macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install ppllocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install pplMacPorts ports tree · devel/ppl/Portfile · source: api.github.com
brew / rank 7119
Install ppl with Homebrew, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, zypper, apt
Parma Polyhedra Library: numerical abstractions for analysis, verification. Version 1.2 via Homebrew; verified 2026-09-13. Also installable with debian: sudo apt install libppl-c4.
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Linux
Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install pplFedora Rawhide package metadata · ppl · source: dl.fedoraproject.org
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#pplnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/pp/ppl/package.nix · source: api.github.com
Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S pplArch Linux sync databases · ppl · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com
openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install pplopenSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · ppl · source: download.opensuse.org
Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install libppl-c4Debian stable package indexes · libppl-c4 · source: deb.debian.org
overview
Package summary
Parma Polyhedra Library: numerical abstractions for analysis, verification
Project links
Commands and aliases
- ppl-config
- ppl_lcdd
- ppl_pips
history
Project history and usage
The Parma Polyhedra Library is a C++ library of numerical abstractions for program analysis, verification, optimization, and related formal-methods work.
Project history
The Parma Polyhedra Library emerged at the University of Parma as a free-software implementation of numerical abstractions for analysis and verification. Its first public alpha release appeared in October 2001, and the first general paper about the library was presented at the Static Analysis Symposium in 2002.
Successive releases broadened the original polyhedral domain with rational grids, bounded-difference and octagonal shapes, exact linear-programming facilities, parametric integer programming, powersets, and language interfaces. Copyright was transferred in 2011 to BUGSENG, a University of Parma spin-off, while the library remained free software. Release 1.0 followed in 2012.
Adoption history
PPL has been distributed through several Unix-like package ecosystems, including Homebrew, Debian, Fedora-family distributions, MacPorts, Nix, Arch, Ubuntu, and openSUSE. Its portable C++ core and documented interfaces for C, Java, OCaml, and Prolog helped it serve analysis tools written in different languages.
How it is used
Developers link PPL into analyzers or mathematical software and work with convex polyhedra, grids, boxes, octagons, powersets, linear programs, and termination domains through its C++ API or supported language interfaces.
The ppl-config utility reports compiler and linker settings, while ppl_lcdd and ppl_pips expose selected conversion and parametric-programming workflows from the command line. No standard per-user runtime configuration file is documented.
Why package nerds care
PPL is notable as a specialized mathematical library that exposes abstract-interpretation domains as a reusable, carefully documented package. It combines convex polyhedra, grids, boxes, octagons, powersets, exact linear programming, and termination-analysis facilities in one implementation.
For packagers, it is a substantial native library with language bindings, generated documentation, exact-arithmetic dependencies, and command-line utilities such as ppl_lcdd and ppl_pips rather than a single-purpose executable.
Timeline
- 2001: PPL 0.1 became the first public alpha release.
- 2002: The first general PPL research paper was presented at SAS.
- 2006: PPL added rational grids and exact-arithmetic linear-programming facilities across major releases.
- 2011: Copyright transferred to BUGSENG while PPL remained free software.
- 2012: PPL 1.0 was released.
Related projects
- GMP supplies the exact integer arithmetic used by PPL.
- The library is intended for static analyzers, verification systems, optimization tools, and other software that needs numerical abstract domains.
Sources
security posture
Risk level: green
library-like package without higher-risk signals.
Risk classifier
green risk · low confidence · appliance
Why
- library-like package without higher-risk signals
Signals
- metadata:library-like
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 13 platform targets.
- Installs with 1 runtime dependencies.
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executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
ppl-config | cli | global executable | |
ppl_lcdd | cli | global executable | |
ppl_pips | cli | global executable |
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-11-04
manager version1.2
manager updated2026-09-13
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
- infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://www.bugseng.com/pplnone confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:ppl |
|---|---|
| Version | 1.2 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/ppl |
| Homepage | https://www.bugseng.com/ppl |
| Upstream docs | https://www.bugseng.com/ppl |
| License | GPL-3.0-or-later |
| Source archive | https://deb.debian.org/debian/pool/main/p/ppl/ppl_1.2.orig.tar.xz |
| Last updated | 2026-09-13T12:16:58Z |
| Pulse | updated |
| Dependencies | gmp |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_big_sur, arm64_golden_gate, arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, big_sur, monterey, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux) |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | ppl |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 1 |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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source database matches
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Debian apt95%
libppl-c4 1:1.2-8.1+b3
Parma Polyhedra Library (C interface)
sudo apt install libppl-c4- Section: libs
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: ppl
- 6 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Ppl
Debian apt95%
libppl-dev 1:1.2-8.1+b3
Parma Polyhedra Library (development)
sudo apt install libppl-dev- Section: libdevel
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: ppl
- 2 dependencies
- 2 provides
- 2 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Ppl
Debian apt95%
libppl-doc 1:1.2-8.1
Parma Polyhedra Library: Documentation
sudo apt install libppl-doc- Section: doc
- Architecture: all
- Source Package: ppl
- 1 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Ppl
Debian apt95%
libppl-swi 1:1.2-8.1+b3
Parma Polyhedra Library (SWI Prolog interface)
sudo apt install libppl-swi- Section: libs
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: ppl
- 8 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Ppl
Debian apt95%
libppl14 1:1.2-8.1+b3
Parma Polyhedra Library (runtime library)
sudo apt install libppl14- Section: libs
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: ppl
- 5 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Ppl
Debian apt95%
ppl-dev 1:1.2-8.1+b3
Parma Polyhedra Library (development binaries)
sudo apt install ppl-dev- Section: devel
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: ppl
- 5 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Ppl
Nix95%
ppl
nix profile install nixpkgs#ppl- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Ppl
Ubuntu apt95%
libppl-c4 1:1.2-8.1build5
Parma Polyhedra Library (C interface)
sudo apt install libppl-c4- Section: universe/libs
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: ppl
- 6 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Ppl
Ubuntu apt95%
libppl-dev 1:1.2-8.1build5
Parma Polyhedra Library (development)
sudo apt install libppl-dev- Section: universe/libdevel
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: ppl
- 2 dependencies
- 2 provides
- 2 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Ppl
Ubuntu apt95%
libppl-doc 1:1.2-8.1build5
Parma Polyhedra Library: Documentation
sudo apt install libppl-doc- Section: universe/doc
- Architecture: all
- Source Package: ppl
- 1 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Ppl
Ubuntu apt95%
libppl-swi 1:1.2-8.1build5
Parma Polyhedra Library (SWI Prolog interface)
sudo apt install libppl-swi- Section: universe/libs
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: ppl
- 8 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Ppl
Ubuntu apt95%
libppl14 1:1.2-8.1build5
Parma Polyhedra Library (runtime library)
sudo apt install libppl14- Section: universe/libs
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: ppl
- 5 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Ppl
Ubuntu apt95%
ppl-dev 1:1.2-8.1build5
Parma Polyhedra Library (development binaries)
sudo apt install ppl-dev- Section: universe/devel
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: ppl
- 5 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Ppl
dnf95%
ppl 1.2-40.fc45
The Parma Polyhedra Library: a library of numerical abstractions
sudo dnf install ppl- License: GPL-3.0-or-later
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: ppl
- 7 dependencies
- 3 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Ppl
dnf95%
ppl-devel 1.2-40.fc45
Development tools for the Parma Polyhedra Library C and C++ interfaces
sudo dnf install ppl-devel- License: GPL-3.0-or-later
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: ppl
- 4 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Ppl
dnf95%
ppl-docs 1.2-40.fc45
Documentation for the Parma Polyhedra Library
sudo dnf install ppl-docs- License: GFDL-1.2-no-invariants-or-later
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: ppl
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Ppl
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