glibmm@2.66 ☆

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Description:
C++ interface to glib

Type: Formula | Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025

Links: Homepage | formulae.brew.sh

Category: Developer tools

Tags: c++ glib gnome library development

Install: brew install glibmm@2.66

About:
GlibmmAT266 provides a C++ interface to the low-level C-based glib library, offering an object-oriented API that integrates seamlessly with standard C++ practices. It features automatic memory management through RAII and follows standard C++ naming conventions, making it safer and more intuitive to use than the underlying C library. This version is part of the 2.66 series, ensuring stability for projects built against that specific API.

Key Features:

Object-oriented C++ API for glib
Automatic memory management via RAII wrappers
Exception handling and standard C++ container integration
Signals and callbacks system similar to Gtkmm

Use Cases:

Developing C++ applications that require GLib functionality like main loops and threading
Building Linux desktop software that interacts with low-level system services
Creating cross-platform C++ applications needing portable utility functions

Alternatives:

glib (C library) – The base C library that glibmm wraps; glibmm provides a safer, more modern C++ interface.
Boost – A large general-purpose C++ library; glibmm is specifically focused on integration with the GNOME/GLib ecosystem.

Version History

Detected	Change	Commit
Sep 14, 2025 6:53am	VERSION_BUMP	ef2112f6
Dec 22, 2024 11:10pm	VERSION_BUMP	606ebcae
Oct 27, 2024 3:46pm	VERSION_BUMP	96c7dc52