GT 4.0 Component Fact Sheet: C Common Libraries

Table of Contents

1. Brief component overview
2. Summary of features
3. Usability summary
4. Backward compatibility summary
5. Technology dependencies
6. Tested platforms
7. Associated standards
8. For More Information

1. Brief component overview

The C Common Libraries provide an abstraction layer for data types, libc system calls, and data structures used throughout the Globus Toolkit and useful for applications that use the Globus Toolkit.

2. Summary of features

Features new in release GT 4.0

  • globus_range_list abstraction added
  • globus_logging abstraction added

3. Usability summary

There are no usability issues with the C common libraries as they are only intended for development.

4. Backward compatibility summary

API changes since GT version 3.2

  • globus_range_list abstraction added
  • globus_logging abstraction added

All of the GT 3.2 API is still functional in GT 4.0

5. Technology dependencies

C Common Libraries only depend on the globus_core module.

6. Tested platforms

The C common libraries work on any platform on which the toolkit is supported. See supported platforms.

7. Associated standards

There are no standards implemented by the C common libraries.

8. For More Information

See the C API pages for more information about this component.