# Install cppunit with Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, zypper Unit testing framework for C++. Version 1.15.1 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-28. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:cppunit ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install cppunit ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install cppunit ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: devel/cppunit/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Linux - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add cppunit ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: cppunit from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install libcppunit-1.15-0 ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: libcppunit-1.15-0 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz - dnf (92%): ```sh sudo dnf install cppunit ``` Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: cppunit from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#cppunit ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/cp/cppunit/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - pacman (92%): ```sh sudo pacman -S cppunit ``` Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: cppunit from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz - zypper (92%): ```sh sudo zypper install cppunit-devel ``` Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: cppunit-devel from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:cppunit - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 1.15.1 - **Source summary:** Unit testing framework for C++ - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** LGPL-2.1-only - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-06-28T00:26:54-04:00 - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T18:08:21+00:00 ## Executables - DllPlugInTester (cli) - DllPlugInTester (alias) ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_big_sur, arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, big_sur, catalina, monterey, sonoma, ventura ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 1.15.1 - Package-manager updated: 2026-06-28 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://wiki.freedesktop.org/www/Software/cppunit/ - info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories. ## 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 - - - ## Security Notes 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:** cppunit - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Debian apt - libcppunit-1.15-0 - 1.15.1-4+b2: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libcppunit-1.15-0 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Unit Testing Library for C++ | https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/cppunit - Debian apt - libcppunit-dev - 1.15.1-4+b2: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libcppunit-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Unit Testing Library for C++ - development library | https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/cppunit - Debian apt - libcppunit-doc - 1.15.1-4: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libcppunit-doc from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Unit Testing Library for C++ - documentation | https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/cppunit - Nix - cppunit: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/cp/cppunit/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Ubuntu apt - libcppunit-1.15-0 - 1.15.1-4build1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libcppunit-1.15-0 from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Unit Testing Library for C++ | https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/cppunit - Ubuntu apt - libcppunit-dev - 1.15.1-4build1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libcppunit-dev from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Unit Testing Library for C++ - development library | https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/cppunit - Ubuntu apt - libcppunit-doc - 1.15.1-4build1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libcppunit-doc from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Unit Testing Library for C++ - documentation | https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/cppunit - apk - cppunit - 1.15.1-r4: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: cppunit from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | C++ unit testing framework | https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/cppunit/ - apk - cppunit-dev - 1.15.1-r4: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: cppunit-dev from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | C++ unit testing framework (development files) | https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/cppunit/ - apk - cppunit-doc - 1.15.1-r4: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: cppunit-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | C++ unit testing framework (documentation) | https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/cppunit/ - dnf - cppunit - 1.15.1-27.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: cppunit from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | C++ unit testing framework | https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/cppunit/ - dnf - cppunit-devel - 1.15.1-27.fc44: normalized package name match | 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 | Libraries and headers for cppunit development | https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/cppunit/ - dnf - cppunit-doc - 1.15.1-27.fc44: normalized package name match | 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 | HTML formatted API documention for cppunit | https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/cppunit/ - pacman - cppunit - 1.15.1-5: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: cppunit from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | A C++ unit testing framework | https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/cppunit - zypper - cppunit-devel - 1.15.1-1.24: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: cppunit-devel from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | Include Files and Libraries for cppunit | https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/cppunit - zypper - cppunit-devel-32bit - 1.15.1-1.24: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: cppunit-devel-32bit from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | Include Files and Libraries for cppunit | https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/cppunit ## Related links - 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