# uClibc -- a C library for embedded systems

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uClibc -- a C library for embedded systems
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- 26 November 2001, powerpc shared libraries fully working
  Dave Schleef finished off the the work needed for shared library support on powerpc. There had been a few problems remaining, and those are now squashed. So shared libs on powerpc should be working fully now.

- 14 November 2001, m68 compiles again, Large file support working
  About a month ago I synced the header files with glibc 2.2.4 for better C++ support and better standards compliance. I forgot to sync up m68k, sparc, powerpc, and mipsel. Dave Schleef fixed powerpc while he was fixing up the shared lib loader. I just fixed up m68k, sparc, and mipsel so they should all compile again.

  I also finished up fixing large file support (just enable DOLFS in your Config file to enable it) and it is working just great, and greatly increases the number of glibc applications that will work "out-of-the-tarball" without needing any changes.

- 12 November 2001, powerpc shared lib support
  Thanks to David Schleef, uClibc now has full shared library support on powerpc. This brings full shared library support to x86, ARM, and now powerpc. Thanks Dave!

- 7 November 2001, uClibc application list
  uClibc now has a list of applications that are known to work. If you have any applications to add to the list, submissions are welcome!

- 18 October 2001, buildroot uClibc example system
  Those wanting an easy way to test out uClibc and give it a test drive can download and compile buildroot.tar.gz. This is a nifty buildsystem that will automagically download and build a User-Mode Linux kernel, and will then download source for and compile up a fully working uClibc based root filesystem. This should make it easy for people to create their own projects. I hope that this build system will allow people to more easily use and build uClibc based systems. As an example of how nicely this works, the Tuxscreen Project is using a slightly adjusted variant of the buildroot system to cross compile the blob bootloader, linux kernel, and a uClibc based jffs2 root filesystem (busybox, tinylogin, udhcp, lrzsz, pcmcia-cs and microwindows) for ARM. Pretty cool.

- 11 October 2001, v850 architecture support
  Miles Bader has contributed support for the v850 architecture.

- 25 Spetember 2001, header files updated
  uClibc's header files are now in sync with glibc 2.2.4, allowing better standards compliance, better portibility, and better C++ support.

- 4 July 2001, ARM shared library support
  uClibc now has full shared library support on ARM.

- 9 May 2001, libm added
  uClibc now has a very complete math library.

- 9 May 2001, ld.so added
  uClibc now has a native ld.so. It currently is only ported to work on x86, but porting to other architectures should not be too difficult.

- 15 March 2001, powerpc port added
  David Schleef contributed a powerpc port, which is now in CVS.

- 19 February 2001, SH port added
  Jean-Yves Avenard contributed an SH port. See his email with the initial patch here.

- 16 January 2001, uClibc as a shared library
  As if January 16, uClibc can now be used (at least on x86) as a shared library. See the email announcing this achievement.

- 11 January 2001, gcc wrapper added
  Manuel Novoa III has created a wrapper for gcc that makes compiling apps vs uClibc as simple as just setting "CC" to gcc-uClibc-< arch>. This even works when cross compiling! Very cool.

- 3 January 2001, uClibc now has a web page
  A lot of work has been going on under the hood with uClibc, so I decided to put together this webpage to let the world know that it exists and is getting to be very usable.

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