# Install libstxxl with Homebrew, apt C++ implementation of STL for extra large data sets. Version 1.4.1 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:libstxxl ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install libstxxl ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install libstxxl-dev ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: libstxxl-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:libstxxl - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 1.4.1 - **Source summary:** C++ implementation of STL for extra large data sets - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** BSL-1.0 - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - stxxl_tool (cli) - stxxl_tool (alias) ## Build dependencies - cmake ## 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: 1.4.1 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://stxxl.sourceforge.net/ - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. - info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories. ## Project history and usage STXXL, packaged in Homebrew as libstxxl, is the Standard Template Library for Extra Large Data Sets. It is a C++ external-memory library that mirrors STL-style containers and algorithms for data sets that live on disks rather than in RAM. ### Project history The project README describes STXXL as an implementation of the C++ STL for external-memory, out-of-core computation, with high performance as a design priority. The Karlsruhe technical report by Roman Dementiev, Lutz Kettner, and Peter Sanders was published in 2005 and presents STXXL as a practical experimentation library for huge data sets. GitHub tag metadata records an STXXL 0.2 release commit on July 1, 2003, and GitHub release metadata records the 1.4.x release line on June 15, 2015. ### Adoption history STXXL's adoption was strongest in algorithm engineering and research settings where external-memory sorting, graph algorithms, suffix arrays, and large sequential pipelines mattered. The 2005 report notes use in minimum spanning trees, connected components, breadth-first search decompositions, suffix arrays, and social-network metrics for huge graphs. ### How it is used Users configure STXXL disk files through STXXLCFG or .stxxl configuration files, then build C++ programs against its containers, algorithms, and I/O layers. Its package-manager footprint is narrower than general-purpose C++ libraries, but it remains useful for reproducible builds of older external-memory research code. ### Why package nerds care STXXL is package-nerd significant because it packages a research-grade external-memory STL as a normal C++ system library. It is a reminder that package managers preserve not only mainstream infrastructure but also specialized algorithm-engineering tools with unusual runtime configuration requirements. ### Timeline - 2003-07-01: GitHub tag metadata records STXXL release 0.2. - 2005: The University of Karlsruhe technical report presented STXXL and its applications. - 2015-06-15: GitHub release metadata records STXXL 1.4.1. ### Related projects - The C++ Standard Template Library is the API model STXXL extends to external memory. - Boost is related through STXXL's Boost Software License. - External-memory graph and suffix-array implementations are common downstream research uses named in the 2005 report. ### Sources - - - - - - ## Security Notes library-like package without higher-risk signals. - **Geiger risk:** green / low - library-like package without higher-risk signals ## 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 - Unix: $STXXLCFG, ./.stxxl.$HOSTNAME, ./.stxxl, ~/.stxxl.$HOSTNAME, ~/.stxxl - Windows: %STXXLCFG%, .stxxl.%COMPUTERNAME%.txt, .stxxl.txt, %APPDATA%/.stxxl.%COMPUTERNAME%.txt, %APPDATA%/.stxxl.txt ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** libstxxl - **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 - libstxxl-dev - 1.4.1-4.1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libstxxl-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Development libraries for STXXL | http://stxxl.sourceforge.net - Debian apt - libstxxl-doc - 1.4.1-4.1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libstxxl-doc from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Documentation for STXXL | http://stxxl.sourceforge.net - Debian apt - libstxxl1-bin - 1.4.1-4.1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libstxxl1-bin from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | STXXL File creation and benchmark tool | http://stxxl.sourceforge.net - Debian apt - libstxxl1t64 - 1.4.1-4.1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libstxxl1t64 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | C++ Standard Template Library for extra large datasets | http://stxxl.sourceforge.net - Ubuntu apt - libstxxl-dev - 1.4.1-4.1build1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libstxxl-dev from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Development libraries for STXXL | http://stxxl.sourceforge.net - Ubuntu apt - libstxxl-doc - 1.4.1-4.1build1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libstxxl-doc from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Documentation for STXXL | http://stxxl.sourceforge.net - Ubuntu apt - libstxxl1-bin - 1.4.1-4.1build1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libstxxl1-bin from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | STXXL File creation and benchmark tool | http://stxxl.sourceforge.net - Ubuntu apt - libstxxl1t64 - 1.4.1-4.1build1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libstxxl1t64 from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | C++ Standard Template Library for extra large datasets | http://stxxl.sourceforge.net ## Related links - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [Database and data packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/database-data-tools/) - Matched database, SQL, migration, or data-store metadata. - [Homebrew utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew-utility-packages/) - Matched Homebrew package provider. - [cmake](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cmake/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [libsql](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/libsql/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, not-completed, other. - [libstatgrab](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/libstatgrab/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, not-completed, other. - [libsvm](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/libsvm/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, not-completed, other. - [libtar](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/libtar/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, not-completed, other. - [libtasn1](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/libtasn1/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, not-completed, other. - [libtecla](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/libtecla/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, not-completed, other. - [libtensorflow](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/libtensorflow/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, not-completed, other. - [libtiff](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/libtiff/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, not-completed, other. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. 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