Newlib
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| Newlib | |
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| Developed by | Red Hat |
| OS | Cross-platform |
| Genre | C standard library on embedded systems |
| Website | http://www.sourceware.org/newlib/ |
Newlib is a C standard library implementation intended for use on embedded systems. It is a conglomeration of several library parts, all under free software licenses that make them easily usable on embedded products. It was created by Cygnus Support as part of building the first GNU cross-development toolchains. It is now maintained by Red Hat developers Jeff Johnston and Tom Fitzsimmons.
The section System Calls of the newlib documentation describes how it can be used with many operating systems. Its primary use is on embedded systems that lack any kind of operating system; in that case it calls a "board support package" that can do things like write a byte of output on a serial port, or read a sector from a disk or other memory device.
As of 2007, devkitARM, a popular toolchain for programming homebrew software for Nintendo DS and Game Boy Advance systems, includes Newlib as its C library.
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