dietlibc is a
C standard library
The C standard library or libc is the standard library for the C programming language, as specified in the ISO C standard. ISO/IEC (2018). '' ISO/IEC 9899:2018(E): Programming Languages - C §7'' Starting from the original ANSI C standard, it was ...
released under the
GNU General Public License
The GNU General Public License (GNU GPL or simply GPL) is a series of widely used free software licenses that guarantee end users the four freedoms to run, study, share, and modify the software. The license was the first copyleft for general ...
Version 2, and proprietary licenses are also available. It was developed with the help of about 100 volunteers by
Felix von Leitner with the goal to compile and link programs to the smallest possible size.
diet libc - credits
/ref> dietlibc was developed from scratch and thus only implements the most important and commonly used functions. It is mainly used in embedded devices.
See also
*C standard libraries
The C standard library or libc is the standard library for the C programming language, as specified in the ISO C standard. ISO/IEC (2018). '' ISO/IEC 9899:2018(E): Programming Languages - C §7'' Starting from the original ANSI C standard, it was ...
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Comparison of C/POSIX standard library implementations for Linux
C standard library
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