libcap-ng

Libcap-ng is a library for Linux that makes using posix capabilities easy.

Latest version: 0.9.3

Add to xmake.lua

add_requires("libcap-ng 0.9.3")

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Information

Recipe updated
2026-05-10T05:25:54.000Z

Platforms

  • linux: i386, x86_64, armv7, armv7s, arm64, mips, mips64, mipsel, mips64el, loong64, riscv64, s390x, ppc, ppc64, ppc64el, sparc64

Options

utils
Build utilities. · Type: boolean · Default: true

Versions

  • v0.8.5
  • v0.9.1
  • v0.9.2
  • v0.9.3

Dependencies

Install with xrepo

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

install

xrepo install "libcap-ng 0.9.3"

show info

xrepo info "libcap-ng"

Link a library to your target

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

xmake.lua

add_requires("libcap-ng 0.9.3")

target("demo")
    set_kind("binary")
    add_files("src/*.cpp")
    add_packages("libcap-ng")

Open a package environment

Open a shell with the environment exported by this package. Use the executable names documented by the package.

enter shell

xrepo env -b "libcap-ng 0.9.3" shell