macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install ucommonlocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install ucommonMacPorts ports tree · devel/ucommon/Portfile · source: api.github.com
brew
Install ucommon with Homebrew, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, zypper
GNU C++ runtime library for threads, sockets, and parsing. Version 7.0.1 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install libucommon-devDebian stable package indexes · libucommon-dev · source: deb.debian.org
Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install ucommonFedora Rawhide package metadata · ucommon · source: dl.fedoraproject.org
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#ucommonnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/uc/ucommon/package.nix · source: api.github.com
openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install libucommon8openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · libucommon8 · source: download.opensuse.org
overview
Package summary
GNU C++ runtime library for threads, sockets, and parsing
Project links
Commands and aliases
- args
- car
- commoncpp-config
- keywait
- mdsum
- pdetach
- scrub-files
- sockaddr
- ucommon-config
- urlout
- zerofill
history
Project history and usage
GNU uCommon C++ is a lightweight C++ runtime and portability library associated with GNU Telephony. It grew out of GNU Common C++ work and packages both uCommon and the original Common C++ framework for legacy application support.
Project history
The GNU project page describes GNU Common C++ as a framework originally designed for telephony applications. It says the original library was refactored into GNU uCommon C++, a different codebase better suited to embedded applications, while the older Common C++ framework remains included for legacy support.
The repository NEWS file records that early uCommon releases existed in 1999-2000 as a pure C library for embedded targets, that new C++ work began in 2006, and that uCommon C++ 0.4 was a complete rewrite aimed at threading and design patterns for deeply embedded targets. Later releases merged more Common C++ classes, switched the library to LGPLv3-or-later at 2.0, and added secure framework features in the 3.x line.
Adoption history
The GNU page ties uCommon to the GNU Telephony stack, including GNU Bayonne, GNU Common C++ RTP Stack, GNU ccScript, and GNU ccAudio2. The input package metadata shows packaging across Homebrew, Debian, Ubuntu, Fedora, MacPorts, Nix, and openSUSE, which is consistent with a library adopted mainly as a dependency rather than as an end-user application.
How it is used
Developers use uCommon as a linkable C++ library for threads, synchronization, sockets, XML parsing, serialization, configuration files, strings, and data structures. The official page emphasizes hiding platform differences, supporting POSIX threading, and supporting cross-builds for Windows through mingw.
Why package nerds care
For package nerds, uCommon matters as dependency infrastructure: the visible Homebrew formula installs small helper binaries, but the durable value is a GNU library ABI used by telephony and networking software. It is the kind of package that appears in dependency closures, distro development packages, and source builds more often than in direct daily CLI use.
Timeline
- 1999-2000: First uCommon releases existed as a pure C embedded library.
- 2006: Work on the C++ refactoring began.
- 2008: NEWS described the visible release history through uCommon 3.1.
- 2.0 series: uCommon switched to LGPLv3-or-later and merged more Common C++ functionality.
- 3.x series: uCommon merged related libraries and added secure framework features.
Related projects
- The GNU page names GNU Bayonne, GNU Common C++ RTP Stack, GNU ccScript, and GNU ccAudio2 as related or consuming projects.
- The same page says original GNU Common C++ development now happens as part of uCommon, with bug fixes continuing for the stable legacy code.
Sources
security posture
Risk level: yellow
generalized runtime or code generation signal.
Risk classifier
yellow risk · medium confidence · runtime
Why
- generalized runtime or code generation signal
Signals
- text:runtime
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 10 platform targets.
- Installs with 2 runtime dependencies.
- Build metadata lists 4 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
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
args | cli | global executable | |
car | cli | global executable | |
commoncpp-config | cli | global executable | |
keywait | cli | global executable | |
mdsum | cli | global executable | |
pdetach | cli | global executable | |
scrub-files | cli | global executable | |
sockaddr | cli | global executable | |
ucommon-config | cli | global executable | |
urlout | cli | global executable | |
zerofill | 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 version7.0.1
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
https://www.gnu.org/software/commoncpp/
- infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
- infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://www.gnu.org/software/commoncpp/none confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:ucommon |
|---|---|
| Version | 7.0.1 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/ucommon |
| Homepage | https://www.gnu.org/software/commoncpp/ |
| Repository | https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/commoncpp.git |
| Upstream docs | https://www.gnu.org/software/commoncpp |
| License | LGPL-3.0-or-later AND (GPL-2.0-or-later WITH mif-exception) |
| Source archive | https://ftp.debian.org/debian/pool/main/u/ucommon/ucommon_7.0.1.orig.tar.gz |
| Dependencies | gettext, gnutls |
| Build dependencies | autoconf, automake, libtool, pkgconf |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, 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 | ucommon |
| 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%
libucommon-dev 7.0.1-0.4+b1
lightweight C++ threading and sockets - development files
http://www.gnu.org/software/commoncpp/
sudo apt install libucommon-dev- Section: libdevel
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: ucommon
- 2 dependencies
- 2 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Ucommon
Debian apt95%
libucommon8t64 7.0.1-0.4+b1
lightweight C++ threading and sockets - shared libraries
http://www.gnu.org/software/commoncpp/
sudo apt install libucommon8t64- Section: libs
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: ucommon
- 4 dependencies
- 1 provides
- 1 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Ucommon
Debian apt95%
ucommon-doc 7.0.1-0.4
lightweight C++ threading and sockets - documentation
http://www.gnu.org/software/commoncpp/
sudo apt install ucommon-doc- Section: doc
- Architecture: all
- Source Package: ucommon
- 1 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Ucommon
Debian apt95%
ucommon-utils 7.0.1-0.4+b1
lightweight C++ threading and sockets - utilities
http://www.gnu.org/software/commoncpp/
sudo apt install ucommon-utils- Section: utils
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: ucommon
- 4 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Ucommon
Nix95%
ucommon
nix profile install nixpkgs#ucommon- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Ucommon
Ubuntu apt95%
libucommon-dev 7.0.1-0.2ubuntu4
lightweight C++ threading and sockets - development files
http://www.gnu.org/software/commoncpp/
sudo apt install libucommon-dev- Section: universe/libdevel
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: ucommon
- 2 dependencies
- 2 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Ucommon
Ubuntu apt95%
libucommon8t64 7.0.1-0.2ubuntu4
lightweight C++ threading and sockets - shared libraries
http://www.gnu.org/software/commoncpp/
sudo apt install libucommon8t64- Section: universe/libs
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: ucommon
- 4 dependencies
- 1 provides
- 1 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Ucommon
Ubuntu apt95%
ucommon-doc 7.0.1-0.2ubuntu4
lightweight C++ threading and sockets - documentation
http://www.gnu.org/software/commoncpp/
sudo apt install ucommon-doc- Section: universe/doc
- Architecture: all
- Source Package: ucommon
- 1 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Ucommon
Ubuntu apt95%
ucommon-utils 7.0.1-0.2ubuntu4
lightweight C++ threading and sockets - utilities
http://www.gnu.org/software/commoncpp/
sudo apt install ucommon-utils- Section: universe/utils
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: ucommon
- 4 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Ucommon
dnf95%
ucommon 7.0.0-27.fc44
Portable C++ framework for threads and sockets
http://www.gnu.org/software/commoncpp
sudo dnf install ucommon- License: LGPL-3.0-or-later
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: i686
- Source Package: ucommon
- 5 dependencies
- 4 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Ucommon
dnf95%
ucommon-bin 7.0.0-27.fc44
GNU uCommon system and support applications
http://www.gnu.org/software/commoncpp
sudo dnf install ucommon-bin- License: LGPL-3.0-or-later
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: ucommon
- 7 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Ucommon
dnf95%
ucommon-devel 7.0.0-27.fc44
Headers for building GNU uCommon applications
http://www.gnu.org/software/commoncpp
sudo dnf install ucommon-devel- License: LGPL-3.0-or-later
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: i686
- Source Package: ucommon
- 7 dependencies
- 2 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Ucommon
dnf95%
ucommon-doc 7.0.0-27.fc44
Generated class documentation for GNU uCommon
http://www.gnu.org/software/commoncpp
sudo dnf install ucommon-doc- License: LGPL-3.0-or-later
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: ucommon
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Ucommon
zypper95%
libucommon8 7.0.1-2.7
GNU uCommon Runtime library for portable C++ threading and sockets
http://www.gnu.org/software/commoncpp
sudo zypper install libucommon8- License: LGPL-3.0-or-later
- Category: System/Libraries
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: ucommon
- 6 dependencies
- 4 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Ucommon
zypper95%
ucommon 7.0.1-2.7
Runtime library for portable C++ threading and sockets
http://www.gnu.org/software/commoncpp
sudo zypper install ucommon- License: LGPL-3.0-or-later
- Category: Development/Libraries/C and C++
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: ucommon
- 5 dependencies
- 2 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Ucommon
zypper95%
ucommon-devel 7.0.1-2.7
Headers for building ucommon applications
http://www.gnu.org/software/commoncpp
sudo zypper install ucommon-devel- License: LGPL-3.0-or-later
- Category: Development/Libraries/C and C++
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: ucommon
- 4 dependencies
- 2 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Ucommon
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