# Install dpp with Homebrew, Nix Directly include C headers in D source code. Version 0.6.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-13. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#dpp. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:dpp ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install dpp ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#dpp ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/dp/dpp/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:dpp - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 0.6.0 - **Source summary:** Directly include C headers in D source code - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **License:** BSL-1.0 - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-06-13T01:24:10+02:00 - **Generated:** 2026-08-04T22:13:35+00:00 ## Executables - d++ (cli) - d++ (alias) ## Build dependencies - dtools - dub - ldc ## Uses from macOS - llvm ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-08-04 - Package-manager version: 0.6.0 - Package-manager updated: 2026-06-13 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/atilaneves/dpp - info: No cached GitHub release or tag data was available. ## Project history and usage dpp, invoked as d++, is a D-language interop tool that lets D source files directly include C and limited C++ headers, translating declarations through libclang and then compiling the generated D code. ### Project history The public GitHub repository was created in August 2017. Its README describes the goal as giving D files the same practical ease of use as C or C++ #include workflows, including macro-heavy C APIs, and notes that the work was supported by Symmetry Investments. ### Adoption history dpp's adoption has stayed centered on the D ecosystem rather than becoming a general-purpose systems tool. Its packaging in Homebrew and Nix makes it discoverable to D users who need C header interop without hand-maintaining bindings. ### How it is used Users write quasi-D .dpp files containing #include directives, then run d++ so the tool expands declarations and selected macros into D code before invoking a D compiler. ### Why package nerds care For package maintainers, dpp is a compact example of language-ecosystem tooling that depends on libclang and a host C preprocessor to bridge ABI-heavy native libraries into a less mainstream compiled language. ### Timeline - 2017: atilaneves/dpp was created on GitHub. - 2017 onward: the project documented success translating headers for libraries such as curl, OpenSSL, libvirt, Python.h, and others. - 2024: the repository still showed maintenance activity, while remaining a niche D interop package. ### Related projects - D language - libclang - dmd - dub ### Sources - - - ## Security Notes narrow executable package without higher-risk signals. - **Geiger risk:** green / low - narrow executable package without higher-risk signals ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** dpp - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 1 - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Nix - dpp: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/dp/dpp/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Related links - [Source-control packages](https://pkg.so/source-control-tools/) - Belongs to a source-control command family. - [Terminal utility packages](https://pkg.so/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Text processing packages](https://pkg.so/text-processing-tools/) - Matched text, document, or structured-data processing metadata. - [Developer build packages](https://pkg.so/developer-build-tools/) - Matched build, compiler, generator, or developer workflow metadata. - [ldc](https://pkg.so/brew/ldc/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [dub](https://pkg.so/brew/dub/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [dtools](https://pkg.so/brew/dtools/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [mcpp](https://pkg.so/brew/mcpp/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, preprocessor. - [camlp5](https://pkg.so/brew/camlp5/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, preprocessor. - [gpp](https://pkg.so/brew/gpp/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, preprocessor. - [fypp](https://pkg.so/brew/fypp/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, preprocessor. - [css-crush](https://pkg.so/brew/css-crush/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, preprocessor. - [ratfor](https://pkg.so/brew/ratfor/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, preprocessor. - [mdsh](https://pkg.so/brew/mdsh/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, preprocessor. - [dscanner](https://pkg.so/brew/dscanner/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. 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