libdaemon

{
  "aliases": [],
  "alternatives": [
    "systemd",
    "supervisor"
  ],
  "build_dependencies": [],
  "categories": [
    "library",
    "sysadmin"
  ],
  "caveats": null,
  "conflicts_with": [],
  "dependencies": [],
  "deprecated": 0,
  "deprecation_reason": null,
  "desc": "C library that eases writing UNIX daemons",
  "disable_reason": null,
  "disabled": 0,
  "enrichment_fetched_at": "2026-06-20T23:41:05+00:00",
  "first_seen": "2026-06-20T23:34:18+00:00",
  "full_name": "libdaemon",
  "github_default_branch": null,
  "github_last_commit_at": null,
  "github_readme_excerpt": null,
  "github_repo": null,
  "github_stars": null,
  "github_topics": [],
  "homepage": "https://0pointer.de/lennart/projects/libdaemon/",
  "homepage_og_description": null,
  "homepage_og_image": null,
  "homepage_title": null,
  "installs_30d": 3097,
  "installs_365d": 18894,
  "installs_90d": 11819,
  "keg_only": 0,
  "keg_only_reason": null,
  "last_seen": "2026-06-20T23:34:18+00:00",
  "license": "LGPL-2.1-or-later",
  "llm_generated_at": "2026-06-20T23:47:01+00:00",
  "llm_model": "claude-haiku-4-5",
  "name": "libdaemon",
  "oldnames": [],
  "one_liner": "C library providing utilities for writing UNIX daemon processes.",
  "optional_dependencies": [],
  "rank_30d": 783,
  "rank_365d": 1089,
  "rank_90d": 744,
  "raw_hash": "319c560d4f08f99a",
  "recommended_dependencies": [],
  "revision": 0,
  "ruby_source_path": "Formula/lib/libdaemon.rb",
  "tap": "homebrew/core",
  "test_dependencies": [],
  "uses_from_macos": [],
  "version_head": null,
  "version_stable": "0.14",
  "versioned_formulae": [],
  "why_use_this": "Abstracts common daemon setup tasks (forking, PID files, signal handling, privilege dropping) into a reusable C API. Useful if you\u0027re building a daemon in C and want to avoid reimplementing POSIX boilerplate; primarily pulled in as a dependency of larger projects like PulseAudio and Avahi rather than used directly."
}