zlib-ng-compat
brew install zlib-ng-compat
v2.3.3_1
Zlib
keg-only
High-performance zlib-compatible C compression library optimized for modern CPUs.
Why you might care
Drop-in replacement for the system zlib with better speed on modern hardware through SIMD optimizations. Useful when building software that compresses/decompresses frequently or when distributing binaries that need faster gzip/deflate. Keg-only since macOS includes zlib; install this if you're compiling code that benefits from the speedup.
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Build dependencies
GitHub topics
c
compression
deflate
inflate
library
optimized
zlib
zlib-license
zlib-ng
zlib-replacement
Links
- https://github.com/zlib-ng/zlib-ng
- GitHub: zlib-ng/zlib-ng
- Brew formula source: Formula/z/zlib-ng-compat.rb
Keg-only reason
:shadowed_by_macos — macOS provides zlib
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