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Computer Programming Software Terms, Glossary and Dictionary
GNU Toolchain
The GNU toolchain refers to a collection of the programming tools produced by the GNU project. These tools form an integrated system that is used for programming both applications and operating systems. Parts of the toolchain are also widely used in the Solaris Operating Environment (which, in the opinion of many, needs the GNU tools for reasonable usability) and Microsoft Windows programming with Cygwin and MinGW/MSYS. Projects that are included in the GNU toolchain:
GNU make - build and compilation automation
The GNU Compiler Collection (GCC) - compilers for several languages
The GNU Binutils - linker, assembler and other tools
The GNU Debugger (GDB) - an interactive debugger
The GNU build system (autotools) - Autoconf, Autoheader, Automake, Libtool - makefiles generators |
