libunwind
brew install libunwind
v1.8.3
MIT
keg-only
C library for programmatic stack unwinding and call-chain inspection across architectures.
Why you might care
Essential low-level dependency for debuggers, profilers, and runtime systems that need to inspect or manipulate the program call stack. Keg-only due to conflicts with LLVM's bundled unwinder; use this when you specifically need the GNU libunwind API or architecture support LLVM doesn't provide.
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Runtime dependencies
Links
- https://www.nongnu.org/libunwind/
- Brew formula source: Formula/lib/libunwind.rb
Keg-only reason
it conflicts with LLVM
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