macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install libstxxllocal Homebrew formula metadata
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Install libstxxl with Homebrew, apt
C++ implementation of STL for extra large data sets. Version 1.4.1 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. Also installable with debian: sudo apt install libstxxl-dev.
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Linux
Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install libstxxl-devDebian stable package indexes · libstxxl-dev · source: deb.debian.org
overview
Package summary
C++ implementation of STL for extra large data sets
Project links
Commands and aliases
- stxxl_tool
history
Project history and usage
STXXL, packaged in Homebrew as libstxxl, is the Standard Template Library for Extra Large Data Sets. It is a C++ external-memory library that mirrors STL-style containers and algorithms for data sets that live on disks rather than in RAM.
Project history
The project README describes STXXL as an implementation of the C++ STL for external-memory, out-of-core computation, with high performance as a design priority. The Karlsruhe technical report by Roman Dementiev, Lutz Kettner, and Peter Sanders was published in 2005 and presents STXXL as a practical experimentation library for huge data sets.
GitHub tag metadata records an STXXL 0.2 release commit on July 1, 2003, and GitHub release metadata records the 1.4.x release line on June 15, 2015.
Adoption history
STXXL's adoption was strongest in algorithm engineering and research settings where external-memory sorting, graph algorithms, suffix arrays, and large sequential pipelines mattered. The 2005 report notes use in minimum spanning trees, connected components, breadth-first search decompositions, suffix arrays, and social-network metrics for huge graphs.
How it is used
Users configure STXXL disk files through STXXLCFG or .stxxl configuration files, then build C++ programs against its containers, algorithms, and I/O layers. Its package-manager footprint is narrower than general-purpose C++ libraries, but it remains useful for reproducible builds of older external-memory research code.
Why package nerds care
STXXL is package-nerd significant because it packages a research-grade external-memory STL as a normal C++ system library. It is a reminder that package managers preserve not only mainstream infrastructure but also specialized algorithm-engineering tools with unusual runtime configuration requirements.
Timeline
- 2003-07-01: GitHub tag metadata records STXXL release 0.2.
- 2005: The University of Karlsruhe technical report presented STXXL and its applications.
- 2015-06-15: GitHub release metadata records STXXL 1.4.1.
Related projects
- The C++ Standard Template Library is the API model STXXL extends to external memory.
- Boost is related through STXXL's Boost Software License.
- External-memory graph and suffix-array implementations are common downstream research uses named in the 2005 report.
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 bottle metadata was recorded.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
local files
Configuration and credential file locations
These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.
Configuration files
Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.
- Unix
$STXXLCFG./.stxxl.$HOSTNAME./.stxxl~/.stxxl.$HOSTNAME~/.stxxl- Windows
%STXXLCFG%.stxxl.%COMPUTERNAME%.txt.stxxl.txt%APPDATA%/.stxxl.%COMPUTERNAME%.txt%APPDATA%/.stxxl.txt
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
stxxl_tool | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
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 generated2026-08-03
manager version1.4.1
manager updated
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:libstxxl |
|---|---|
| Version | 1.4.1 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://stxxl.sourceforge.net/ |
| Bottle | not recorded |
| Service | none declared |
source database matches
Other package-manager records
Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.
Debian apt95%
libstxxl-dev 1.4.1-4.1
Development libraries for STXXL
sudo apt install libstxxl-dev- Section: libdevel
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: libstxxl
- 1 dependencies
- 1 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libstxxl
Debian apt95%
libstxxl-doc 1.4.1-4.1
Documentation for STXXL
sudo apt install libstxxl-doc- Section: doc
- Architecture: all
- Source Package: libstxxl
- 1 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libstxxl
Debian apt95%
libstxxl1-bin 1.4.1-4.1
STXXL File creation and benchmark tool
sudo apt install libstxxl1-bin- Section: misc
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: libstxxl
- 5 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libstxxl
Debian apt95%
libstxxl1t64 1.4.1-4.1
C++ Standard Template Library for extra large datasets
sudo apt install libstxxl1t64- Section: libs
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: libstxxl
- 3 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libstxxl
Ubuntu apt95%
libstxxl-dev 1.4.1-4.1build1
Development libraries for STXXL
sudo apt install libstxxl-dev- Section: universe/libdevel
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: libstxxl
- 1 dependencies
- 1 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libstxxl
Ubuntu apt95%
libstxxl-doc 1.4.1-4.1build1
Documentation for STXXL
sudo apt install libstxxl-doc- Section: universe/doc
- Architecture: all
- Source Package: libstxxl
- 1 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libstxxl
Ubuntu apt95%
libstxxl1-bin 1.4.1-4.1build1
STXXL File creation and benchmark tool
sudo apt install libstxxl1-bin- Section: universe/misc
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: libstxxl
- 5 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libstxxl
Ubuntu apt95%
libstxxl1t64 1.4.1-4.1build1
C++ Standard Template Library for extra large datasets
sudo apt install libstxxl1t64- Section: universe/science
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: libstxxl
- 3 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libstxxl
source trail
Generated from repository data
This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.
Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated configuration and credential file locations
- curated package history
- external package-manager database matches
- pkg.so package database
- pkgdb category and tag curation