[uClibc] size difference between uclibc and glibc
Jun Sun
jsun at junsun.net
Wed Jul 23 21:39:03 UTC 2003
On Wed, Jul 23, 2003 at 12:56:14PM -0600, Erik Andersen wrote:
> On Wed Jul 23, 2003 at 10:24:52AM -0700, Jun Sun wrote:
> >
> > Can someone give an idea on what size difference it gives if I
> > switch to use uclibc instead of glibc? Also, probably a dumb question,
> > the applications should have the same size no matter what C library
> > you are using, correct?
>
> There are a number of places where we do not inline functions,
> or where we use more compact preprocessor defines causing
> application programs to also be smaller and use less memory.
>
Thanks.
> > If the later is true, it seems if your system has more applications then one
> > would have less movtivation to use uclibc.
> >
> > Size reduction seems to be the most bragging about point of uclibc.
> > This questions probably should be on FAQ. :)
>
> Please feel free to provide any additions you think best....
> http://uclibc.org/FAQ.html
>
Will do after I get permissions from the people who sent me data.
> > Also, are there other benefits to switch to uclibc?
>
> yes
>
Care to elaborate more? And yes, I looked at the FAQ and the answer
is not there. :)
Jun
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