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Install xmlrpc-c with Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, zypper

Lightweight RPC library (based on XML and HTTP). Version 1.64.03 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.

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macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install xmlrpc-c

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%

sudo port install xmlrpc-c

MacPorts ports tree · devel/xmlrpc-c/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Linux

Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%

sudo apk add xmlrpc-c

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · xmlrpc-c · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org

Debian aptverified · 92%

sudo apt install libxmlrpc-c++9

Debian stable package indexes · libxmlrpc-c++9 · source: deb.debian.org

Fedora dnfverified · 92%

sudo dnf install xmlrpc-c

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · xmlrpc-c · source: dl.fedoraproject.org

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#xmlrpc_c

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/xm/xmlrpc_c/package.nix · source: api.github.com

Ubuntu aptverified · 92%

sudo apt install libxmlrpc-c++8-dev

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · libxmlrpc-c++8-dev · source: archive.ubuntu.com

openSUSE zypperverified · 92%

sudo zypper install libxmlrpc++9

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · libxmlrpc++9 · source: download.opensuse.org

overview

Package summary

Lightweight RPC library (based on XML and HTTP)

Project links

Commands and aliases

xmlrpc-c-config

history

Project history and usage

XML-RPC for C/C++ is a modular C and C++ implementation of XML-RPC, the early web RPC protocol that sends XML-encoded procedure calls over HTTP. The package matters because it preserves a small native-code path for clients, servers, examples, and diagnostic tools in a protocol family now mostly remembered through legacy integrations.

Project history

The project traces back at least to the early 0.9 releases in January 2001, with Eric Kidd credited for the early release work in the official change history. Those releases quickly added CGI and Abyss server support, system.* method support, authentication, Windows fixes, and UTF-8 robustness.

By the 0.9.10 release in June 2001, the project was shipping man pages and Debian packages. Release 1.00 in October 2004 marked a more formalized era under Bryan Henderson, adding a modular client transport structure with Curl and WinInet transports alongside libwww and continuing the package's build and portability cleanup.

The user manual was first published by Bryan Henderson in November 2004 and is maintained as the main living documentation. The 1.03 release in June 2005 introduced new C++ libraries designed for pure C++ applications, while later releases continued to add utilities such as xmlrpc_dumpserver in 2017.

Adoption history

XML-RPC for C/C++ served users who wanted XML-RPC without a large application framework or slow interpreted stack. The manual explicitly positions the C/C++ libraries as a performance-oriented alternative to interpreted XML-RPC layers, and notes a Perl RPC::Xmlrpc_c binding that used the C libraries to avoid much of the overhead of pure-Perl XML-RPC stacks.

Its release system and packaging history show the classic SourceForge-era library lifecycle: Subversion release branches, occasional SourceForge tarballs, stable series for conservative systems, and enough API compatibility concern to keep older wrappers and headers around.

How it is used

Developers link the C or C++ libraries to build XML-RPC clients and servers, choosing client transports such as Curl or server modes such as Abyss and CGI. The package also includes utilities and examples: xmlrpc performs one XML-RPC call from the command line, while xmlrpc_dumpserver can help inspect client behavior.

Why package nerds care

This is a fossil that still has teeth. It captures the period when XML-RPC, SOAP, CORBA, CGI, libwww, Curl, WinInet, and embedded HTTP servers all overlapped, and it remains useful whenever old XML-RPC integrations need a native Unix library rather than a runtime-heavy bridge.

Timeline

2001-01-09: Release 0.9.1 appeared in the official change history.
2001-06-30: Release 0.9.10 added man pages and Debian packages.
2004-10-25: Release 1.00 added the modular client XML transport structure.
2004-11: Bryan Henderson published the first draft of the main user manual.
2005-06-26: Release 1.03 introduced new C++ libraries for pure C++ applications.
2017-03: xmlrpc_dumpserver was added as a diagnostic server utility.

Related projects

Related projects and technologies include the XML-RPC protocol, libcurl, libwww, WinInet, the Abyss HTTP server, CGI, SOAP, CORBA, REST-RPC, JSON-RPC, and the Perl RPC::Xmlrpc_c binding.

Sources

security posture

Risk level: green

library-like package without higher-risk signals.

Risk classifier

green risk · low confidence · appliance

Why

library-like package without higher-risk signals

Signals

metadata:library-like

Install behavior

No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
Installs with 1 runtime dependencies.
Build metadata lists 1 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
`xmlrpc-c-config`	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 version1.64.03

manager updated

local dataok

upstreamnot checked

latest detectednot detected

https://xmlrpc-c.sourceforge.io/

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infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://xmlrpc-c.sourceforge.io/none confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:xmlrpc-c
Version	1.64.03
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/xmlrpc-c
Homepage	https://xmlrpc-c.sourceforge.io/
Repository	http://svn.code.sf.net/p/xmlrpc-c/code
Upstream docs	https://xmlrpc-c.sourceforge.io/doc
License	BSD-3-Clause
Source archive	https://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/xmlrpc-c/Xmlrpc-c%20Super%20Stable/1.64.03/xmlrpc-1.64.03.tgz
Dependencies	openssl@3
Build dependencies	pkgconf
Uses from macOS	curl, libxml2
Bottle	available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, 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	xmlrpc-c
Version Scheme	0
Revision	0
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
URL Keys	stable

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Debian apt95%

libxmlrpc-c++9 1.59.03-10

Lightweight RPC library based on XML and HTTP [C++ runtime libraries]

http://xmlrpc-c.sourceforge.net

sudo apt install libxmlrpc-c++9

Section: libs
Architecture: amd64
Source Package: xmlrpc-c
5 dependencies
normalized package name match
Matched by: Xmlrpc C

Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: libxmlrpc-c++9 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

Debian apt95%

libxmlrpc-c++9-dev 1.59.03-10

Lightweight RPC library based on XML and HTTP [C++ development libraries]

http://xmlrpc-c.sourceforge.net

sudo apt install libxmlrpc-c++9-dev

Section: libdevel
Architecture: amd64
Source Package: xmlrpc-c
3 dependencies
1 optional deps
normalized package name match
Matched by: Xmlrpc C

Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: libxmlrpc-c++9-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

Debian apt95%

libxmlrpc-core-c3-dev 1.59.03-10

Lightweight RPC library based on XML and HTTP [C development libraries]

http://xmlrpc-c.sourceforge.net

sudo apt install libxmlrpc-core-c3-dev

Section: libdevel
Architecture: amd64
Source Package: xmlrpc-c
6 dependencies
1 optional deps
normalized package name match
Matched by: Xmlrpc C

Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: libxmlrpc-core-c3-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

Debian apt95%

libxmlrpc-core-c3t64 1.59.03-10

Lightweight RPC library based on XML and HTTP [C runtime libraries]

http://xmlrpc-c.sourceforge.net

sudo apt install libxmlrpc-core-c3t64

Section: libs
Architecture: amd64
Source Package: xmlrpc-c
5 dependencies
1 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Xmlrpc C

Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: libxmlrpc-core-c3t64 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

Debian apt95%

libxmlrpc-util-dev 1.59.03-10

Lightweight RPC library based on XML and HTTP [extra development libraries]

http://xmlrpc-c.sourceforge.net

sudo apt install libxmlrpc-util-dev

Section: libdevel
Architecture: amd64
Source Package: xmlrpc-c
1 dependencies
normalized package name match
Matched by: Xmlrpc C

Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: libxmlrpc-util-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

Debian apt95%

libxmlrpc-util4 1.59.03-10

Lightweight RPC library based on XML and HTTP [extra C runtime libraries]

http://xmlrpc-c.sourceforge.net

sudo apt install libxmlrpc-util4

Section: libs
Architecture: amd64
Source Package: xmlrpc-c
1 dependencies
normalized package name match
Matched by: Xmlrpc C

Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: libxmlrpc-util4 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

Debian apt95%

xmlrpc-api-utils 1.59.03-10

Generate C++ wrapper classes for XML-RPC servers

http://xmlrpc-c.sourceforge.net

sudo apt install xmlrpc-api-utils

Section: devel
Architecture: amd64
Source Package: xmlrpc-c
8 dependencies
2 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Xmlrpc C

Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: xmlrpc-api-utils from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

Nix95%

xmlrpc_c

nix profile install nixpkgs#xmlrpc_c

normalized package name match
Matched by: Xmlrpc C

nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/xm/xmlrpc_c/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

Ubuntu apt95%

libxmlrpc-c++8-dev 1.33.14-12build2

Lightweight RPC library based on XML and HTTP [C++ development libraries]

http://xmlrpc-c.sourceforge.net

sudo apt install libxmlrpc-c++8-dev

Section: universe/libdevel
Architecture: amd64
Source Package: xmlrpc-c
3 dependencies
1 optional deps
normalized package name match
Matched by: Xmlrpc C

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libxmlrpc-c++8-dev from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz

Ubuntu apt95%

libxmlrpc-c++8t64 1.33.14-12build2

Lightweight RPC library based on XML and HTTP [C++ runtime libraries]

http://xmlrpc-c.sourceforge.net

sudo apt install libxmlrpc-c++8t64

Section: universe/libs
Architecture: amd64
Source Package: xmlrpc-c
4 dependencies
1 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Xmlrpc C

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libxmlrpc-c++8t64 from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz

Ubuntu apt95%

libxmlrpc-core-c3-dev 1.33.14-12build2

Lightweight RPC library based on XML and HTTP [C development libraries]

http://xmlrpc-c.sourceforge.net

sudo apt install libxmlrpc-core-c3-dev

Section: universe/libdevel
Architecture: amd64
Source Package: xmlrpc-c
2 dependencies
1 optional deps
normalized package name match
Matched by: Xmlrpc C

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libxmlrpc-core-c3-dev from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz

Ubuntu apt95%

libxmlrpc-core-c3t64 1.33.14-12build2

Lightweight RPC library based on XML and HTTP [C runtime libraries]

http://xmlrpc-c.sourceforge.net

sudo apt install libxmlrpc-core-c3t64

Section: universe/libs
Architecture: amd64
Source Package: xmlrpc-c
2 dependencies
1 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Xmlrpc C

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libxmlrpc-core-c3t64 from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz

Ubuntu apt95%

xmlrpc-api-utils 1.33.14-12build2

Generate C++ wrapper classes for XML-RPC servers

http://xmlrpc-c.sourceforge.net

sudo apt install xmlrpc-api-utils

Section: universe/devel
Architecture: amd64
Source Package: xmlrpc-c
7 dependencies
2 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Xmlrpc C

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: xmlrpc-api-utils from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz

apk95%

xmlrpc-c 1.51.08-r5

This library provides a modular implementation of XML-RPC for C and C++

https://xmlrpc-c.sourceforge.net/

sudo apk add xmlrpc-c

License: BSD-3-Clause AND MIT
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: xmlrpc-c
1 dependencies
1 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Xmlrpc C

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: xmlrpc-c from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

apk95%

xmlrpc-c++ 1.51.08-r5

This library provides a modular implementation of XML-RPC for C++

https://xmlrpc-c.sourceforge.net/

sudo apk add xmlrpc-c++

License: BSD-3-Clause AND MIT
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: xmlrpc-c
1 dependencies
1 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Xmlrpc C

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: xmlrpc-c++ from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

apk95%

xmlrpc-c-abyss 1.51.08-r5

Abyss server libraries for C++

https://xmlrpc-c.sourceforge.net/

sudo apk add xmlrpc-c-abyss

License: BSD-3-Clause AND MIT
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: xmlrpc-c
1 dependencies
1 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Xmlrpc C

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: xmlrpc-c-abyss from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

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