eigen
brew install eigen
v5.0.1
MPL-2.0 AND Apache-2.0 AND BSD-3-Clause AND Minpack
C++ header-only template library for linear algebra (matrices, vectors, solvers, decompositions).
Why you might care
Eigen is the standard dependency for numerical computing in C++ — widely used in scientific, machine learning, and robotics projects. It's header-only (no linking), highly optimized with SIMD support, and handles everything from basic linear operations to advanced decompositions and sparse matrices. If your C++ project touches matrices or vectors, you'll likely need this.
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Build dependencies
Links
- https://gitlab.com/libeigen/eigen
- Brew formula source: Formula/e/eigen.rb
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