flibc

A custom C library to fix C's historical flaws. Written in C89 without relying compiler-specific extensions and (trying to) avoiding macro-slop.

Note: This library is a work in progress and currently on supports x86_64 Linux.

Repos

Github(Mirror): https://github.com/byfanes/flibc Codeberg(Actual work done here): https://codeberg.org/fanes/flibc

Why does it exist?

No Hidden/Gobal State: The standard libc forces users to rely on hidden global state (like 'errno' or 'stdin'), which can be painful and unsafe to debug/work while using multithreading.

Builtin Data Structures: Every C developer eventually implements their own slice or dynamic array. By providing these basic types directly in the library, 'flibc' speeds up development and prevents reinventing the wheel.

Explicit Error Handling: IF there is an error, functions just return an 'error_t' instead of crashing or modifying a global variable.

A Modern C Runtime: The C runtime parses arguments into slices. Your program receives explicit parameters for standard stream, the executable name, cli arguments and the standard allocator.

Example Usage

You can find some examples in 'examples/' folder.