uClibc
| Developer(s) | Erik Andersen |
|---|---|
| Initial release | February 13, 2000 |
| Stable release | 0.9.33.2 (May 15, 2012) [±][1] |
| Written in | C |
| Operating system | Embedded Linux |
| Platform | Embedded Linux |
| Type | Runtime library |
| License | GNU Lesser General Public License[2] |
| Website | www.uclibc.org |
In computing, uClibc is a small C standard library intended for embedded Linux systems. uClibc was created to support uClinux, a version of Linux not requiring a memory management unit and thus suited for microcontrollers (uCs; the "u" is a romanization of μ for "micro").[3]
The project lead is Erik Andersen. The other main contributor is Manuel Novoa III. Licensed under the GNU Lesser General Public License, uClibc is free software.
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Features[edit]
uClibc is much smaller than the glibc, the C library normally used with Linux distributions. While glibc is intended to fully support all relevant C standards across a wide range of hardware and kernel platforms, uClibc is specifically focused on embedded Linux. Features can be enabled or disabled according to space requirements.
uClibc runs on standard and MMU-less Linux systems. It supports i386, x86-64, ARM (big/little endian), AVR32, Blackfin, h8300, m68k, MIPS (big/little endian), PowerPC, SuperH (big/little endian), SPARC, and v850 processors.
Buildroot[edit]
Buildroot is a set of Makefiles and patches for easing the generation of a cross-compilation chain as well as the creation of a file system.
History[edit]
Development on uClibc started around 1999.[4] uClibc was mostly written from scratch,[5] but has incorporated code from glibc and other projects.[6]
See also[edit]
- Alpine Linux
- busybox
- Contiki
- dietlibc
- OpenWrt
- Tor-ramdisk — uClibc-based Linux distribution
- T2 SDE — supports cross compilation of Linux systems, including uClibc
- musl - another tiny libc for Linux.
References[edit]
- ^ "µClibc News". µClibc. 2012.02.01. Retrieved 2012.03.24.
- ^ uClibc FAQ: Licensing
- ^ uClibc naming Accessed on February 10, 2008.
- ^ http://www.uclibc.org/copyright.txt
- ^ "History". uClibc FAQ. Retrieved 2007-06-19.
- ^ "uClibc Changelog". Archived from the original on 2007-06-09. Retrieved 2007-06-19. "pthreads support (derived from glibc 2.1.3's linuxthreads library) [...] Merged in the random number support (rand, srand, etc) from glibc."
General references
- Karim Yaghmour, Jon Masters, Gilad Ben-Yossef, Philippe Gerum (2008). Building Embedded Linux Systems (2 ed.). O'Reilly Media. pp. 115–127. ISBN 0-596-52968-6.
- von Hagen, William L. (2006). The Definitive Guide to GCC, Second Edition. Berkeley, CA: APress. pp. 290–297. ISBN 1-59059-585-8.
External links[edit]
- Project home page
- uClibc at Freecode
- Alpine Linux
- busybox
- Contiki
- dietlibc
- OpenWrt
- Tor-ramdisk — uClibc-based Linux distribution
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