inih

Simple .INI file parser in C, good for embedded systems

Latest version: 60

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Information

License
BSD-3-Clause
Recipe updated
2026-06-09T15:32:00.000Z

Platforms

  • android: armeabi, armeabi-v7a, arm64-v8a, riscv64, x86, x86_64, mips, mip64
  • msys: i386, x86_64
  • mingw: i386, x86_64, arm, arm64
  • windows: x86, x64, arm, arm64, arm64ec
  • linux: i386, x86_64, armv7, armv7s, arm64, mips, mips64, mipsel, mips64el, loong64, riscv64, s390x, ppc, ppc64, ppc64el, sparc64
  • bsd: i386, x86_64, arm, arm64, ppc, ppc64, ppc64el, riscv64, sparc64
  • harmony: armeabi-v7a, arm64-v8a, x86, x86_64
  • cross: i386, x86_64, arm, armv7, arm64, mips, mips64, mips64el, riscv, riscv64, loong64, s390x, ppc, ppc64, ppc64el, sh4, sparc64
  • wasm: wasm32, wasm64
  • iphoneos: arm64, x86_64
  • macosx: x86_64, arm64

Options

allow_no_value
allow name with no value · Type: boolean · Default: false
allow_realloc
allow initial malloc size to grow to max line length (when using the heap) · Type: boolean · Default: false
call_handler_on_new_section
call the handler each time a new section is encountered · Type: boolean · Default: false
heap
allocate memory on the heap using malloc instead using a fixed-sized line buffer on the stack · Type: boolean · Default: false
ini_parser
compile and (if selected) install INIReader · Type: boolean · Default: true
initial_malloc_size
initial malloc size in bytes (when using the heap) · Type: string · Default: 200
inline_comment_prefix
allow inline comments with the comment prefix character · Type: string · Default: ;
inline_comments
allow inline comments with the comment prefix character · Type: boolean · Default: true
max_line_length
maximum line length in bytes · Type: string · Default: 200
multi_line_entries
support for multi-line entries in the style of Python's ConfigParser · Type: boolean · Default: true
report_line_numbers
report line number on ini_handler callback · Type: boolean · Default: false
start_of_line_comment_prefix
character(s) to start a comment at the beginning of a line · Type: string · Default: ;#
stop_on_first_error
stop parsing after an error · Type: boolean · Default: false
utf_8_bom
allow a UTF-8 BOM sequence (0xEF 0xBB 0xBF) at the start of INI files · Type: boolean · Default: true

Versions

  • 58
  • 59
  • 60

Dependencies

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Install with xrepo

Install the package independently of a project and inspect its available configuration.

install

xrepo install "inih 60"

show info

xrepo info "inih"

Link a library to your target

Declare the requirement, then attach the library to the target that uses it.

xmake.lua

add_requires("inih 60")

target("demo")
    set_kind("binary")
    add_files("src/*.cpp")
    add_packages("inih")

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enter shell

xrepo env -b "inih 60" shell