Libc
Overview
GNU C Library
https://www.gnu.org/software/libc/
The GNU C Library.
The GNU C Library is the standard C library of the GNU system. It defines the system calls and other basic functionality necessary to write programs in the C language. It handles low-level functionality that communicates with the kernel, such as process and file management, as well as higher-level functionality such as string manipulation or command-line argument handling.
In GNU/Linux distributions, the C library works with the Linux kernel to implement the operating system behavior seen by user applications. In GNU Hurd, it works with a microkernel and Hurd servers.
The GNU C Library implements much of the POSIX.1 functionality in the GNU system, using configurations i[4567]86-*-gnu. The current Hurd support requires out-of-tree patches that will eventually be incorporated into an official GNU C Library release.
It is one of the most important components of the GNU operating system and its variants GNU/Linux. It is used by almost all C programs and provides the most essential program interface.
Download
https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/libc/glibc-2.33.tar.xz
version 2.33 (stable)
User level
Intermediate
Categories
Details
Licensing
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6 August 2020
Leaders and contributors
| Contact(s) | Role |
|---|---|
| Samuel Thibault | maintainer |
| Florian Weimer | maintainer |
| Joseph Myers | maintainer |
Resources and communication
| Audience | Resource type | URI |
|---|---|---|
| Git | VCS Repository Webview | https://sourceware.org/git/glibc.git |
| Download | https://ftp.gnu.org/old-gnu/glibc/ | |
| Mailing List | https://sourceware.org/ml/libc-help/ | |
| Download | https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/glibc/ | |
| Debian (Ref) (R) | https://tracker.debian.org/pkg/glibc | |
| Mailing List | https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/libc-maintainers/ | |
| General | https://sourceware.org/glibc/wiki/ | |
| Mailing List | https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-glibc/ | |
| Mailing List | https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/gnu-system-discuss/ | |
| Download | https://alpha.gnu.org/gnu/glibc/ | |
| Mailing List | https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/libc-maintainers/ | |
| Debian (Ref) (R) | https://tracker.debian.org/pkg/glibc-doc-reference | |
| Savannah (Ref) | https://savannah.gnu.org/projects/libc/ | |
| Wikidata | General | https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q856089 |
| General | https://savannah.gnu.org/people/ | |
| Bugzilla | Bug Tracking | https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/ |
| Mailing List | https://sourceware.org/ml/libc-alpha/ |
Software prerequisites
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