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fmt-11.2.0p0

alternative formatting library for C and C++

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Description

fmt is an open-source formatting library providing a fast and safe alternative to C stdio and C++ iostreams. Features include: - Simple format API with positional arguments for localization Format - string syntax similar to Python's format - Safe printf implementation including POSIX extensions for positional arguments - Fast IEEE 754 floating-point formatter with correct rounding, shortness and round-trip guarantees

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Ports path
devel/fmt
Package architecture
amd64
Maintainer
The OpenBSD ports mailing-list <ports@openbsd.org>
Categories
devel
Available flavors
None listed
Only for architectures
aarch64, amd64, arm, i386, mips64, mips64el, powerpc, powerpc64, riscv64, sparc64, alpha, hppa

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