13]

I don't think that is what the OP is asking. I think OP wants to interact with iceweasel API (if it even exists) to which I have no answer, other than you will have to look at the source for it or find iceweasel documentation. Seeing as how iceweasel is mostly just the firefox codebase, I'd be willing to think there is an API as it supports extensions, and these extensions must somehow be able to interact with the browser.

[rogerab22]

Thanks for the response, when i was searching for iceweasel API nothing was really coming up so I thought perhaps in Linux a different term was used then API, but i will look around some more for firefox API.

Thanks for the responses.
Roger