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Installation

Weitere Installationsbefehle

macOS

Homebrewverifiziert · 100%
brew install libxls

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MacPortsverifiziert · 94%
sudo port install libxls

MacPorts ports tree · textproc/libxls/Portfile · Quelle: api.github.com

Linux

Fedora dnfverifiziert · 92%
sudo dnf install libxls

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · libxls · Quelle: dl.fedoraproject.org

Nixverifiziert · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#libxls

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/li/libxls/package.nix · Quelle: api.github.com

openSUSE zypperverifiziert · 92%
sudo zypper install libxls-devel

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · libxls-devel · Quelle: download.opensuse.org

Überblick

Paketzusammenfassung

Read binary Excel files from C/C++

Befehle und Aliase

  • libxls2csv

Verlauf

Projektgeschichte und Nutzung

libxls is a C/C++ library and small command-line toolkit for reading the legacy binary Excel XLS format. Its package-manager identity is tied to a practical problem: extracting data from old spreadsheets without automating Microsoft Excel.

Projektgeschichte

The public source history records copyright lines for Komarov Valery in 2004, Christophe Leitienne in 2006, David Hoerl from 2008 through 2017, and Evan Miller from 2013 through 2018. The GitHub project describes the library as a parser for Excel files in the old binary OLE format and as the home of a CSV conversion tool.

By the 1.5.x series the project had been moved under new maintenance. The project README calls out the GitHub hosting move, an in-memory parsing API, error-returning internals, fuzz testing, and fixes for security vulnerabilities in the 1.4-and-earlier line.

Adoptionsgeschichte

libxls spread through Unix package managers because the XLS format remained common in public data, research archives, and office exports long after XLSX became the default Office format. The R tidyverse readxl package documents libxls as its embedded reader for .xls files, which made the library visible to data analysts who never installed it directly.

Wie es verwendet wird

Typical use is either linking the C library to inspect worksheets and cells, or running the bundled converter on an XLS file before feeding the result to text-based data tools. The library is most relevant when the input is the old binary XLS/OLE format rather than OOXML XLSX.

Warum Paket-Nerds sich dafür interessieren

For package maintainers, libxls is a small example of a compatibility library whose value comes from preserving access to awkward legacy binary formats. Its 1.5-era fuzzing and error-handling work also turned an old parser into something more acceptable for distro builds that may process untrusted documents.

Zeitleiste

  • 2004: Source copyright records Komarov Valery's early libxls work.
  • 2008: The v0.2.0 tag is associated with a GitHub commit dated 2008-03-30.
  • 2018: The maintained GitHub line includes Evan Miller copyright years through 2018.
  • 2019: The 1.5.x series marks the project's new-maintenance era with fuzzing and security fixes.

Related projects

  • readxl embeds libxls for .xls support and RapidXML for .xlsx support. The library also sits near tools that understand Microsoft Compound Document/OLE files and older Excel BIFF records.

Sicherheitslage

Risikostufe: grün

library-like package without higher-risk signals.

Risikoklassifikator

grün Risiko · niedrig Konfidenz · appliance

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  • library-like package without higher-risk signals

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  • metadata:library-like

Installationsverhalten

  • Es wurden keine Homebrew-Bottle-Metadaten erfasst.

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Executables

Installierte Executables

BefehlArtSichtbarkeitHinweis
libxls2csvExecutableindexiertes ExecutableAus dem lokalen Executable-Index erkannt.

Aktualität

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Manager-Version1.6.3
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Installationsmetadaten

Paketmetadaten

Paketschlüsselbrew:libxls
Version1.6.3
PaketmanagerHomebrew
Homepagehttps://github.com/libxls/libxls
Repositoryhttps://github.com/libxls/libxls
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Nix95%

libxls

nix profile install nixpkgs#libxls
  • normalized package name match
  • Abgeglichen nach: Libxls
nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/li/libxls/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
dnf95%

libxls 1.6.3-8.fc45

Read binary Excel files from C/C++

https://github.com/libxls/libxls

sudo dnf install libxls
  • License: BSD-2-Clause
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: libxls
  • 2 Abhängigkeiten
  • 2 stellt bereit
  • normalized package name match
  • Abgeglichen nach: Libxls
Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: libxls from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/07190dc5ae9f35ae73866675fed6d95fe6e8d9fe22c9d7cdf85862cb2ed24a4c-primary.xml.zst
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libxls-devel 1.6.3-8.fc45

Development files for libxls

https://github.com/libxls/libxls

sudo dnf install libxls-devel
  • License: BSD-2-Clause
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: libxls
  • 3 Abhängigkeiten
  • 2 stellt bereit
  • normalized package name match
  • Abgeglichen nach: Libxls
Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: libxls-devel from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/07190dc5ae9f35ae73866675fed6d95fe6e8d9fe22c9d7cdf85862cb2ed24a4c-primary.xml.zst
zypper95%

libxls-devel 1.6.3-1.6

Header files for libxls

https://github.com/libxls/libxls

sudo zypper install libxls-devel
  • License: BSD-2-Clause
  • Category: Development/Libraries/C and C++
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: libxls
  • 2 Abhängigkeiten
  • 2 stellt bereit
  • normalized package name match
  • Abgeglichen nach: Libxls
openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: libxls-devel from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst
zypper95%

libxls-tools 1.6.3-1.6

Utility for parsing Excel (XLS) files

https://github.com/libxls/libxls

sudo zypper install libxls-tools
  • License: BSD-2-Clause
  • Category: Productivity/Office/Other
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: libxls
  • 2 Abhängigkeiten
  • 1 stellt bereit
  • normalized package name match
  • Abgeglichen nach: Libxls
openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: libxls-tools from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst
zypper95%

libxlsreader8 1.6.3-1.6

Library for Parsing Excel (XLS) Files

https://github.com/libxls/libxls

sudo zypper install libxlsreader8
  • License: BSD-2-Clause
  • Category: System/Libraries
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: libxls
  • 2 Abhängigkeiten
  • 2 stellt bereit
  • normalized package name match
  • Abgeglichen nach: Libxls
openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: libxlsreader8 from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst
MacPorts95%

libxls

sudo port install libxls
  • normalized package name match
  • Abgeglichen nach: Libxls
MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: textproc/libxls/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

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