spdlog

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  "github_readme_excerpt": "# spdlog\r\n\r\n \r\n[![ci](https://github.com/gabime/spdlog/actions/workflows/linux.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/gabime/spdlog/actions/workflows/linux.yml)\u0026nbsp;\r\n[![ci](https://github.com/gabime/spdlog/actions/workflows/windows.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/gabime/spdlog/actions/workflows/windows.yml)\u0026nbsp;\r\n[![ci](https://github.com/gabime/spdlog/actions/workflows/macos.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/gabime/spdlog/actions/workflows/macos.yml)\u0026nbsp;\r\n[![Build status](https://ci.appveyor.com/api/projects/status/d2jnxclg20vd0o50?svg=true\u0026branch=v1.x)](https://ci.appveyor.com/project/gabime/spdlog) [![Release](https://img.shields.io/github/release/gabime/spdlog.svg)](https://github.com/gabime/spdlog/releases/latest)\r\n\r\nFast C++ logging library\r\n\r\n\r\n## Install\r\n#### Header-only version\r\nCopy the include [folder](include/spdlog) to your build tree and use a C++11 compiler.\r\n\r\n#### Compiled version (recommended - much faster compile times)\r\n```console\r\n$ git clone https://github.com/gabime/spdlog.git\r\n$ cd spdlog \u0026\u0026 mkdir build \u0026\u0026 cd build\r\n$ cmake .. \u0026\u0026 cmake --build .\r\n```\r\nsee example [CMakeLists.txt](example/CMakeLists.txt) on how to use.\r\n\r\n## Platforms\r\n* Linux, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, Solaris, AIX\r\n* Windows (msvc 2013+, cygwin)\r\n* macOS (clang 3.5+)\r\n* Android\r\n\r\n## Package managers:\r\n* Debian: `sudo apt install libspdlog-dev`\r\n* Homebrew: `brew install spdlog`\r\n* MacPorts: `sudo port install spdlog`\r\n* FreeBSD:  `pkg install spdlog`\r\n* Fedora: `dnf install spdlog`\r\n* Gentoo: `emerge dev-libs/spdlog`\r\n* Arch Linux: `pacman -S spdlog`\r\n* openSUSE: `sudo zypper in spdlog-devel`\r\n* ALT Linux: `apt-get install libspdlog-devel`\r\n* vcpkg: `vcpkg install spdlog`\r\n* conan: `conan install --requires=spdlog/[*]`\r\n* conda: `conda install -c conda-forge spdlog`\r\n* build2: ```depends: spdlog ^1.8.2```\r\n\r\n\r\n## Features\r\n* Very fast (see [benchmarks](#benchmarks) below).\r\n* Headers only or compiled\r\n* Feature-rich formatting, using the excellent [fmt](https://github.com/fmt",
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  "why_use_this": "Spdlog is a production-grade logging library for C++ projects needing high-throughput async logging with minimal overhead. It offers both header-only and precompiled variants; the compiled version dramatically reduces build times while maintaining performance. Use it as a dependency in C++ applications where logging must not become a bottleneck."
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