Glibc-devel 2.4 - Header and object files for development using standard C libraries.

The glibc-devel package contains the header and object files necessary for developing programs which use the standard C libraries (which are used by nearly all programs). If you are developing programs which will use the standard C libraries, your system needs to have these standard header and object files available in order to create the executables.

This package also includes the C header files for the Linux kernel. The header files define structures and constants that are needed for building most standard programs. The header files are also needed for rebuilding the kernel.

Install glibc-devel if you are going to develop programs which will use the standard C libraries.