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-<a href="http://uclibc.org">uClibc</a> (aka µClibc but pronounced
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-yew-see-lib-see) is a C library for embedded Linux systems. It is much smaller
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-then GNU libc, but nearly all applications supported by the
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-<a href="http://www.gnu.org/software/libc/libc.html">GNU C Library (aka glibc)</a>
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-also work perfectly with uClibc. Porting applications from
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-glibc to uClibc typically involves just recompiling the source code. uClibc
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-supports standard Linux systems (such as x86, strongArm, and powerpc), and also
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-supports <a href="http://www.uclinux.org">MMU-less (also known as µClinux)</a>
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-systems, such as those based on the Coldfire, dragonball, or arm7tdmi
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-micro-controllers. If you are building an embedded Linux system, and you fine
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-the GNU libc is eating up too much space, you should consider using uClibc
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-instead. If you are working on an older system with limited memory (such as an
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-oldworld Mac), uClibc may also be useful for you. If you are using a standard
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-desktop Linux workstation to develop applications for an embedded Linux system,
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-you can use run uClibc on your workstation while doing development. If you are
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-trying to build a ultra fast fileserver for your company that has 12 Terabytes
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-of storage, then you probably want to use glibc...
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+<a href="http://uclibc.org">uClibc</a> (aka µClibc/pronounced yew-see-lib-see)
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+is a C library for embedded Linux systems. It is much smaller then the
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+<a href="http://www.gnu.org/software/libc/libc.html">GNU C Library</a>, but
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+nearly all applications supported by the glibc also work perfectly with uClibc.
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+Porting applications from glibc to uClibc typically involves just recompiling
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+the source code. uClibc supports standard Linux systems (such as x86,
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+strongArm, and powerpc), and also supports
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+<a href="http://www.uclinux.org">MMU-less (also known as µClinux)</a> systems,
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+such as those based on the Coldfire, dragonball, or arm7tdmi micro-controllers.
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+If you are building an embedded Linux system and you find that glibc is
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+eating up too much space, you should consider using uClibc instead. If you are
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+building an ultra fast fileserver for your company with 12 Terabytes of
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+storage, then you probably want to use glibc...
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<p>
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Eric Andersen