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libffi

portable, high level programming interface to various calling conventions.

About libffi

portable, high level programming interface to various calling conventions.

This project links 28 native package records across 8 recorded operating-system releases. Compare the retained versions and architectures below, then open the package for your own release.

These are catalog observations, not a guarantee of installation, compatibility, or upstream support.

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Project pictures and package coverage

Alpine Linux 3.21: 4 package records; Alpine Linux 3.22: 4 package records; Alpine Linux 3.23: 4 package records; Debian 12 (Bookworm): 2 package records; Debian 13 (Trixie): 2 package records; openSUSE Leap 15.6: 4 package records; openSUSE Leap 16.0: 4 package records; openSUSE Tumbleweed: 4 package records. Catalog coverage diagram, not an application screenshot.libffi: recorded package coverageAlpine Linux 3.214 recordsAlpine Linux 3.224 recordsAlpine Linux 3.234 recordsDebian 12 (Bookworm)2 recordsDebian 13 (Trixie)2 recordsopenSUSE Leap 15.64 recordsopenSUSE Leap 16.04 recordsopenSUSE Tumbleweed4 records
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Project identity

Project
libffi
Publisher
Not authoritatively mapped
Native package records
28
Operating systems
alpine-linux-3-21, alpine-linux-3-22, alpine-linux-3-23, debian-12, debian-13, opensuse-leap-15-6, opensuse-leap-16-0, opensuse-tumbleweed
License expression
MIT
Metadata completeness
70/100 (not a software quality rating)
Homepage
Visit upstream site
Source repository
Not reported

Source-reported description

The fullest retained description is shown with its source. Distribution packaging descriptions may include downstream details.

The libffi library provides a portable, high level programming interface to various calling conventions. This allows a programmer to call any function specified by a call interface description at run time.

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Packages by operating system

Compare recorded versions, then open a package for dependency, file, checksum, and repository evidence. Version strings are distribution-specific, not a ranking of newer software.

Alpine Linux 3.21

  1. libffi

    Alpine Linux 3.21 / source libffi

    3.4.7-r0

    portable, high level programming interface to various calling conventions.

    aarch64x86_64v3.21
  2. libffi-dbg

    Alpine Linux 3.21 / source libffi

    3.4.7-r0

    portable, high level programming interface to various calling conventions. (debug symbols)

    aarch64x86_64v3.21
  3. libffi-dev

    Alpine Linux 3.21 / source libffi

    3.4.7-r0

    portable, high level programming interface to various calling conventions. (development files)

    aarch64x86_64v3.21
  4. libffi-doc

    Alpine Linux 3.21 / source libffi

    3.4.7-r0

    portable, high level programming interface to various calling conventions. (documentation)

    aarch64x86_64v3.21

Alpine Linux 3.22

  1. libffi

    Alpine Linux 3.22 / source libffi

    3.4.8-r0

    portable, high level programming interface to various calling conventions.

    aarch64x86_64v3.22
  2. libffi-dbg

    Alpine Linux 3.22 / source libffi

    3.4.8-r0

    portable, high level programming interface to various calling conventions. (debug symbols)

    aarch64x86_64v3.22
  3. libffi-dev

    Alpine Linux 3.22 / source libffi

    3.4.8-r0

    portable, high level programming interface to various calling conventions. (development files)

    aarch64x86_64v3.22
  4. libffi-doc

    Alpine Linux 3.22 / source libffi

    3.4.8-r0

    portable, high level programming interface to various calling conventions. (documentation)

    aarch64x86_64v3.22

Alpine Linux 3.23

  1. libffi

    Alpine Linux 3.23 / source libffi

    3.5.2-r0

    portable, high level programming interface to various calling conventions.

    aarch64x86_64v3.23
  2. libffi-dbg

    Alpine Linux 3.23 / source libffi

    3.5.2-r0

    portable, high level programming interface to various calling conventions. (debug symbols)

    aarch64x86_64v3.23
  3. libffi-dev

    Alpine Linux 3.23 / source libffi

    3.5.2-r0

    portable, high level programming interface to various calling conventions. (development files)

    aarch64x86_64v3.23
  4. libffi-doc

    Alpine Linux 3.23 / source libffi

    3.5.2-r0

    portable, high level programming interface to various calling conventions. (documentation)

    aarch64x86_64v3.23

Debian 12 (Bookworm)

  1. libffi8

    Debian 12 (Bookworm) / libs / source libffi

    3.4.4-1

    Foreign Function Interface library runtime

    amd64arm64bookworm
  2. libffi-dev

    Debian 12 (Bookworm) / libdevel / source libffi

    3.4.4-1

    Foreign Function Interface library (development files)

    amd64arm64bookworm

Debian 13 (Trixie)

  1. libffi8

    Debian 13 (Trixie) / libs / source libffi

    3.4.8-2

    Foreign Function Interface library runtime

    amd64arm64trixie
  2. libffi-dev

    Debian 13 (Trixie) / libdevel / source libffi

    3.4.8-2

    Foreign Function Interface library (development files)

    amd64arm64trixie

openSUSE Leap 15.6

  1. libffi_3_4-devel

    openSUSE Leap 15.6 / Development/Languages/C and C++ / source libffi_3_4

    3.4.4-150500.1.1

    Include files for development with libffi

    aarch64ppc64les390xx86_64leap-15.6
  2. libffi_3_4-devel-32bit

    openSUSE Leap 15.6 / Development/Languages/C and C++ / source libffi_3_4

    3.4.4-150500.1.1

    Include files for development with libffi

    x86_64leap-15.6
  3. libffi8

    openSUSE Leap 15.6 / System/Libraries / source libffi_3_4

    3.4.4-150500.1.1

    Foreign Function Interface Library

    aarch64ppc64les390xx86_64leap-15.6
  4. libffi8-32bit

    openSUSE Leap 15.6 / System/Libraries / source libffi_3_4

    3.4.4-150500.1.1

    Foreign Function Interface Library

    x86_64leap-15.6

openSUSE Leap 16.0

  1. libffi8

    openSUSE Leap 16.0 / System/Libraries / source libffi

    3.4.6-160000.2.2

    Foreign Function Interface Library

    aarch64ppc64les390xx86_64leap-16.0
  2. libffi8-32bit

    openSUSE Leap 16.0 / System/Libraries / source libffi

    3.4.6-160000.2.2

    Foreign Function Interface Library

    x86_64leap-16.0
  3. libffi-devel

    openSUSE Leap 16.0 / Development/Languages/C and C++ / source libffi

    3.4.6-160000.2.2

    Include files for development with libffi

    aarch64ppc64les390xx86_64leap-16.0
  4. libffi-devel-32bit

    openSUSE Leap 16.0 / Development/Languages/C and C++ / source libffi

    3.4.6-160000.2.2

    Include files for development with libffi

    x86_64leap-16.0

openSUSE Tumbleweed

  1. libffi8

    openSUSE Tumbleweed / System/Libraries / source libffi

    3.5.2-2.5

    Foreign Function Interface Library

    x86_64tumbleweed
  2. libffi8-32bit

    openSUSE Tumbleweed / System/Libraries / source libffi

    3.5.2-2.5

    Foreign Function Interface Library

    x86_64tumbleweed
  3. libffi-devel

    openSUSE Tumbleweed / Development/Languages/C and C++ / source libffi

    3.5.2-2.5

    Include files for development with libffi

    x86_64tumbleweed
  4. libffi-devel-32bit

    openSUSE Tumbleweed / Development/Languages/C and C++ / source libffi

    3.5.2-2.5

    Include files for development with libffi

    x86_64tumbleweed

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