Minimal freestanding C runtime for bare-metal/embedded PC projects

In plain words

Startc is a minimal freestanding C runtime library designed for bare-metal and embedded development on i386 architecture. It provides essential C library functionality for projects that run without an operating system. The library is particularly suited for developers building low-level embedded systems or bootloaders where a full standard C library would be impractical or unnecessary.

written from the facts on this page · September 2026

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