Version 0.9.9 of uClibc has been announced by Erik Andersen . . .

CodePoet Consulting is pleased to announce the release of uClibc 0.9.9. This release brings with it a substantial increase in the number of applications which now compile and run. The number of supported architectures has also increased, and now includes ARM, H8300, i386, M68k, MIPS, PowerPC, Hitachi SH, Sparc, and V850.

uClibc is a C library designed for embedded Linux and uClinux systems. It is much smaller then the GNU C Library (glibc), but nearly all applications supported by glibc work just fine with uClibc. Porting applications from glibc to uClibc typically requires nothing more then recompiling the source code. uClibc is licenced under the LGPL, allowing it to be used in both open and closed source applications. If you are building an embedded Linux system and you find that glibc is using too much space, you should consider using uClibc. Future releases will include additional features such as wide-character support and Posix threading.

• The uClibc 0.9.9 release can be obtained here.

• The Changelog for this release is here.

• Applications that are known to compile with uClibc 0.9.9 are listed here.

• For further information please visit the uClibc website.

 
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