# Install cdecl

Turn English phrases to C or C++ declarations. Version 18.7.2 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:cdecl
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install cdecl
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

- MacPorts (94%):

```sh
sudo port install cdecl
```

  Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: devel/cdecl/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

### Linux

- Debian apt (92%):

```sh
sudo apt install cdecl
```

  Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: cdecl from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

- dnf (92%):

```sh
sudo dnf install cdecl
```

  Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: cdecl from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/13ee7b80cb813542594d4235c4a0b8695435d5ecf23dd3580bc7515ae1b6180d-primary.xml.zst

- Nix (92%):

```sh
nix profile install nixpkgs#cdecl
```

  Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/cd/cdecl/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

- zypper (92%):

```sh
sudo zypper install cdecl
```

  Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: cdecl from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/155b97171d05e27afd950b6fe0d55513ff38f4597110664535bceedc680bbe6fd459f0733718dcc21dcf0efc7c8250fd1390c73d4790b42e62fb2c16a87242e5-primary.xml.zst

## Package Facts

- **Package key:** brew:cdecl
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Package manager URL:** <https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/cdecl>
- **Version:** 18.7.2
- **Source summary:** Turn English phrases to C or C++ declarations
- **Homepage:** <https://github.com/paul-j-lucas/cdecl>
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/paul-j-lucas/cdecl>
- **Upstream docs:** <https://github.com/paul-j-lucas/cdecl#readme>
- **License:** GPL-3.0-or-later AND LGPL-2.1-or-later AND LicenseRef-Homebrew-public-domain
- **Source archive:** <https://github.com/paul-j-lucas/cdecl/releases/download/cdecl-18.7.2/cdecl-18.7.2.tar.gz>
- **Generated:** 2026-06-10T07:18:26+00:00

## Executables

- c++decl (cli)
- cdecl (cli)
- c++decl (alias)
- cdecl (alias)

## macOS Provided Libraries

- ncurses

## Install Behavior

- Post-install hook: not defined
- Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-06-10
- Package-manager version: 18.7.2
- Local data status: ok
- Upstream repository: https://github.com/paul-j-lucas/cdecl
- info: No package-manager update timestamp was available.
- info: No cached GitHub release or tag data was available.

## Sicherheitshinweise

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

- **Geiger risk:** green / low
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals

## Source Database Details

- **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API
- **Tap:** homebrew/core
- **Full Name:** cdecl
- **Version Scheme:** 0
- **Revision:** 0
- **Bottle Stable Root URL:** <https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core>
- **Deprecated:** no
- **Disabled:** no
- **Keg Only:** no
- **URL Keys:** stable

## Other Package-Manager Records

- Debian apt - cdecl - 2.5-15+b1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: cdecl from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Turn English phrases to C or C++ declarations
- Nix - cdecl: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/cd/cdecl/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- Ubuntu apt - cdecl - 2.5-13.1build2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: cdecl from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Turn English phrases to C or C++ declarations
- dnf - cdecl - 18.7.2-1.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: cdecl from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/13ee7b80cb813542594d4235c4a0b8695435d5ecf23dd3580bc7515ae1b6180d-primary.xml.zst | Translator for C gibberish | https://github.com/paul-j-lucas/cdecl/
- zypper - cdecl - 18.7.2-1.2: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: cdecl from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/155b97171d05e27afd950b6fe0d55513ff38f4597110664535bceedc680bbe6fd459f0733718dcc21dcf0efc7c8250fd1390c73d4790b42e62fb2c16a87242e5-primary.xml.zst | C/C++ function declaration translator | https://github.com/paul-j-lucas/cdecl/
- MacPorts - cdecl: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: devel/cdecl/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1


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## Sources

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- package-page enrichment
- package version freshness
- av.db category and tag curation
- package relationship graph
- external package-manager database matches
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
