libraqm

Install command:
brew install libraqm

Library for complex text layout

https://github.com/HOST-Oman/libraqm

License: MIT

Development: Pull requests

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

Formula code: libraqm.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 ✅ 0.11.0

Depends on:

freetype 2.15.0 Software library to render fonts
fribidi 1.0.18 Implementation of the Unicode BiDi algorithm
harfbuzz 15.1.0 OpenType text shaping engine

Depends on when building from source:

meson 1.12.1 Fast and user friendly build system
ninja 1.13.2 Small build system for use with gyp or CMake
pkgconf 3.0.10 Package compiler and linker metadata toolkit

GitHub Packages downloads:

Last 30 days79,942
Downloads2,160,128
Analytics install events (30 days)3,927
Downloads / install events (30 days)20.4×

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Analytics:

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Installs3,92510,14567,478
Installs (--HEAD)238
Installs on Request4171,0677,780
Installs on Request (--HEAD)238
Build Errors0