lief

Library to Instrument Executable Formats.

Latest version: 1.0.0

Add to xmake.lua

add_requires("lief 1.0.0")

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Information

License
Apache-2.0
Recipe updated
2026-10-28T04:16:01.000Z

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

art
Enable Art module. · Type: boolean · Default: false
dex
Enable Dex module. · Type: boolean · Default: false
elf
Enable ELF module. · Type: boolean · Default: true
exceptions
Build with exception support. · Type: boolean · Default: true
macho
Enable MachO module. · Type: boolean · Default: true
oat
Enable Oat module. · Type: boolean · Default: false
pe
Enable PE module. · Type: boolean · Default: true
vdex
Enable Vdex module. · Type: boolean · Default: false

Versions

  • 0.10.1
  • 0.11.5
  • 0.14.0
  • 0.14.1
  • 0.15.1
  • 0.16.0
  • 0.16.1
  • 0.16.2
  • 0.16.3
  • 0.16.4
  • 0.16.5
  • 0.16.6
  • 0.17.0
  • 0.17.1
  • 0.17.2
  • 0.17.3
  • 0.17.4
  • 0.17.5
  • 0.17.6
  • 1.0.0

Dependencies

Install with xrepo

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

install

xrepo install "lief 1.0.0"

show info

xrepo info "lief"

Link a library to your target

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

xmake.lua

add_requires("lief 1.0.0")

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

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 "lief 1.0.0" shell