# Install xerces-c with Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, pacman, zypper Validating XML parser. Version 3.3.0 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:xerces-c ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install xerces-c ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add xerces-c ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: xerces-c from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install libxerces-c-dev ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: libxerces-c-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz - dnf (92%): ```sh sudo dnf install mingw32-xerces-c ``` Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: mingw32-xerces-c from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst - pacman (92%): ```sh sudo pacman -S xerces-c ``` Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: xerces-c from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz - zypper (92%): ```sh sudo zypper install libxerces-c-3_3 ``` Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: libxerces-c-3_3 from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:xerces-c - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 3.3.0 - **Source summary:** Validating XML parser - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** Apache-2.0 - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - CreateDOMDocument (cli) - DOMCount (cli) - DOMPrint (cli) - EnumVal (cli) - PParse (cli) - PSVIWriter (cli) - Redirect (cli) - SAX2Count (cli) - SAX2Print (cli) - SAXCount (cli) - SAXPrint (cli) - SCMPrint (cli) - SEnumVal (cli) - StdInParse (cli) - XInclude (cli) - CreateDOMDocument (alias) - DOMCount (alias) - DOMPrint (alias) - EnumVal (alias) - PParse (alias) - PSVIWriter (alias) - Redirect (alias) - SAX2Count (alias) - SAX2Print (alias) - SAXCount (alias) - SAXPrint (alias) - SCMPrint (alias) - SEnumVal (alias) - StdInParse (alias) - XInclude (alias) ## Build dependencies - cmake ## Uses from macOS - curl ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 3.3.0 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://xerces.apache.org/xerces-c/ - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. - info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories. ## Project history and usage Xerces-C++ is Apache Xerces' portable C++ validating XML parser library. It packages DOM, SAX, SAX2, XML Schema, namespace, XInclude, catalog, encoding, and validation machinery for C and C++ applications that need standards-oriented XML processing. ### Project history Apache's Xerces charter records that the code base forming both Xerces-Java and Xerces-C++ was donated to Apache by IBM in 1999. Xerces-C++ then matured as a subproject of the Apache XML Project before Apache Xerces became a top-level Apache Software Foundation project in late 2004. The C++ distribution reflects the XML infrastructure era of the late 1990s and early 2000s: a shared parsing library, extensive sample programs, API documentation, and command-line utilities for counting, printing, validating, DOM traversal, schema component model inspection, and XInclude processing. Modern Xerces-C++ remains important but more conservative. The project page identifies version 3.3.0, notes that older 2.8.0 and earlier releases are unsupported, and warns that the C++ project currently lacks active maintainers, which is important context for security-sensitive packagers. ### Adoption history Xerces-C++ was adopted wherever C++ applications needed a full XML parser with validation rather than a lightweight tokenizer: enterprise middleware, document-processing systems, XML-aware servers, schema-validating tools, and platform ports. Apache describes use cases including XML-savvy web servers, vertical applications using XML as a data format, on-the-fly validation for XML editors, e-business data integrity, and internationalized XML applications. Its package-manager footprint is that of a development library rather than a single CLI. Distributions ship headers, a shared library, pkg-config metadata, and sample executables because downstream C++ packages link against Xerces-C++ to parse or validate XML in-process. ### How it is used Developers use Xerces-C++ through DOM, SAX, and SAX2 APIs to parse, generate, manipulate, and validate XML documents. The packaged sample tools are useful for smoke tests, examples, and direct XML inspection: commands such as DOMCount, DOMPrint, SAX2Count, SAX2Print, PParse, StdInParse, and XInclude expose library features from the shell. For package maintainers, Xerces-C++ often appears as a transitive build and runtime dependency for software with XML configuration, metadata exchange, geospatial formats, document standards, or schema validation requirements. ### Why package nerds care Xerces-C++ is a classic example of infrastructure hiding in plain sight. A user may never type a Xerces command, but the installed library can be the XML engine behind larger applications, so ABI compatibility, headers, sample binaries, and security maintenance all matter. It also captures a packaging lesson from mature standards libraries: old XML stacks do not disappear just because the hype moves on. They become quiet dependencies, and their maintainer status and supported release lines become part of responsible curation. ### Timeline - 1999: IBM donates the code base that becomes the foundation for Xerces-Java and Xerces-C++. - Late 2004: Apache Xerces becomes a top-level Apache Software Foundation project. - 2009-2010: The 3.1.0 release archive records active schema, portability, performance, and API maintenance work. - 2020s: Apache documents Xerces-C++ 3.3.0, unsupported old 2.x releases, and lack of active maintainers. ### Related projects - Xerces-Java is the Java parser from the same Apache Xerces family. - Xerces-Perl is the Perl parser subproject that followed after the C++ community matured. - Apache Xalan is a related XML transformation project often seen near Xerces in older XML stacks. - libxml2 is a common C-library alternative for XML parsing and validation. ### Sources - - - - - ## Security Notes narrow executable package without higher-risk signals. - **Geiger risk:** green / low - narrow executable package without higher-risk signals ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** xerces-c - **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 - libxerces-c-dev - 3.2.4+debian-1.3+b2: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libxerces-c-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | validating XML parser library for C++ (development files) | https://xerces.apache.org/xerces-c/ - Debian apt - libxerces-c-doc - 3.2.4+debian-1.3: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libxerces-c-doc from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | validating XML parser library for C++ (documentation) | https://xerces.apache.org/xerces-c/ - Debian apt - libxerces-c-samples - 3.2.4+debian-1.3+b2: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libxerces-c-samples from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | validating XML parser library for C++ (compiled samples) | https://xerces.apache.org/xerces-c/ - Debian apt - libxerces-c3.2t64 - 3.2.4+debian-1.3+b2: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libxerces-c3.2t64 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | validating XML parser library for C++ | https://xerces.apache.org/xerces-c/ - Ubuntu apt - libxerces-c-dev - 3.2.4+debian-1.2ubuntu2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libxerces-c-dev from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | validating XML parser library for C++ (development files) | https://xerces.apache.org/xerces-c/ - Ubuntu apt - libxerces-c-doc - 3.2.4+debian-1.2ubuntu2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libxerces-c-doc from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | validating XML parser library for C++ (documentation) | https://xerces.apache.org/xerces-c/ - Ubuntu apt - libxerces-c-samples - 3.2.4+debian-1.2ubuntu2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libxerces-c-samples from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | validating XML parser library for C++ (compiled samples) | https://xerces.apache.org/xerces-c/ - Ubuntu apt - libxerces-c3.2t64 - 3.2.4+debian-1.2ubuntu2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libxerces-c3.2t64 from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | validating XML parser library for C++ | https://xerces.apache.org/xerces-c/ - apk - xerces-c - 3.2.5-r4: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: xerces-c from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | A validating XML parser written in a portable subset of C++ | https://xerces.apache.org/index.html - apk - xerces-c-dev - 3.2.5-r4: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: xerces-c-dev from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | A validating XML parser written in a portable subset of C++ (development files) | https://xerces.apache.org/index.html - apk - xerces-c-doc - 3.2.5-r4: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: xerces-c-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | A validating XML parser written in a portable subset of C++ (documentation) | https://xerces.apache.org/index.html - apk - xerces-c-samples - 3.2.5-r4: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: xerces-c-samples from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | A validating XML parser written in a portable subset of C++ (compiled samples) | https://xerces.apache.org/index.html - dnf - mingw32-xerces-c - 3.3.0-9.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: mingw32-xerces-c from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | MingGW x86 Windows validating XML parser | https://xerces.apache.org/xerces-c/ - dnf - mingw64-xerces-c - 3.3.0-9.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: mingw64-xerces-c from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | MingGW x64 Windows validating XML parser | https://xerces.apache.org/xerces-c/ - dnf - xerces-c - 3.3.0-9.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: xerces-c from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | Validating XML Parser | https://xerces.apache.org/xerces-c/ - dnf - xerces-c-devel - 3.3.0-9.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: xerces-c-devel from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | Header files, libraries and development documentation for xerces-c | https://xerces.apache.org/xerces-c/ ## Related links - 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