utils

This directory contains the sources for a set of general utilities. With a few exceptions, they are implemented in a .c source file with an accompanied .h header file. There are a few inter-dependencies between the utilities, but no dependencies outside this directory (except for the standard library). All inter-dependencies are marked in the list below.

Content of this library:

• compat/ – subdir with compatibility implementations for non-POSIX systems

  • license: varies, MIT-compatible

  • declared in: config.h

  • depends on: config.h generated by cmake

• compat.h – auxiliary compatibility functions for non-POSIX systems

  • depends on: config.h generated by cmake

• config.h.in – cmake template for config.h

• dsl.h – dynamic shared libraries

• err.h – simple error reporting

  • depends on: config.h generated by cmake

• fileutils.h – cross-platform file utility functions

• globmatch.h – match a string against a simple pattern

  • license: MIT-compatible

• map.h – a type-safe hash map

  • license: MIT

• strtob.h – converts string to boolean

• tgen.h – simple templated text generator

  • depends on: err.h and map.h

• tmpfileplus.h – creates a temporary file

  • license: MPL v2.0

  • sources: https://www.di-mgt.com.au/c_function_to_create_temp_file.html