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bstring Improved string processing functionality for the C language
1.1.1 devel Σ=0 search for ports that depend on this port Find issues related to this port Report an issue related to this port View this port on Repology. pkg-fallout 1.1.1Version of this port present on the latest quarterly branch.
Maintainer: diizzy@FreeBSD.org search for ports maintained by this maintainer
Port Added: 2025-08-07 16:24:06
Last Update: 2026-09-29 04:17:01
Commit Hash: 0253741
License: BSD3CLAUSE
WWW:
https://mike.steinert.ca/bstring/
Description: #
The Better String Library is an abstraction of a string data type which is superior to the C library char buffer string type, or C++'s std::string.
Homepage    cgit ¦ Codeberg ¦ GitHub ¦ GitLab ¦ SVNWeb - no subversion history for this port
Manual pages: #
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pkg-plist: as obtained via: make generate-plist #
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  1. @ldconfig
  2. /usr/local/share/licenses/bstring-1.1.1/catalog.mk
  3. /usr/local/share/licenses/bstring-1.1.1/LICENSE
  4. /usr/local/share/licenses/bstring-1.1.1/BSD3CLAUSE
  5. include/bstraux.h
  6. include/bstrlib.h
  7. include/buniutil.h
  8. include/utf8util.h
  9. lib/libbstring.so
  10. lib/libbstring.so.1
  11. lib/libbstring.so.1.1.1
  12. libdata/pkgconfig/bstring.pc
  13. @owner
  14. @group
  15. @mode
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Dependency lines:
  • For RUN/BUILD depends:
    • bstring>0:devel/bstring
  • For LIB depends:
    • libbstring.so:devel/bstring
To install the port: #
cd /usr/ports/devel/bstring/ && make install clean
To add the package, run one of these commands:
  • pkg install devel/bstring
  • pkg install bstring
NOTE: If this package has multiple flavors (see below), then use one of them instead of the name specified above.
PKGNAME: bstring
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distinfo: #
TIMESTAMP = 1790659826 SHA256 (bstring-1.1.1.tar.xz) = caaa9770c763dfc31a34e86d4afe50a9d3b3e6c43f9b410fa4f3130192ea47f1 SIZE (bstring-1.1.1.tar.xz) = 121988
Packages (timestamps in pop-ups are UTC): #
bstring
ABIaarch64amd64armv6armv7i386
FreeBSD:14:latest1.1.11.1.1-1.0.11.1.1
FreeBSD:14:quarterly1.1.11.1.1--1.1.1
FreeBSD:15:latest1.1.11.1.1n/a1.0.1n/a
FreeBSD:15:quarterly1.1.11.1.1n/a-n/a
FreeBSD:16:latest1.1.11.1.1n/a-n/a
Dependencies #
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Build dependencies: #
  1. checkmk : devel/check
  2. meson : devel/meson
  3. ninja : devel/ninja
  4. pkgconf>=1.3.0_1 : devel/pkgconf
This port is required by: #
for Libraries #
  1. net/netatalk4
Configuration Options: #
No options to configure
Options name: #
devel_bstring
USES: #
meson pkgconfig tar:xz
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  1. https://github.com/msteinert/bstring/releases/download/v1.1.1/
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Number of commits found: 7 #

Commit History - (may be incomplete: for full details, see links to repositories near top of page)
CommitCreditsLog message
1.1.1
29 Sep 2026 04:17:01
commit hash: 02537414708c5613f1000b9af0a763e2e2f67540commit hash: 02537414708c5613f1000b9af0a763e2e2f67540commit hash: 02537414708c5613f1000b9af0a763e2e2f67540commit hash: 02537414708c5613f1000b9af0a763e2e2f67540 files touched by this commit		 Daniel Engberg (diizzy) search for other commits by this committer 
devel/bstring: Update to 1.1.1

Changelog: https://github.com/msteinert/bstring/releases/tag/v1.1.1
1.1.0
30 Mar 2026 23:56:44
commit hash: 12655a71fba9b685fd6726d9730b948b21f40a5acommit hash: 12655a71fba9b685fd6726d9730b948b21f40a5acommit hash: 12655a71fba9b685fd6726d9730b948b21f40a5acommit hash: 12655a71fba9b685fd6726d9730b948b21f40a5a files touched by this commit		 Daniel Engberg (diizzy) search for other commits by this committer 
devel/bstring: Update to 1.1.0

Changelog: https://github.com/msteinert/bstring/releases/tag/v1.1.0
1.0.3
01 Nov 2025 16:40:45
commit hash: 99c657924a3016110f1fff7cdfc303a50bc0860acommit hash: 99c657924a3016110f1fff7cdfc303a50bc0860acommit hash: 99c657924a3016110f1fff7cdfc303a50bc0860acommit hash: 99c657924a3016110f1fff7cdfc303a50bc0860a files touched by this commit		 Daniel Engberg (diizzy) search for other commits by this committer 
devel/bstring: Update to 1.0.3

Changelog: https://github.com/msteinert/bstring/releases/tag/v1.0.3
1.0.2
28 Sep 2025 06:03:36
commit hash: 31a73a0abe0f207bacb49975b7fa98418f7bfeb1commit hash: 31a73a0abe0f207bacb49975b7fa98418f7bfeb1commit hash: 31a73a0abe0f207bacb49975b7fa98418f7bfeb1commit hash: 31a73a0abe0f207bacb49975b7fa98418f7bfeb1 files touched by this commit		 Daniel Engberg (diizzy) search for other commits by this committer 
devel/bstring: Update to 1.0.2

Changelog: https://github.com/msteinert/bstring/releases/tag/v1.0.2
1.0.1
07 Aug 2025 20:36:11
commit hash: df0f4a4203e1c7ea4abe2c7fa04e0315ae182d1ccommit hash: df0f4a4203e1c7ea4abe2c7fa04e0315ae182d1ccommit hash: df0f4a4203e1c7ea4abe2c7fa04e0315ae182d1ccommit hash: df0f4a4203e1c7ea4abe2c7fa04e0315ae182d1c files touched by this commit		 Daniel Engberg (diizzy) search for other commits by this committer 
devel/bstring: Fix 'make test' and fetch patch from upstream

Add MESON_ARGS which got lost in previous commit and while at it
fetch upstream patch instead of hosting a local one in tree
1.0.1
07 Aug 2025 20:04:23
commit hash: 6a646e0d9fcbeb344511f152cf54fc39cd787f5fcommit hash: 6a646e0d9fcbeb344511f152cf54fc39cd787f5fcommit hash: 6a646e0d9fcbeb344511f152cf54fc39cd787f5fcommit hash: 6a646e0d9fcbeb344511f152cf54fc39cd787f5f files touched by this commit		 Joe Marcus Clarke (marcus) search for other commits by this committer
Author: Daniel Engberg		 
devel/bstring: Convert to meson

* Add a test target
* Fix up the comment and description
* Assign manintainership to diizzy

PR:		288719
1.0.1
07 Aug 2025 16:21:55
commit hash: 5ec6f80846aed0928fed2d8a71406cd5b0713cc0commit hash: 5ec6f80846aed0928fed2d8a71406cd5b0713cc0commit hash: 5ec6f80846aed0928fed2d8a71406cd5b0713cc0commit hash: 5ec6f80846aed0928fed2d8a71406cd5b0713cc0 files touched by this commit		 Joe Marcus Clarke (marcus) search for other commits by this committer 
devel/bstring: add new port

Bstring is a "better string library" forked from Paul Hsieh.
It offers mitigation over common buffer overflow conditions and easier
string manipulation.

This fork brings easier build and testing systems.

Number of commits found: 7

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