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Description:
C99 portability and data structure library

Type: Formula | Latest Version: 0.8.0@0 | Tracked Since: Nov 12, 2025

Links: Homepage | formulae.brew.sh

Category: Developer tools

Tags: c-library portability data-structures algorithms development

Install: brew install zix

About:
Zix is a lightweight C99 library providing portable implementations of essential data structures and algorithms. It offers robust, dependency-free solutions for tasks like string manipulation, tree structures, and pattern matching. Its primary value is simplifying cross-platform development by abstracting away system-specific inconsistencies.

Key Features:

Portable C99 implementation
Lightweight and dependency-free
Provides trees, sets, and string utilities
BSD-licensed for flexible use

Use Cases:

Embedding data structures in C projects
Cross-platform application development
Building lightweight system utilities

Alternatives:

GLib – Much heavier dependency with broader scope
STC – Newer, C23 focused, template-based generic containers

Version History

Detected	Version	Rev	Change	Commit
Nov 12, 2025 8:24pm		0	VERSION_BUMP	1e9cf647