GNUstep System Documentation

This is the system documentation for GNUstep, including both user and developer documentation. GNUstep provides an object-oriented application framework and tool set for use on a wide variety of computer platforms. It is based on the original OpenStep specification created by NeXT, Inc. (now Apple). (Web site)

User Documentation

General FAQ	(PDF)
User FAQ	(PDF)
How-To	(PDF)
Filesystem Layout	(PDF)

The following links will work only if you have installed the GUI portion of GNUstep.

Developer Documentation

Base Programming Manual	(PDF)
Make Utility (Release notes)	(PDF)
Command-line Tools

Base Library API (Release notes)
Base Additions API

OpenStep and OS X Compliance
GNUstep Coding Standards	(PDF)
Debugging Information

The following links will work only if you have installed the GUI portion of GNUstep.

GUI Programming Manual	(PDF)

GUI Library API (Release notes)
GUI Additions API

Development Tools

Project Center provides an integrated development environment (IDE) for GNUstep. Gorm is a graphical user interface construction tool. Using these, developers can quickly design and build cross-platform applications in Objective-C or Java.