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Description:
Library to help port code from OpenBSD to other operating systems

Type: Formula | Latest Version: 0.7.0@0 | Tracked Since: Dec 17, 2025

Links: Homepage | formulae.brew.sh

Category: Developer tools

Tags: portability bsd c-library cross-platform system

Install: brew install clens

About:
clens is a lightweight C library designed to facilitate porting software from OpenBSD to other operating systems like Linux and FreeBSD. It provides implementations of OpenBSD-specific functions and utilities that are not available in standard C libraries. This allows developers to maintain code compatibility across different BSD and non-BSD platforms with minimal changes.

Key Features:

Provides OpenBSD-specific functions for cross-platform compatibility
Lightweight C library with minimal dependencies
Simplifies porting OpenBSD software to Linux and other systems
Includes utilities for string manipulation and system calls

Use Cases:

Porting OpenBSD-specific applications to Linux environments
Maintaining cross-platform compatibility for BSD-derived software
Developing applications that need to support multiple Unix-like systems

Alternatives:

libbsd – libbsd provides similar BSD compatibility functions but is more comprehensive and actively maintained; clens is more focused on OpenBSD-specific porting needs
portablebsd – A broader BSD portability layer that includes more components; clens is smaller and more targeted

License: ISC

Dependencies: libbsd

Bottles available for: arm64_tahoe, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_ventura, arm64_monterey, arm64_big_sur, sonoma, ventura, monterey, big_sur, catalina, arm64_linux, x86_64_linux

Version History

Detected	Version	Rev	Change	Commit
Sep 12, 2025 8:56pm		0	VERSION_BUMP	5baae22b