Which library contans the malloc object code and what is the name of the main library that C links to?

[Ian Lance Taylor]

Ray Hurst <rhurst2@cox.net> writes:

> Which library contains the malloc object code?

Normally the C library.

> What is the name of the main C library the gcc links to?

libc.  Often named /usr/lib/libc.a and/or /usr/lib/libc.so.

On a GNU/Linux system, the C library is glibc; see
http://sourceware.org/glibc/.

Ian