EGLIBC, or Embedded GLIBC, is a variant of the GNU C Library (glibc), optimised for use in embedded devices, while still attempting to remain source and binary compatible with the standard glibc. The authors claim that EGLIBC is not intended to be a fork of glibc, but rather a variant, accepting patches that the core glibc developers may reject.[1]
On 6 May 2009, it was announced that Debian is going to move from the GNU C Library to EGLIBC, citing problems with the development process of glibc.[2] Ark Linux followed a few days later [3] and released an eglibc based development build the same day.
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