使用 Homebrew 安装 flatcc

项目链接

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命令和别名

• flatcc

项目历史

The official git history starts with an initial public release v0.1.0 on 2015-11-09. The README explains that flatcc is implemented as a standalone tool rather than as an extension of Google's flatc so it can provide a pure portable C schema compiler and fail gracefully on abusive input in long-running processes.

采用历史

flatcc serves C projects that want FlatBuffers compatibility without pulling in a C++ compiler/runtime model. Its README describes CI-tested Ubuntu, macOS, and Windows support, user-reported portability, and a no-CMake integration path once the generator has produced headers.

使用方式

Users build flatcc, run it against .fbs schema files, include generated headers, and link only the needed C runtime files. The README contrasts flatcc's runtime JSON handling with Google's flatc command-line JSON conversion, presenting the tools as complementary.

为什么软件包爱好者会关心

flatcc is package-nerd significant because it is a compatibility-layer package: it tracks the FlatBuffers format while optimizing for C-only consumers, small binaries, generated headers, and vendorable runtime source files.

时间线

• 2015: Initial public release v0.1.0.
• 2016: v0.4.0 tag; README notes big-endian support as of release 0.4.0.
• 2022: v0.6.1 tag appears in the official git history.

Related projects

• The README explicitly relates flatcc to Google FlatBuffers and the flatc compiler, while distinguishing flatcc as the FlatBuffers C Compiler.

来源

• https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/flatcc
• https://github.com/dvidelabs/flatcc
• https://raw.githubusercontent.com/dvidelabs/flatcc/master/README.md