bdw-gc

Install command: 
brew install bdw-gc

Also known as: boehmgc, libgc

Garbage collector for C and C++

https://www.hboehm.info/gc/

License: Boehm-GC AND HPND-sell-variant

Development: Pull requests

Formula JSON API: /api/formula/bdw-gc.json

Formula code: bdw-gc.rb on GitHub

Bottle (binary package) installation support provided for:

macOS on
Apple Silicon		 golden gate ✅
tahoe ✅
sequoia ✅
sonoma ✅
macOS on
Intel		 sonoma ✅
Linux ARM64 ✅
x86_64 ✅

Current versions:

stable ✅ 8.2.12
head ⚡️ HEAD

Depends on when building from source:

cmake 4.4.5 Cross-platform make

GitHub Packages downloads:

Last 30 days85,500
Downloads17,653,357
Analytics install events (30 days)4,999
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Analytics:

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Installs4,99910,49262,364
Installs (--HEAD)003
Installs on Request1172983,418
Installs on Request (--HEAD)003
Build Errors1