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