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[–] atzanteol@sh.itjust.works -3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)
[–] nintendiator@feddit.cl 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'd just like to interject for a moment. What you call "GNU Library C" is actually GNU with Linux library C and some C++ for those nifty templates, or as we like to call it "GNU/Linux Library C/C++". Which, to be honest, it's more like "GNU/Linux Library C/C-with-Classes" the way they're teaching it at school, oh well.

Carry on.

[–] atzanteol@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I was, it seems, too subtle. I don't call it "GNU Library C". Nobody does. I call it the "GNU C library". It's weird that the author calls it that.

[–] nintendiator@feddit.cl 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Aaaaaand I somehow missed that.

Then again, wouldn't have changed much. I'd just infodumped you on the GNU/Linux C Library, or as we sometimes call it the GNU plus Linux C library with macros.

[–] atzanteol@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago

Aaaaaand I somehow missed that.

Not the only one it seems - that's on me.

GNU plus Linux C library with macros.

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[–] Rustmilian@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

GNU C Library(glibc) as apposed to C Library (libc).

[–] atzanteol@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

Who calls it "GNU Library C" though?

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