GNU C Library 2.16 Officially Released

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.


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