macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install orcanialocal Homebrew formula metadata
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Install orcania with Homebrew, apt, Nix, pacman, zypper
Potluck with different functions for different purposes in C. Version 2.3.3 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.
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Linux
Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install liborcania-devDebian stable package indexes · liborcania-dev · source: deb.debian.org
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#orcanianixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/or/orcania/package.nix · source: api.github.com
Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S orcaniaArch Linux sync databases · orcania · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com
openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install liborcania2_3openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · liborcania2_3 · source: download.opensuse.org
overview
Package summary
Potluck with different functions for different purposes in C
Project links
Commands and aliases
- base64url
history
Project history and usage
Orcania is a small C utility library from the Babelouest project family. Its own documentation calls it a potluck of functions that can be shared among C programs, intended to provide low-level functionality for the author's other libraries and programs.
Project history
The public history is mostly visible through the repository and changelog rather than narrative release notes. The changelog shows the library maturing from build-system work in the 1.2 series to a 2.0.0 release that added a pointer-list structure, string-array helpers, base64url encode/decode functions, base64url-to-base64 conversion, pkg-config installation, and removal of a Jansson dependency.
Later 2.x releases focused on small C-library polish: Doxygen documentation, pointer-list cleanup helpers, safer string helpers, improved base64 decoding, license harmonization, a `base64url` command-line tool, static-link pkg-config fixes, MSVC support, and stricter compiler warnings.
Adoption history
Orcania's adoption is primarily as an internal foundation for Babelouest C projects. Its documentation says it exists to provide shared low-level functionality for the author's other libraries and programs, and related Babelouest repositories such as Yder document Orcania as a prerequisite.
The upstream README says Orcania is available as official packages in multiple distributions and can also be installed from precompiled release packages or built from source with CMake or a Makefile.
How it is used
C programs use Orcania for null-tolerant string wrappers, split-string and string-array helpers, a generic pointer-list structure, base64 and base64url encoding and decoding, and hooks for replacing allocation functions. The Homebrew formula also installs a `base64url` executable.
Why package nerds care
Orcania is package-nerd-interesting less for fame than for dependency shape: it is a small leaf library that factors repeated C utility code out of a family of web, logging, database, and service projects. Packaging it separately lets downstream distributions build the rest of the Babelouest stack against a shared LGPL library instead of vendoring helpers.
Timeline
- 1.2.0: The changelog records addition of a CMake installation script.
- 2.0.0: The changelog records pointer-list, string-array, base64url, pkg-config, and dependency cleanup changes.
- 2.2.0: The changelog records addition of the `base64url` command-line tool.
- 2.3.x: The changelog records base64 allocation helpers, MSVC support, stricter compiler flags, and minor bug fixes.
Related projects
- Orcania is part of the Babelouest C ecosystem and is referenced by related projects such as Yder. It also supports higher-level Babelouest projects that need shared low-level C helpers.
Sources
security posture
Risk level: green
narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.
Risk classifier
green risk · low confidence · appliance
Why
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals
Signals
- metadata:no-higher-risk-signals
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 12 platform targets.
- Build metadata lists 2 build dependencies.
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executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
base64url | cli | global 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 version2.3.3
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detectedv2.3.3
https://github.com/babelouest/orcania
- infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:orcania |
|---|---|
| Version | 2.3.3 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/orcania |
| Homepage | https://babelouest.github.io/orcania/ |
| Repository | https://github.com/babelouest/orcania |
| Upstream docs | https://babelouest.github.io/orcania |
| License | LGPL-2.1-only |
| Source archive | https://github.com/babelouest/orcania/archive/refs/tags/v2.3.3.tar.gz |
| Build dependencies | cmake, doxygen |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_big_sur, arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, big_sur, monterey, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux) |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | orcania |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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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%
liborcania-dev 2.3.3-1+b2
library for angharad programs, development files
https://github.com/babelouest/orcania
sudo apt install liborcania-dev- Section: libdevel
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: orcania
- 1 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Orcania
Debian apt95%
liborcania2.3 2.3.3-1+b2
library for angharad programs
https://github.com/babelouest/orcania
sudo apt install liborcania2.3- Section: libs
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: orcania
- 1 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Orcania
Nix95%
orcania
nix profile install nixpkgs#orcania- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Orcania
Ubuntu apt95%
liborcania-dev 2.3.3-1
library for angharad programs, development files
https://github.com/babelouest/orcania
sudo apt install liborcania-dev- Section: universe/libdevel
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: orcania
- 1 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Orcania
Ubuntu apt95%
liborcania2.3 2.3.3-1
library for angharad programs
https://github.com/babelouest/orcania
sudo apt install liborcania2.3- Section: universe/libs
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: orcania
- 1 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Orcania
pacman95%
orcania 2.3.3-1
Potluck with different functions for different purposes that can be shared among C programs
https://github.com/babelouest/orcania
sudo pacman -S orcania- License: LGPL2.1
- Architecture: x86_64
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Orcania
zypper95%
liborcania2_3 2.3.3-2.1
MISC function library
https://github.com/babelouest/orcania
sudo zypper install liborcania2_3- License: LGPL-2.1-or-later
- Category: System/Libraries
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: orcania
- 2 dependencies
- 2 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Orcania
zypper95%
orcania-devel 2.3.3-2.1
Header files for orcania
https://github.com/babelouest/orcania
sudo zypper install orcania-devel- License: LGPL-2.1-or-later
- Category: Development/Libraries/C and C++
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: orcania
- 4 dependencies
- 3 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Orcania
source trail
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- package-page enrichment