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Install cpplint with Homebrew, apk, apt, Nix

Static code checker for C++. Version 2.0.2 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.

Install commandSecurity notes

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Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install cpplint

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add cpplint

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · cpplint · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org

Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install cpplint

Debian stable package indexes · cpplint · source: deb.debian.org

Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#cpplint

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

overview

Package summary

Static code checker for C++

Commands and aliases

  • cpplint

history

Project history and usage

cpplint is a command-line static style checker for C and C++ files following Google's C++ style guide.

Project history

The maintained cpplint package identifies itself as a fork of Google's cpplint from google/styleguide. Its README says the fork keeps the same core purpose while accepting fixes that make the tool usable in wider contexts.

Adoption history

The package is distributed through PyPI for Python-based installation and through Unix package managers, making it easy to add to local developer workflows and CI jobs.

How it is used

Typical usage is cpplint [OPTIONS] files. The fork documents practical additions such as Python 3 compatibility, recursive file discovery, exclusion support, JUnit XML output, configurable extensions, and repository-root overrides.

Why package nerds care

cpplint is a good example of a small language-policy tool that package managers keep around because many C++ projects want style checking without adopting a full compiler analysis stack.

Timeline

  • Original upstream: Google open-sourced the in-house cpplint tool in google/styleguide.
  • Fork era: The cpplint/cpplint package tracks fixes and packaging-friendly changes for wider use.

Related projects

  • The package is directly related to Google's C++ Style Guide and the google/styleguide repository.

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 1 platform targets.
  • Installs with 1 runtime dependencies.

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
CPPLINT.cfg

executables

Installed executables

CommandKindExposureNote
cpplintcliglobal 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 version2.0.2
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected

https://pypi.org/project/cpplint/

  • infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
  • infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://pypi.org/project/cpplint/none confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:cpplint
Version2.0.2
Package managerHomebrew
Package manager pagehttps://formulae.brew.sh/formula/cpplint
Homepagehttps://pypi.org/project/cpplint/
Repositoryhttps://github.com/cpplint/cpplint
Upstream docshttps://github.com/cpplint/cpplint#readme
LicenseApache-2.0
Source archivehttps://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/c5/83/47a9e7513ba4d943a9dac2f6752b444377c91880f4f4968799b4f42d89cc/cpplint-2.0.2.tar.gz
Dependenciespython@3.14
Bottleavailable (on all)
Homebrew post-installnot defined
Servicenone declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source DatabaseHomebrew formula API
Taphomebrew/core
Full Namecpplint
Version Scheme0
Revision0
Bottle Stable Root URLhttps://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecatedno
Disabledno
Keg Onlyno
URL Keys
  • 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.

Debian apt95%

cpplint 1.6.1-3

Static code checker for C++

https://github.com/cpplint/cpplint

sudo apt install cpplint
  • Section: devel
  • Architecture: all
  • 1 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Cpplint
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: cpplint from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Nix95%

cpplint

nix profile install nixpkgs#cpplint
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Cpplint
nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/cp/cpplint/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
Ubuntu apt95%

cpplint 1.6.1-3

Static code checker for C++

https://github.com/cpplint/cpplint

sudo apt install cpplint
  • Section: universe/devel
  • Architecture: all
  • 1 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Cpplint
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: cpplint from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
apk95%

cpplint 2.0.2-r1

Static code checker for C++

https://github.com/cpplint/cpplint

sudo apk add cpplint
  • License: BSD-3-Clause
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: cpplint
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Cpplint
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: cpplint from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

cpplint-pyc 2.0.2-r1

Precompiled Python bytecode for cpplint

https://github.com/cpplint/cpplint

sudo apk add cpplint-pyc
  • License: BSD-3-Clause
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: cpplint
  • 1 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Cpplint
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: cpplint-pyc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

package graph

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

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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.

Used sources

  • Geiger risk classifier
  • Nucleus package database
  • av.db category and tag curation
  • cross-ecosystem install command graph
  • curated configuration and credential file locations
  • curated package history
  • external package-manager database matches
  • package relationship graph
  • package version freshness
  • package-page enrichment