libproxy を Homebrew でインストール

プロジェクトリンク

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プロジェクトの歴史

The project originated before its GitHub repository; the 0.4.12 release notes on 2016-01-12 explicitly say development moved to `github.com/libproxy/libproxy`. The GitHub repository itself was created on 2015-04-17.

The 0.4 series carried the traditional plugin-heavy proxy resolver stack, including desktop-environment integration and JavaScript engines for PAC. In 2023, the 0.5.0 release included a complete rewrite, and subsequent 0.5.x releases concentrated on platform behavior, Windows handling, XDG Desktop Portal support, PAC edge cases, packaging, and build cleanup.

採用の歴史

libproxy spread through desktop and distribution ecosystems because proxy configuration is a cross-application problem. Its README lists support for Windows, Mac, and Linux/UNIX, and the repository displays Repology badges for Arch, Debian, Fedora, FreeBSD, Gentoo, Homebrew, MSYS2, openSUSE, Ubuntu, and others.

使われ方

Applications and libraries use libproxy to resolve the proxy or direct connection to use for a URL. Homebrew also installs the `proxy` command, giving users a small CLI surface around the same automatic proxy-resolution behavior.

パッケージ好きにとっての重要性

libproxy is package-nerd significant because it is plumbing: when proxy auto-detection is wrong, every downloader, updater, package manager, and network client feels broken. Packaging it consistently lets desktop and CLI software share one resolver instead of each shipping a slightly different proxy stack.

The 0.5 rewrite and later fixes show why distributions care about this library despite its small API. Build options, PAC JavaScript engines, desktop plugins, and platform-specific proxy stores all affect whether higher-level network software works behind corporate and campus proxies.

タイムライン

• 2015-04-17: The GitHub repository was created.
• 2016-01-12: Version 0.4.12 noted the move of development to GitHub.
• 2020-12-04: Version 0.4.16 fixed CVE-2020-26154 and CVE-2020-25219 and updated PAC-related internals.
• 2023-05-15: Version 0.5.0 shipped a complete rewrite.
• 2024-04-25: Version 0.5.6 added XDG Desktop Portal proxy resolver support.

Related projects

• GNOME, KDE, XDG Desktop Portal, PAC and WPAD implementations, GLib/GIO networking, curl-like downloaders, and operating-system proxy settings are the related ecosystem.

ソース

• https://api.github.com/repos/libproxy/libproxy
• https://api.github.com/repos/libproxy/libproxy/releases
• https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/libproxy
• https://github.com/libproxy/libproxy
• https://libproxy.github.io/libproxy
• https://raw.githubusercontent.com/libproxy/libproxy/main/README.md