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GNU C Library
     
         (glibc) The {run-time} library for the {GNU C}
        {compiler}, {gcc}, and others.  glibc is the {source code} for
        libc.a.  It is maintained separately from the compilers and is
        a superset of {ANSI C} and {POSIX}.1 and a large subset of
        POSIX.2.
     
        Current version: 2.1.3, as of 2000-04-29
     
        {Home (http://www.gnu.org/glibc)}.
     
        Mailing list:  (bugs).
     
        (2000-05-31)