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Unit testing framework for C++. Version 1.15.1 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-28.

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macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install cppunit

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%

sudo port install cppunit

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

Linux

Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%

sudo apk add cppunit

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

Debian aptverified · 92%

sudo apt install libcppunit-1.15-0

Debian stable package indexes · libcppunit-1.15-0 · source: deb.debian.org

Fedora dnfverified · 92%

sudo dnf install cppunit

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · cppunit · source: dl.fedoraproject.org

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#cppunit

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

Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%

sudo pacman -S cppunit

Arch Linux sync databases · cppunit · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com

openSUSE zypperverified · 92%

sudo zypper install cppunit-devel

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · cppunit-devel · source: download.opensuse.org

overview

Package summary

Unit testing framework for C++

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history

Project history and usage

CppUnit is a C++ unit-testing framework modeled on JUnit. Its official documentation describes it as the C++ port of JUnit and points users to cookbook-style examples and generated API documentation.

Project history

The official Doxygen documentation traces CppUnit to Michael Feathers' first C++ port of JUnit, followed by Jerome Lacoste's Unix/Solaris port. The CppUnit project combined and extended those earlier efforts rather than starting as an isolated implementation.

The freedesktop.org project page describes the current project as a continuation of the original CppUnit project and hosts source access, release tarballs, and contribution instructions under the LibreOffice/freedesktop infrastructure.

Adoption history

CppUnit became a conventional packaged dependency for C and C++ projects that wanted xUnit-style tests without bundling a framework. Its source distribution and release tarballs are exposed from the freedesktop.org/LibreOffice infrastructure, and the package is distributed by Homebrew and major Unix-like package managers in the input package metadata.

How it is used

The framework is used to define C++ unit tests, run them through command-line or GUI-oriented runners, and emit XML test output for automated test systems.

Why package nerds care

CppUnit matters to package maintainers because it is both a library and a test dependency: downstream builds often need the headers and library for test suites, while the installed package may also expose utilities such as DllPlugInTester.

Timeline

Early project: Michael Feathers produced the first C++ port of JUnit.
Early project: Jerome Lacoste provided a Unix/Solaris port.
Freedesktop era: the project continued under freedesktop.org with LibreOffice-associated source hosting and release tarballs.

Related projects

JUnit supplied the model for CppUnit's xUnit-style testing approach.
LibreOffice/freedesktop.org provide the current project hosting and release infrastructure.

Sources

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Install behavior

No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 13 platform targets.

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page generated2026-07-08

manager version1.15.1

manager updated2026-06-28

local dataok

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latest detectednot detected

https://wiki.freedesktop.org/www/Software/cppunit/

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install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:cppunit
Version	1.15.1
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/cppunit
Homepage	https://wiki.freedesktop.org/www/Software/cppunit/
Repository	https://cgit.freedesktop.org/libreoffice/cppunit
Upstream docs	https://people.freedesktop.org/~mmohrhard/cppunit
License	LGPL-2.1-only
Source archive	https://dev-www.libreoffice.org/src/cppunit-1.15.1.tar.gz
Last updated	2026-06-28T00:26:54-04:00
Pulse	updated
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

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Source database details

Source Database	Homebrew formula API
Tap	homebrew/core
Full Name	cppunit
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

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Debian apt95%

libcppunit-1.15-0 1.15.1-4+b2

Unit Testing Library for C++

https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/cppunit

sudo apt install libcppunit-1.15-0

Section: libs
Architecture: amd64
Source Package: cppunit
3 dependencies
normalized package name match
Matched by: Cppunit

Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: libcppunit-1.15-0 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

Debian apt95%

libcppunit-dev 1.15.1-4+b2

Unit Testing Library for C++ - development library

https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/cppunit

sudo apt install libcppunit-dev

Section: libdevel
Architecture: amd64
Source Package: cppunit
1 dependencies
1 optional deps
normalized package name match
Matched by: Cppunit

Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: libcppunit-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

Debian apt95%

libcppunit-doc 1.15.1-4

Unit Testing Library for C++ - documentation

https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/cppunit

sudo apt install libcppunit-doc

Section: doc
Architecture: all
Source Package: cppunit
normalized package name match
Matched by: Cppunit

Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: libcppunit-doc from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

Nix95%

cppunit

nix profile install nixpkgs#cppunit

normalized package name match
Matched by: Cppunit

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

Ubuntu apt95%

libcppunit-1.15-0 1.15.1-4build1

Unit Testing Library for C++

https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/cppunit

sudo apt install libcppunit-1.15-0

Section: universe/libs
Architecture: amd64
Source Package: cppunit
3 dependencies
normalized package name match
Matched by: Cppunit

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libcppunit-1.15-0 from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz

Ubuntu apt95%

libcppunit-dev 1.15.1-4build1

Unit Testing Library for C++ - development library

https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/cppunit

sudo apt install libcppunit-dev

Section: universe/libdevel
Architecture: amd64
Source Package: cppunit
1 dependencies
1 optional deps
normalized package name match
Matched by: Cppunit

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libcppunit-dev from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz

Ubuntu apt95%

libcppunit-doc 1.15.1-4build1

Unit Testing Library for C++ - documentation

https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/cppunit

sudo apt install libcppunit-doc

Section: universe/doc
Architecture: all
Source Package: cppunit
normalized package name match
Matched by: Cppunit

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libcppunit-doc from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz

apk95%

cppunit 1.15.1-r4

C++ unit testing framework

https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/cppunit/

sudo apk add cppunit

License: LGPL-2.1-or-later
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: cppunit
1 dependencies
1 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Cppunit

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: cppunit from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

apk95%

cppunit-dev 1.15.1-r4

C++ unit testing framework (development files)

https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/cppunit/

sudo apk add cppunit-dev

License: LGPL-2.1-or-later
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: cppunit
1 dependencies
1 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Cppunit

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: cppunit-dev from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

apk95%

cppunit-doc 1.15.1-r4

C++ unit testing framework (documentation)

https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/cppunit/

sudo apk add cppunit-doc

License: LGPL-2.1-or-later
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: cppunit
normalized package name match
Matched by: Cppunit

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: cppunit-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

dnf95%

cppunit 1.15.1-27.fc44

C++ unit testing framework

https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/cppunit/

sudo dnf install cppunit

License: LGPL-2.1-or-later
Category: Unspecified
Architecture: i686
Source Package: cppunit
5 dependencies
2 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Cppunit

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: cppunit from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst

dnf95%

cppunit-devel 1.15.1-27.fc44

Libraries and headers for cppunit development

https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/cppunit/

sudo dnf install cppunit-devel

License: LGPL-2.1-or-later
Category: Unspecified
Architecture: i686
Source Package: cppunit
3 dependencies
2 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Cppunit

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: cppunit-devel from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst

dnf95%

cppunit-doc 1.15.1-27.fc44

HTML formatted API documention for cppunit

https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/cppunit/

sudo dnf install cppunit-doc

License: LGPL-2.1-or-later
Category: Unspecified
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: cppunit
1 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Cppunit

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: cppunit-doc from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst

pacman95%

cppunit 1.15.1-5

A C++ unit testing framework

https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/cppunit

sudo pacman -S cppunit

License: LGPL-2.1-or-later
Architecture: x86_64
3 dependencies
normalized package name match
Matched by: Cppunit

Arch Linux sync databases · geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com · Arch Linux sync databases: cppunit from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz

zypper95%

cppunit-devel 1.15.1-1.24

Include Files and Libraries for cppunit

https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/cppunit

sudo zypper install cppunit-devel

License: LGPL-2.1-or-later
Category: Unspecified
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: cppunit
6 dependencies
3 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Cppunit

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: cppunit-devel from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst

zypper95%

cppunit-devel-32bit 1.15.1-1.24

Include Files and Libraries for cppunit

https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/cppunit

sudo zypper install cppunit-devel-32bit

License: LGPL-2.1-or-later
Category: Unspecified
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: cppunit
2 dependencies
1 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Cppunit

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: cppunit-devel-32bit from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst

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