libsigsegv ☆

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Description:
Library for handling page faults in user mode

Type: Formula | Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025

Links: Homepage | formulae.brew.sh

Category: System utilities

Tags: library c signal-handling memory-management fault-tolerance

Install: brew install libsigsegv

About:
Libsigsegv is a library for handling page faults in user mode. It allows programs to handle segmentation faults and access violations in a portable way, enabling features like stack overflow detection or user-mode memory management.

Key Features:

User-mode page fault handling
Portable interface for signal handling
Support for stack overflow detection
Minimal overhead integration

Use Cases:

Implementing custom memory management schemes
Detecting and recovering from stack overflows
Building robust fault-tolerant applications

Alternatives:

libunwind – Focuses on stack unwinding and backtraces rather than fault handling

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