mariadb-connector-c
brew install mariadb-connector-c
v3.4.9
LGPL-2.1-or-later
keg-only
C client library for connecting to MariaDB and MySQL databases with SSL and compression support.
Why you might care
Provides the official MariaDB C API for building database client applications. Keg-only to avoid conflicts with full MariaDB server installations. Use this when you need lightweight database connectivity in C/C++ code without deploying a full database server.
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Runtime dependencies
Build dependencies
Links
- https://mariadb.org/download/?tab=connector&prod=connector-c
- Brew formula source: Formula/m/mariadb-connector-c.rb
Keg-only reason
it conflicts with mariadb
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