libxtd

An extension of the standard C library, offering enhanced functionality to streamline and expand capabilities for C-based projects.

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Building

Linux

Building requires Autotools.

1. apt install -y autoconf automake libtool
2. autoreconf -i
3. ./configure
4. make
5. make install

MacOS X

Building requires Homebrew and Autotools.

1. brew install autoconf automake libtool
2. autoreconf -i
3. ./configure
4. make
5. make install

Cross-compiling for Windows with MinGW

1. autoreconf -i
2. Run the configure script for the host architecture:
   • For x86: ./configure --host=i686-w64-mingw32
   • For x86_64: ./configure --host=x86_64-w64-mingw32
3. make
4. make install

Features

• Reference Counted Pointers
• Command-line argument acquisition.
• Cross-platform file IO.
• Memory size string formatting.
• Checksums and hashes (Java Hash, 8-bit XOR, Adler32, Fletcher16, and Fletcher32).
• Compression and encoding (Huffman, and base64).
• String manipulation, duplication, tokenizing, multi-byte strings.
• Buffer manipulations (bit rotations, big-encoding, swapping, xor, byte to binary, scrambling)
• IEEE-754 floating point equality tests.
• Cross-platform timing functions.
• Timezone conversion.
• ISO-8601 formating.
• Bit testing and manipulation.
• Caesar-cypher.
• Console colors and formating.
• Unit-test framework (see test.h)

Header Files

• <xtd/all.h> -- a convenience header that will include all headers.
• <xtd/checksums.h> -- this is where various checksums can be found.
• <xtd/console.h> -- this is the console formatting and colorization.
• <xtd/encoding.h> -- this is where various encoding and compression code is.
• <xtd/encryption.h> -- this is where encryption can be found.
• <xtd/endian.h> -- this is where endian related code is.
• <xtd/exceptions.h> -- deprecated; do not use.
• <xtd/filesystem.h> -- this is where cross-platform file and directory functionality is.
• <xtd/floating-point.h> -- this is where floating point related functionality is.
• <xtd/memory.h> -- this is where various memory related functions can be found.
• <xtd/refobj.h> -- this is reference counted pointers for heap allocated objects.
• <xtd/string.h> -- this is various string functions can be found.
• <xtd/test.h> -- this is the unit-testing framework.
• <xtd/time.h> -- this is where cross-platform time related functions can be found.

License

Copyright (C) 2010-2025 Joseph A. Marrero.  http://www.manvscode.com/

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