GLib
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Not to be confused with glibc, the GNU implementation of the C standard library or gnulib, a portability library.
GLib is a bundle of three (formerly five) low-level system libraries written in C and developed mainly by GNOME. GLib's code was separated from GTK, so it can be used by software other than GNOME and has been developed in parallel ever since.
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Original author(s) | Shawn Amundson |
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Developer(s) | The GNOME Project et al. |
Initial release | 1998; 26 years ago (1998) |
Stable release | |
Repository | |
Written in | C |
Operating system | Linux, Unix-like, macOS, Windows |
Platform | Cross-platform |
Type | Library |
License | LGPLv2.1 |
Website | www |
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The name "GLib" originates from the project's start as a GTK C utility library.