libyaml

Install command:
brew install libyaml

YAML Parser

https://github.com/yaml/libyaml

License: MIT

Development: Pull requests

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

Formula code: libyaml.rb on GitHub

Bottle (binary package) installation support provided for:

macOS on
Apple Silicon
golden gate ✅
tahoe ✅
sequoia ✅
sonoma ✅
ventura ✅
monterey ✅
big sur ✅
macOS on
Intel
sonoma ✅
ventura ✅
monterey ✅
big sur ✅
Linux ARM64 ✅
x86_64 ✅

Current versions:

stable ✅ 0.2.5

Depends on when building from source:

autoconf 2.73 Automatic configure script builder
automake 1.20 Tool for generating GNU Standards-compliant Makefiles
libtool 2.6.2 Generic library support script

GitHub Packages downloads:

Last 30 days352,275
Downloads21,736,937
Analytics install events (30 days)46,095
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Analytics:

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Installs46,092109,761549,843
Installs (--HEAD)3959
Installs on Request1,2893,25723,110
Installs on Request (--HEAD)1544
Build Errors1