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ABI Generic Analysis and Instrumentation Library. Version 2.10 via Homebrew; verified 2026-04-30.

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Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install libabigail

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add libabigail

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

Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install abigail-doc

Debian stable package indexes · abigail-doc · source: deb.debian.org

Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install libabigail

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

Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#libabigail

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

Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S libabigail

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

openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install libabigail-devel

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

overview

Package summary

ABI Generic Analysis and Instrumentation Library

Commands and aliases

  • abicompat
  • abidiff
  • abidw
  • abilint
  • abipkgdiff
  • kmidiff

history

Project history and usage

libabigail, the ABI Generic Analysis and Instrumentation Library, is a Sourceware project for building, serializing, comparing, and reporting on ABI corpora. Its command-line tools make ABI compatibility checks scriptable for C and C++ shared-library ecosystems.

Project history

The project grew around the idea that ABI-relevant artifacts - types, variables, functions, declarations, and their binary/debug-information representations - should be modeled explicitly and compared mechanically. Sourceware hosts the project page, Git repository, mailing list, bug tracker, tarballs, and generated manuals.

Adoption history

libabigail became important in distribution and platform engineering because ABI breaks are expensive when shared libraries are consumed by many separately built packages. Red Hat engineering articles describe it as a tool for long-term ABI maintenance, and Android carried an external libabigail tree for ABI-related tooling before replacing that tree with a tombstone in 2024.

How it is used

The package exposes tools such as abidiff, abidw, abicompat, abipkgdiff, abilint, and kmidiff. They are used to compare binaries, inspect ABI XML, compare packages, and check kernel module interface differences.

Why package nerds care

For package maintainers, libabigail is one of the canonical tools for turning ABI compatibility from tribal knowledge into CI output. It matters when sonames, distro updates, and rebuild policies meet real binary compatibility.

Timeline

  • 2010s: libabigail developed on Sourceware as a library and tool suite for ABI corpus analysis.
  • 2018: Red Hat documented major work across libabigail 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, and 1.5.
  • 2024-05-20: Red Hat described libabigail-based ABI compatibility testing workflows for binaries across distributions and versions.

Related projects

  • Related projects include elfutils, DWARF tooling, Linux distribution package QA, Android ABI tooling, and CI systems that gate shared-library compatibility.

security posture

Risk level: green

library-like package without higher-risk signals.

Risk classifier

green risk · low confidence · appliance

Why

  • library-like package without higher-risk signals

Signals

  • metadata:library-like

Install behavior

  • No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
  • Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 2 platform targets.
  • Installs with 4 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

CommandKindExposureNote
abicompatcliglobal executable
abidiffcliglobal executable
abidwcliglobal executable
abilintcliglobal executable
abipkgdiffcliglobal executable
kmidiffcliglobal 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
manager updated2026-04-30
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected

https://sourceware.org/libabigail/

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:libabigail
Version2.10
Package managerHomebrew
Package manager pagehttps://formulae.brew.sh/formula/libabigail
Homepagehttps://sourceware.org/libabigail/
Repositoryhttps://sourceware.org/git/libabigail.git
Upstream docshttps://sourceware.org/libabigail
LicenseApache-2.0 WITH LLVM-exception
Source archivehttps://mirrors.kernel.org/sourceware/libabigail/libabigail-2.10.tar.xz
Last updated2026-04-30T15:43:24Z
Pulseupdated
Dependencieselfutils, libxml2, xxhash, xz
Build dependenciespkgconf
Bottleavailable (on arm64_linux, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-installnot defined
Servicenone declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source DatabaseHomebrew formula API
Taphomebrew/core
Full Namelibabigail
Version Scheme0
Revision0
Head VersionHEAD
Requirements
  • linux
Bottle Stable Root URLhttps://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecatedno
Disabledno
Keg Onlyno
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.

Debian apt95%

abigail-doc 2.6-2

ABI Generic Analysis and Instrumentation Library (documentation)

https://sourceware.org/libabigail/

sudo apt install abigail-doc
  • Section: doc
  • Architecture: all
  • Source Package: libabigail
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Libabigail
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: abigail-doc from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Debian apt95%

abigail-tools 2.6-2

ABI Generic Analysis and Instrumentation Library (tools)

https://sourceware.org/libabigail/

sudo apt install abigail-tools
  • Section: devel
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: libabigail
  • 6 dependencies
  • 3 optional deps
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Libabigail
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: abigail-tools from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Debian apt95%

libabigail-dev 2.6-2

ABI Generic Analysis and Instrumentation Library (development files)

https://sourceware.org/libabigail/

sudo apt install libabigail-dev
  • Section: libdevel
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: libabigail
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 optional deps
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Libabigail
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: libabigail-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Debian apt95%

libabigail5 2.6-2

ABI Generic Analysis and Instrumentation Library (runtime)

https://sourceware.org/libabigail/

sudo apt install libabigail5
  • Section: libs
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: libabigail
  • 8 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Libabigail
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: libabigail5 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Nix95%

libabigail

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

abigail-doc 2.4-3build1

ABI Generic Analysis and Instrumentation Library (documentation)

https://sourceware.org/libabigail/

sudo apt install abigail-doc
  • Section: universe/doc
  • Architecture: all
  • Source Package: libabigail
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Libabigail
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: abigail-doc from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
Ubuntu apt95%

abigail-tools 2.4-3build1

ABI Generic Analysis and Instrumentation Library (tools)

https://sourceware.org/libabigail/

sudo apt install abigail-tools
  • Section: universe/devel
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: libabigail
  • 4 dependencies
  • 3 optional deps
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Libabigail
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: abigail-tools from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
Ubuntu apt95%

libabigail-dev 2.4-3build1

ABI Generic Analysis and Instrumentation Library (development files)

https://sourceware.org/libabigail/

sudo apt install libabigail-dev
  • Section: universe/libdevel
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: libabigail
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 optional deps
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Libabigail
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libabigail-dev from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
Ubuntu apt95%

libabigail0t64 2.4-3build1

ABI Generic Analysis and Instrumentation Library (runtime)

https://sourceware.org/libabigail/

sudo apt install libabigail0t64
  • Section: universe/libs
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: libabigail
  • 7 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Libabigail
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libabigail0t64 from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
apk95%

libabigail 2.8-r0

The ABI Generic Analysis and Instrumentation Library

https://sourceware.org/libabigail/

sudo apk add libabigail
  • License: Apache-2.0 WITH LLVM-exception
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: libabigail
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Libabigail
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: libabigail from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

libabigail-bash-completion 2.8-r0

Bash completions for libabigail

https://sourceware.org/libabigail/

sudo apk add libabigail-bash-completion
  • License: Apache-2.0 WITH LLVM-exception
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: libabigail
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Libabigail
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: libabigail-bash-completion from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

libabigail-dev 2.8-r0

The ABI Generic Analysis and Instrumentation Library (development files)

https://sourceware.org/libabigail/

sudo apk add libabigail-dev
  • License: Apache-2.0 WITH LLVM-exception
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: libabigail
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Libabigail
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: libabigail-dev from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

libabigail-doc 2.8-r0

The ABI Generic Analysis and Instrumentation Library (documentation)

https://sourceware.org/libabigail/

sudo apk add libabigail-doc
  • License: Apache-2.0 WITH LLVM-exception
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: libabigail
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Libabigail
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: libabigail-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

libabigail-tools 2.8-r0

The ABI Generic Analysis and Instrumentation Library (CLI tools)

https://sourceware.org/libabigail/

sudo apk add libabigail-tools
  • License: Apache-2.0 WITH LLVM-exception
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: libabigail
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Libabigail
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: libabigail-tools from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
dnf95%

libabigail 2.9-2.fc44

Set of ABI analysis tools

https://sourceware.org/libabigail/

sudo dnf install libabigail
  • License: Apache-2.0 WITH LLVM-exception
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: i686
  • Source Package: libabigail
  • 16 dependencies
  • 2 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Libabigail
Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: libabigail from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst
dnf95%

libabigail-devel 2.9-2.fc44

Shared library and header files to write ABI analysis tools

https://sourceware.org/libabigail/

sudo dnf install libabigail-devel
  • License: Apache-2.0 WITH LLVM-exception
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: i686
  • Source Package: libabigail
  • 4 dependencies
  • 2 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Libabigail
Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: libabigail-devel from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst

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  • libxml2Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • xxhashRuntime dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • xzRuntime dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • pkgconfBuild dependency declared by Homebrew.

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