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brew install apr v1.7.6 Apache-2.0 keg-only

Shared library providing cross-platform abstractions for file I/O, networking, memory management, and threading.

Why you might care

APR is a foundational dependency for Apache httpd, Subversion, and other Apache projects that need portable low-level system interfaces across Unix/Linux/Windows. It's keg-only because macOS ships its own version via the Command Line Tools; you only install this if you need a newer or different build for a specific project.

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Keg-only reason

:provided_by_macos — Apple's CLT provides apr

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