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> Should I use this? (Or should I use glib, musl, or uclib?)

I agree that a comparison would be good, but musl and glibc are low level fundamental API's for things like printf and opening files.

Glib and this are higher level libraries to build applications with. If you're building a compiler you probably want one of these, for the generated code it would depend a lot on the specifics.

Edit - I'll also add that a lot of people's experience with C seems to com from college or beginner material where they're learning in a very bare bones environment. Combine C and libraries like this and it's not just good for app development but can be great for scripting where python or bash would typically be used.



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