A lot of updates and changes have been implemented

Jul 2, 2012 14:02 GMT  ·  By

The GNU C Library, used as *the* C library in the GNU systems and most systems powered by Linux kernel, is now at version 2.16.

Highlights of GNU C Library 2.16:

· Support for the IA-64 has been moved to ports; · ISO C11 support has been improved; · Support for anything but ELF binary format has been removed; · More generic and 64-bit performance optimizations to math functions have been implemented; · Compatibility code for Linux kernel versions before 2.4 has been removed; · Expf for x86-32 and x86-64 has been optimized; · Math library bug fixes have been implemented.

A complete list of changes and updates can be found in the official announcement.

The GNU C Library is primarily designed to be a portable and high-performance C library. It follows all relevant standards including ISO C99 and POSIX.1-2008.

Download GNU C Library 2.16 right now from Softpedia.

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