install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install cbc

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#cbc

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/cb/cbc/package.nix · source: api.github.com

overview

Package summary

Mixed integer linear programming solver

Project links

Commands and aliases

cbc

history

Project history and usage

Cbc, the COIN-OR Branch-and-Cut solver, is an open-source mixed integer linear programming solver written in C++ and distributed as both a callable library and a standalone executable.

Project history

Cbc is developed under the COIN-OR Foundation. The official README credits John Forrest, formerly of IBM Research, and other maintainers, while the project metadata describes it as an LP-based branch-and-cut library designed for use with CLP and other COIN-OR components.

Adoption history

The README documents Cbc integrations across modeling systems and packages including AMPL, GAMS, MiniZinc, PuLP, cvxpy, Google's OR-Tools, JuMP, OpenSolver, and others. Package-manager distribution spans Homebrew, Debian/Ubuntu, Fedora, Arch, conda, and FreeBSD according to the official README and supplied package facts.

How it is used

Cbc is used either through the `cbc` executable or as a library embedded by optimization modeling tools. Source builds commonly use COIN-OR's `coinbrew` helper, which fetches Cbc and its COIN-OR dependencies.

Why package nerds care

For package maintainers, Cbc is a dependency-heavy scientific solver that brings a slice of the COIN-OR optimization stack into a single installable command. It matters because many higher-level modeling front ends can delegate open-source MILP solving to the packaged `cbc` binary.

Timeline

2019: Current GitHub repository created.
2023: 2.10.10 and 2.10.11 GitHub releases published.
2024: 2.10.12 GitHub release published.
2026: 2.10.13 GitHub release published.

Related projects

Cbc is closely related to COIN-OR projects Clp, Cgl, Osi, CoinUtils, coinbrew, CyLP, PuLP, and the COIN-OR Optimization Suite.

Sources

security posture

Risk level: green

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

Risk classifier

green risk · low confidence · appliance

Why

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals

Signals

metadata:no-higher-risk-signals

Install behavior

No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
Installs with 5 runtime dependencies.
Build metadata lists 1 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
`cbc`	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 generated2026-07-08

manager version2.10.13

manager updated

local dataok

upstreamcurrent

latest detectedreleases/2.10.13

https://github.com/coin-or/Cbc

infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:cbc
Version	2.10.13
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/cbc
Homepage	https://github.com/coin-or/Cbc
Repository	https://github.com/coin-or/Cbc
Upstream docs	https://coin-or.github.io/Cbc
License	EPL-2.0
Source archive	https://github.com/coin-or/Cbc/archive/refs/tags/releases/2.10.13.tar.gz
Dependencies	cgl, clp, coinutils, openblas, osi
Build dependencies	pkgconf
Bottle	available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, 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	cbc
Version Scheme	0
Revision	0
Conflicts With	libcouchbase
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
URL Keys	stable

source database matches

Other package-manager records

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Nix95%

cbc

nix profile install nixpkgs#cbc

normalized package name match
Matched by: Cbc

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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/cbc.yml

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