libaec

Install command: 
brew install libaec

Adaptive Entropy Coding implementing Golomb-Rice algorithm

https://github.com/Deutsches-Klimarechenzentrum/libaec

License: BSD-2-Clause

Development: Pull requests

Formula JSON API: /api/formula/libaec.json

Formula code: libaec.rb on GitHub

Bottle (binary package) installation support provided for:

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

Current versions:

stable ✅ 1.1.8
head ⚡️ HEAD

Depends on when building from source:

cmake 4.5.0 Cross-platform make

GitHub Packages downloads:

Last 30 days208,856
Downloads7,171,580
Analytics install events (30 days)10,488
Downloads / install events (30 days)19.9×

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Analytics:

30 days90 days365 days
Installs10,48721,120127,407
Installs (--HEAD)1624
Installs on Request2063001,687
Installs on Request (--HEAD)0313
Build Errors19