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{{Entry
 
{{Entry
 
|Name=GLib
 
|Name=GLib
|Short description=Core library that forms the basis of GTK+ and GNOME
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|Short description=Core application building blocks for libraries and applications written in C.
|Full description=GLib is a library containing many useful C routines for things such as trees, hashes, and lists. It is mainly used by [[GNOME]].
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|Full description=GLib is the low-level core library that forms the basis for projects such as [[GTK+]] and [[GNOME]]. It provides data structure handling for C, portability wrappers, and interfaces for such runtime functionality as an event loop, threads, dynamic loading, and an object system.
  
GLib was previously distributed with the GTK toolkit, but has been split off as of the developers' version 1.1.0.
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GLib provides the core application building blocks for libraries and applications written in C. It provides the core object system used in GNOME, the main loop implementation, and a large set of utility functions for strings and common data structures.
 
|Homepage URL=https://www.gnu.org/software/glib/
 
|Homepage URL=https://www.gnu.org/software/glib/
|User level=none
 
 
|Is High Priority Project=No
 
|Is High Priority Project=No
|VCS checkout command=git clone git://git.gnome.org/glib
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|VCS checkout command=git clone git://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/glib.git
|Computer languages=C
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|Documentation note=https://developer.gnome.org/glib/
|Documentation note=* [https://developer.gnome.org/glib/ https://developer.gnome.org/glib/ GLib Reference Manual]
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|Decommissioned/Obsolete=No
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'''Selection from the [https://shop.fsf.org/ FSF shop]'''
|Accepts cryptocurrency donations=No
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|Related projects=GTK+,Gnome,Pango
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[https://shop.fsf.org/books/free-freedom-20-richard-stallman Free as in Freedom 2.0, by Richard Stallman]
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[https://shop.fsf.org/books-docs/introduction-command-line Introduction to the Command Line]
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'''[https://www.gnu.org/help/help.html Helping the GNU Project and the Free Software Movement]'''
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If you have corrections to this entry or questions about it, please contact: mailto:maintainers@gnu.org
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|Decommissioned or Obsolete=No
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|Donate=https://www.gtk.org/development.php
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|IRC general=irc://irc.gnome.org/#gtk+
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|Related projects=gnustandards,GTK+,Gnome,Pango
 
|Keywords=GTK+,Gnome,development,programming,libraries
 
|Keywords=GTK+,Gnome,development,programming,libraries
|Version identifier=2.40.0
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|Version identifier=2.54.3
|Version date=2014-03-24
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|Version date=2018/12/23
 
|Version status=stable
 
|Version status=stable
|Version download=http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/gnome/sources/glib/2.40/glib-2.40.0.tar.xz
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|Version download=https://download.gnome.org/sources/glib/2.59/glib-2.59.0.tar.xz
|Test entry=No
 
 
|Last review by=Bendikker
 
|Last review by=Bendikker
|Last review date=2018/04/18
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|Last review date=2019/01/06
 
|Submitted by=Database conversion
 
|Submitted by=Database conversion
|Submitted date=2011-04-01
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|Submitted date=2011/04/01
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|User level=none
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|Paid support=https://www.gtk.org/support.php
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|Accepts cryptocurrency donations=Yes
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|Checksum=https://download.gnome.org/sources/glib/2.59/glib-2.59.0.sha256sum
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|Test entry=No
 
|Is GNU=Yes
 
|Is GNU=Yes
 
|GNU package identifier=glib
 
|GNU package identifier=glib
 
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{{Project license
 
{{Project license
|License=Other
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|License=LGPLv2.1orlater
|License verified by=genium
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|License verified by=Bendikker
|License verified date=2014-09-14
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|License verified date=2018/06/18
|License note=GNU Library General Public License, version 2.0. This is an old license that has been superseded by the GNU Lesser General Public License.
 
 
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{{Person
 
{{Person
|Real name=Owen Taylor
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|Real name=Matthias Clasen
|Role=maintainer
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|Role=contributor
|Email=otaylor@redhat.com
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|Email=mclasen@redhat.com
 
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{{Person
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{{Resource
|Real name=Tim Janik
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|Resource audience=Perl (Ref)
|Role=maintainer
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|Resource URL=https://metacpan.org/release/Glib
|Email=timj@gtk.org
 
 
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{{Person
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{{Resource
|Real name=Josh Macdonald
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|Resource audience=Debian (Ref) (R)
|Role=original author
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|Resource URL=https://tracker.debian.org/pkg/glib2.0
|Email=jmacd@cs.berkeley.edu
 
 
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{{Person
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{{Resource
|Real name=Peter Mattis
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|Resource kind=VCS Repository Webview
|Role=original author
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|Resource URL=https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/glib/
|Email=petm@xcf.berkeley.edu
 
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{{Person
 
|Real name=Spencer Kimball
 
|Role=original author
 
|Email=jmacd@xcf.berkeley.edu
 
 
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{{Resource
 
{{Resource
|Resource audience=Perl (Ref)
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|Resource kind=Mailing List
|Resource URL=https://metacpan.org/release/Glib
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|Resource URL=https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gtk-list/
 
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{{Resource
 
{{Resource
|Resource audience=Help
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|Resource kind=Mailing List
|Resource kind=E-mail
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|Resource URL=https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gtk-devel-list/
|Resource URL=mailto:gnome-announce-list@gnome.org
 
 
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{{Resource
 
{{Resource
|Resource audience=Developer
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|Resource kind=Mailing List
|Resource kind=E-mail
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|Resource URL=https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/gnu-system-discuss/
|Resource URL=mailto:gtk-devel-list@gnome.org
 
 
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{{Resource
 
{{Resource
|Resource audience=Support
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|Resource kind=Download
|Resource kind=E-mail
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|Resource URL=https://download.gnome.org/sources/glib/
|Resource URL=mailto:gtk-list@gnome.org
 
 
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{{Resource
 
{{Resource
|Resource audience=Bug Tracking
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|Resource kind=General
|Resource kind=Homepage
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|Resource URL=https://wiki.gnome.org/Projects/GLib/
|Resource URL=http://bugzilla.gnome.org/
 
 
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{{Software category
 
{{Software category
 
|Interface=library
 
|Interface=library
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|Programming-language=C
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|Runs-on=Windows, BSD, OS X, Android, GNU/Linux, GNU/Hurd
 
|Use=library
 
|Use=library
 
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{{Software prerequisite
 
{{Software prerequisite
 
|Prerequisite kind=Required to build
 
|Prerequisite kind=Required to build
|Prerequisite description=pkg-config
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|Prerequisite description=[[pkg-config]]
 
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{{Software prerequisite
 
{{Software prerequisite
 
|Prerequisite kind=Required to build
 
|Prerequisite kind=Required to build
|Prerequisite description=make
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|Prerequisite description=[[make]]
 
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{{Software prerequisite
 
{{Software prerequisite
 
|Prerequisite kind=Weak prerequisite
 
|Prerequisite kind=Weak prerequisite
|Prerequisite description=libiconv
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|Prerequisite description=[[libiconv]]
 
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{{Software prerequisite
 
{{Software prerequisite
 
|Prerequisite kind=Weak prerequisite
 
|Prerequisite kind=Weak prerequisite
|Prerequisite description=gettext (for message catalog handling)
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|Prerequisite description=[[gettext]] (for message catalog handling)
 
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Revision as of 07:28, 6 January 2019


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GLib

https://wiki.gnome.org/Projects/GLib
Core application building blocks for libraries and applications written in C.

GLib is the low-level core library that forms the basis for projects such as GTK+ and GNOME. It provides data structure handling for C, portability wrappers, and interfaces for such runtime functionality as an event loop, threads, dynamic loading, and an object system.

GLib provides the core application building blocks for libraries and applications written in C. It provides the core object system used in GNOME, the main loop implementation, and a large set of utility functions for strings and common data structures.





Licensing

License

Verified by

Verified on

Notes

Verified by

Bendikker

Verified on

18 June 2018




Leaders and contributors

Contact(s)Role
Matthias Clasen contributor


Resources and communication

AudienceResource typeURI
VCS Repository Webviewhttps://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/glib/
Generalhttps://wiki.gnome.org/Projects/GLib/
Debian (Ref) (R)https://tracker.debian.org/pkg/glib2.0
Downloadhttps://download.gnome.org/sources/glib/
Mailing Listhttps://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gtk-list/
Perl (Ref)https://metacpan.org/release/Glib
Mailing Listhttps://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/gnu-system-discuss/
Mailing Listhttps://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gtk-devel-list/


Software prerequisites

KindDescription
Weak prerequisitelibiconv
Weak prerequisitegettext (for message catalog handling)
Required to buildmake
Required to buildpkg-config




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