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libxfixes

brew install libxfixes v6.0.2 MIT

Shared library and headers for the X11 XFIXES extension, enabling window region fixes and pointer barriers.

Why you might care

Primarily a build dependency for X11 applications and other X.Org libraries that need cursor confinement, window damage reporting, or pointer synchronization. Most users install it transitively; directly useful only if building custom X11 software.

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