# Install libidl with Homebrew, apt, dnf, MacPorts, zypper Library for creating CORBA IDL files. Version 0.8.14 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:libidl ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install libidl ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install libidl ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: devel/libidl/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Linux - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install libidl-2-0 ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: libidl-2-0 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz - dnf (92%): ```sh sudo dnf install libIDL ``` Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: libIDL from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst - zypper (92%): ```sh sudo zypper install libIDL-2-0 ``` Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: libIDL-2-0 from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:libidl - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 0.8.14 - **Source summary:** Library for creating CORBA IDL files - **Homepage:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** LGPL-2.0-or-later - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - libIDL-config-2 (cli) - libIDL-config-2 (alias) ## Dependencies - gettext - glib ## Build dependencies - gettext - pkgconf ## 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: 0.8.14 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://download.gnome.org/sources/libIDL/0.8/ - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. - info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories. ## Project history and usage libIDL is a legacy GNOME-era C library for parsing CORBA Interface Definition Language files and returning trees that other tools can consume. ### Project history The README in the GNOME 0.8.14 source archive says libIDL was initially written for ORBit, the GNOME project's object request broker, while trying to keep the parsing functionality reusable and portable. The NEWS file records active development before the 0.8 branch: 0.6.0 in 1999 overhauled versioning, added libIDL-config and Automake support, added XPIDL parsing support, and added Win32 support paths. Version 0.8.0 was marked as a stable ABI/API frozen release. The later 0.8.x releases were mostly portability and build maintenance: flex compatibility, BSD and Cygwin fixes, Win32 build support, bison 2.4 fixes, sparse/gcc warning cleanups, and the 0.8.14 build-system fixes published by GNOME in March 2010. ### Adoption history libIDL's adoption followed ORBit and the GNOME CORBA stack rather than a broad independent application ecosystem. It remains package-visible because older GNOME, CORBA, and IDL-processing software can still require its parser and libIDL-config metadata. ### How it is used Its core use is to parse IDL files, run them through a C preprocessor when available, report IDL diagnostics, and return syntax and namespace trees for generators or analysis tools. ### Why package nerds care libIDL is a small fossil from the GNOME/CORBA period. For package maintainers, it is useful context for why old desktop stacks carried ORBit, GLib, yacc/flex-generated parsers, and -config scripts before pkg-config fully won the ecosystem. ### Timeline - 1998: NEWS described the parser as substantially working with the switch to GLib underway. - 1999: 0.6.x releases added versioning, libIDL-config, XPIDL support, and portability work. - 2002: 0.8.0 was released as the stable ABI/API frozen release. - 2010: 0.8.14 was published with configure/build-system fixes. ### Related projects - ORBit and ORBit2 are the closest related GNOME CORBA projects. - GLib is a runtime dependency and part of the GNOME stack in which libIDL lived. - XPIDL and CORBA IDL are related interface-definition dialects or use cases. ### Sources - - - - - ## Security Notes library-like package without higher-risk signals. - **Geiger risk:** green / low - library-like package without higher-risk signals ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** libidl - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 1 - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Debian apt - libidl-2-0 - 0.8.14-5: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libidl-2-0 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | library for parsing CORBA IDL files | http://ftp.acc.umu.se/pub/gnome/sources/libIDL/ - Debian apt - libidl-dev - 0.8.14-5: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libidl-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | development files for programs that use libIDL | http://ftp.acc.umu.se/pub/gnome/sources/libIDL/ - Ubuntu apt - libidl-2-0 - 0.8.14-4build3: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libidl-2-0 from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | library for parsing CORBA IDL files | http://ftp.acc.umu.se/pub/gnome/sources/libIDL/ - Ubuntu apt - libidl-dev - 0.8.14-4build3: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libidl-dev from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | development files for programs that use libIDL | http://ftp.acc.umu.se/pub/gnome/sources/libIDL/ - dnf - libIDL - 0.8.14-85.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: libIDL from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | Library for parsing IDL (Interface Definition Language) | https://download.gnome.org/sources/libIDL/0.8/ - dnf - libIDL-devel - 0.8.14-85.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: libIDL-devel from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | Development libraries and header files for libIDL | https://download.gnome.org/sources/libIDL/0.8/ - dnf - libIDL-doc - 0.8.14-85.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: libIDL-doc from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | Documentation for libIDL | https://download.gnome.org/sources/libIDL/0.8/ - zypper - libIDL-2-0 - 0.8.14-24.6: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: libIDL-2-0 from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | IDL Parsing Library | http://www.gnome.org - zypper - libidl-devel - 0.8.14-24.6: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: libidl-devel from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | Development files for the IDL parsing library | http://www.gnome.org - 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Shared terms: cli, developer, developer-tools, files, gettext. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/libidl.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/libidl.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated package history - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph