# Install libversion with Homebrew, Nix, zypper Advanced version string comparison library. Version 3.0.4 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:libversion ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install libversion ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#libversion ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/li/libversion/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - zypper (92%): ```sh sudo zypper install libversion ``` Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: libversion from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:libversion - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 3.0.4 - **Source summary:** Advanced version string comparison library - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** MIT - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - version_compare (cli) - version_sort (cli) - version_compare (alias) - version_sort (alias) ## Build dependencies - cmake ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 3.0.4 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/repology/libversion - Upstream latest detected: 3.0.4 (current) - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. ## Project history and usage libversion is Repology's C library for comparing messy software version strings, including prerelease markers, suffixes, separators, and package-repository conventions that simple lexical comparison gets wrong. ### Project history The library was written by Dmitry Marakasov for the Repology ecosystem. Its README frames the core problem as comparing versions from different package repositories, where strings such as alpha, beta, rc, patch, post, and unusual separators need stable ordering rules. ### Adoption history libversion is used by Repology itself, and Repology's updater lists the Python libversion module, the C library, and a PostgreSQL libversion extension among its dependencies. That makes the library part of the machinery behind cross-distribution version tracking rather than a general end-user command. ### How it is used The library exposes C comparison functions, installs pkg-config and CMake integration files, and includes command-line utilities such as version_compare and version_sort for package-maintainer scripts or quick checks. ### Why package nerds care Version ordering is one of the oldest package-manager traps. libversion is interesting because it treats packaging reality as the problem domain: upstreams encode prereleases, patches, and suffixes inconsistently, and repository comparison services need deterministic answers. ### Timeline - 1.0.0: First tagged major release line in the public repository. - 2.0.0: Later tagged major release line in the public repository. - 3.0.0: Later tagged major release line in the public repository. ### Related projects - Repology uses libversion for software-version comparison across repositories. - py-libversion, libversion-rs, golibversion, ruby-libversion, and other bindings or compatible implementations extend the same comparison model. ### 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:** libversion - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Nix - libversion: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/li/libversion/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - zypper - libversion - 3.0.4-1.3: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: libversion from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | Version string comparison library | https://github.com/repology/libversion - zypper - libversion-devel - 3.0.4-1.3: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: libversion-devel from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | Development files for libversion | https://github.com/repology/libversion - zypper - libversion1 - 3.0.4-1.3: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: libversion1 from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | Version string comparison library | https://github.com/repology/libversion ## Related links - [Source-control packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/source-control-tools/) - Belongs to a source-control command family. - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Text processing packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/text-processing-tools/) - Matched text, document, or structured-data processing metadata. - [Developer build packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/developer-build-tools/) - Matched build, compiler, generator, or developer workflow metadata. - [cmake](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cmake/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [dunamai](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/dunamai/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, versioning. - [semtag](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/semtag/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, versioning. - [semver](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/semver/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, versioning. - [svu](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/svu/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, versioning. - [ada-url](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ada-url/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, library. - [ancient](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ancient/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, library. - [apr](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/apr/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, library. - [apr-util](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/apr-util/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, library. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/libversion.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/libversion.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