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Signed-off-by: Joachim Nilsson <troglobit@gmail.com>
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Introduction
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Libite is a lightweight library of *frog DNA*. It can be used to fill
Libite is a lightweight library of *frog DNA* that can be used to fill
the gaps in any dinosaur project. It holds useful functions and macros
developed by both [Finit][1] and the [OpenBSD][2] project. Most notably
the string functions: [strlcpy(3)][3], [strlcat(3)][3] and the highly
useful *BSD [sys/queue.h][4] and [sys/tree.h][7] API's.
Libite is the frog DNA missing in GNU libc. However, -lite does not aim
to become another [GLIB][5]! One noticeable gap in GLIBC is the missing
`_SAFE` macros in the BSD `sys/queue.h` API &mdash; highly recommended
when traversing lists to delete/free nodes.
Libite holds many of the missing pieces in GNU libc, although -lite does
not aim to become another [GLIB][5]. One noticeable gap in GLIBC is the
`_SAFE` macros available in the BSD `sys/queue.h` API &mdash; highly
recommended when traversing lists to delete/free nodes.
The code is open sourced under a mix of the [MIT/X11 license][MIT], the
[ISC license][ISC] used by OpenBSD, and [BSD licenses][BSD], all of them
are extremely liberal and can be used freely in proprietary software if
needed.
For an introduction to why Libite happened, and how you can use it, see
[this blog post][6].
The code is open sourced under a mix of permissive Open Source licenses:
[MIT/X11 license][MIT], [ISC license][ISC], and [BSD licenses][BSD].
Using -lite
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This library was initially built for and developed on GNU/Linux systems
as a light weight utility library, these days NetBSD should also work.
Libite (LITE) employs the de facto standard GNU configure and build
system:
./configure
make -j5
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[3]: http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=strlcpy
[4]: http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi/OpenBSD-current/man3/LIST_EMPTY.3
[5]: https://developer.gnome.org/glib/
[6]: http://troglobit.com/blog/2015/07/02/howto-using-lite-with-a-git-based-application/
[7]: http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi/OpenBSD-current/man3/SPLAY_FOREACH.3
[MIT]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MIT_License
[ISC]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISC_license