install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install arabica

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%

sudo port install arabica

MacPorts ports tree · devel/arabica/Portfile · source: api.github.com

overview

Package summary

XML toolkit written in C++

Project links

Commands and aliases

mangle

history

Project history and usage

Arabica is a C++ XML and HTML processing toolkit. Its official repository describes SAX2, DOM, XPath, and XSLT implementations written in Standard C++, making it a library package with a small CLI surface rather than an app.

Project history

The official GitHub repository was created in September 2012, but the project presents itself as a traditional C++ XML toolkit rather than a modern service. Its README and repository metadata emphasize standards-style XML APIs: SAX2, DOM, XPath, XSLT, and HTML processing.

The 2020-April release moved the package to C++14, removed old `std::auto_ptr` usage, and cleaned out SAX1-era adapter code that the maintainer described as probably never used in Arabica's history.

Adoption history

Arabica's adoption is niche and library-oriented. The input metadata shows Homebrew and MacPorts packaging, while the official GitHub repository has modest star and fork counts, consistent with a mature C++ XML component used when a project specifically wants this API stack.

How it is used

Developers use Arabica as a C++ library for SAX2 event parsing, DOM manipulation, XPath evaluation, XSLT processing, and HTML/XML tooling. The Homebrew package also exposes the `mangle` executable.

Why package nerds care

Arabica is the kind of package that keeps old XML-heavy C++ build graphs alive. It matters less for trendy CLI workflows and more for packagers who need small, standards-flavored C++ XML libraries to keep compiling across modern C++ transitions.

Timeline

2012: The official GitHub repository was created.
2020: The 2020-April release required C++14 and removed `std::auto_ptr` usage.
2024: The official GitHub metadata shows repository activity continuing after the 2020 modernization release.

Related projects

Related technologies include SAX2, DOM, XPath, XSLT, HTML parsing, XML parsing, and C++14.

Sources

security posture

No protected-tool coverage found yet

No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for arabica. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.

Install behavior

No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 13 platform targets.
Installs with 1 runtime dependencies.
Build metadata lists 3 build dependencies.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`mangle`	cli	global executable

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 generated2026-07-25

manager version20200425

manager updated

local dataok

upstreamnot checked

latest detectednot detected

https://github.com/jezhiggins/arabica

infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
infoNo cached GitHub release or tag data was available.https://github.com/jezhiggins/arabicanone confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:arabica
Version	20200425
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/arabica
Homepage	https://www.jezuk.co.uk/tags/arabica.html
Repository	https://github.com/jezhiggins/arabica
Upstream docs	https://github.com/jezhiggins/arabica#readme
License	BSD-3-Clause
Source archive	https://github.com/jezhiggins/arabica/archive/refs/tags/2020-April.tar.gz
Dependencies	boost
Build dependencies	autoconf, automake, libtool
Uses from macOS	expat
Bottle	available (on arm64_big_sur, arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, big_sur, catalina, monterey, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-install	not defined
Service	none declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source Database	Homebrew formula API
Tap	homebrew/core
Full Name	arabica
Version Scheme	0
Revision	0
Head Version	HEAD
Conflicts With	nss
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
URL Keys	head stable

source database matches

Other package-manager records

Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.

MacPorts95%

arabica

sudo port install arabica

normalized package name match
Matched by: Arabica

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

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

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.

combined/arabica.yml

Used sources

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

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