GNU toolchain in action

The GNU toolchain is a broad collection of programming tools produced by the GNU Project. These tools form a toolchain (a suite of tools used in a serial manner) used for developing software applications and operating systems.

The GNU toolchain plays a vital role in development of Linux.

Interest Components

• GNU make: an automation tool for compilation and build
• GNU Compiler Collection (GCC): a suite of compilers for several programming languages
• GNU C Library (glibc): core C library including headers, libraries, and dynamic loader
• GNU Binutils: a suite of tools including linker, assembler and other tools
• GNU Debugger (GDB): a code debugging tool