[H-GEN] Linux programming libraries

[Paul Gearon]

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On Fri, 19 Apr 2002, doug rickard wrote:

> I am new to C programming on Linux. I need to know what libraries come with
> a standard Red Had 7.2 and what they contain. For example, I am aware of
> glibc, but just what functions are available, and what about other
> libraries? Is there some standard way of finding out what is in the various
> libraries so that I know what libraries to include in the link phase?

There's lots of libraries for Linux.  You name it, there's probably a
library for it.  It's not so much a matter of "what is there", but rather,
"what do I want to do" and go and find the appropriate library for it.

Most libraries come with docs of some description.  For glibc try:
http://www.fsf.org/manual/glibc-2.2.3/libc.html

Regards,
Paul Gearon

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