vstr ☆
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Description:
C string library
Type: Formula  |  Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025
Links: Homepage  |  formulae.brew.sh
Category: Developer tools
Tags: c-library string-manipulation security development
Install: brew install vstr
About:
Vstr is a C string library designed as a robust alternative to standard C string functions, focusing on memory safety and performance. It provides a comprehensive suite of functions for string creation, manipulation, and formatting, while effectively preventing buffer overflows and other common vulnerabilities. The library is highly portable and aims to be a reliable foundation for building secure and efficient C applications.
Key Features:
  • Memory safety and buffer overflow prevention
  • Comprehensive string manipulation and formatting
  • High performance and efficiency
  • Portability across different platforms
Use Cases:
  • Developing secure network applications
  • Building robust system-level software
  • Replacing unsafe standard C string functions in existing projects
Alternatives:
  • glib (GString) – Part of the larger GNOME library collection, offering similar safety features but with a heavier dependency footprint.
  • BSD strlcpy/strlcat – Provides safer alternatives to strcpy/strcat but is a smaller, more focused set of functions compared to Vstr's full library.
Version History
Detected Version Rev Change Commit
Sep 11, 2025 11:06pm 0 VERSION_BUMP 2b73f702
Sep 11, 2024 10:29pm 0 VERSION_BUMP ec85399b
Sep 21, 2023 5:53am 0 VERSION_BUMP 8774d2f2
Nov 22, 2022 10:19am 0 VERSION_BUMP 4063a73d
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