GNU C Library Alternatives

GNU C Library is described as 'The GNU C Library, commonly known as glibc, is the GNU Project's implementation of the C standard library. It is used as the C library in the GNU systems and most systems with the Linux kernel' and is an app. There are 2 alternatives to GNU C Library for Windows and Linux. The best GNU C Library alternative is musl, which is both free and Open Source.

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    musl

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    musl is a clean and efficient C standard library implementation. It is lightweight, fast, simple, free, and aims to be correct in the sense of standards-conformance and safety.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
     

    • musl is the most popular Linux alternative to GNU C Library.

    • musl is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to GNU C Library.

    • musl is Free and Open SourceGNU C Library is also Free and Open Source

  2. PDCLib

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    The public domain C standard library project aims at providing building blocks are so fundamental that they should be available freely, free of restrictions. The library provides a good counterpart to projects like LLVM's libc++ C++ standard library and Pathscale's...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
     

    • PDCLib is the most popular Windows alternative to GNU C Library.

    • PDCLib is Free and Open SourceGNU C Library is also Free and Open Source
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