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C++ has STL and Boost and C# has the .net Framework library. Similarly, what are the most common libraries useful to a C programmer? (Other than the C standard library.)

I am looking for most of the capabilities available in the STL: containers (vectors, linked lists, trees, hash table), algorithms (sorting开发者_如何学C, searching), file IO and strings.

Ideally, the library should be open-source, work on Windows (cross-platform is fine) and is being used actively.

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If you want general-purpose data-structures like STL has, glib is probably the answer to your question. But a better question might be why are you writing your program in C? C's potential to shine comes when you don't use overly-general code to perform tasks that could be better performed in ways specific to your particular task at hand. glib just gives you "C++ with ugly syntax" (and less ability for the compiler to optimize).

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The closest I know if is glib from GTK, see http://library.gnome.org/devel/glib/2.26/

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Yes. GLib is the closest thing to STL in C. If you find it quite complex to use, try Vala. It is much easier. http://live.gnome.org/Vala