Libidn
GNU Libidn
https://www.gnu.org/software/libidn/
Internationalized string preparation library.
Libidn is an implementation of the Stringprep (with the Nameprep and Kerberos 5 profiles), Punycode and IDNA specifications defined by +the IETF Internationalized Domain Names (IDN) working group, used for internationalized domain names. The library contains a generic Stringprep implementation (including Unicode 3.2 NFKC normalization, table mapping of characters, and Bidirectional Character handling), two Stringprep profiles; Nameprep (for IDN) and Kerberos5, as well as a Punycode and IDNA. This project was formerly known as 'libstringprep.'
Documentation
https://www.gnu.org/software/libidn/manual/https://libidn.gitlab.io/libidn2/manual
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Download
https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/libidn/libidn2-2.3.0.tar.gz
version 2.3.0
(stable)
released on 14 November 2019
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User level
Intermediate
Donate link
https://www.gnu.org/software/libidn/#support
Paid support
https://www.gnu.org/software/libidn/#supportVCS Checkout
git clone https://gitlab.com/libidn/libidn2.gitCategories
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Licensing
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command line tool, self tests, examples, other auxilliary
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GPLv2orlater or LGPLv3orlater library C
Leaders and contributors
| Contact(s) | Role |
|---|---|
| Simon Josefsson | Maintainer |
| Tim Rühsen | Maintainer |
| Nikos Mavrogiannopoulos | Maintainer |
Resources and communication
| Audience | Resource type | URI |
|---|---|---|
| Debian (Ref) | https://tracker.debian.org/pkg/libidn | |
| Download | https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/libidn/ | |
| Mailing List | https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/gnu-system-discuss/ | |
| General | https://translationproject.org/domain/libidn2.html | |
| General | https://savannah.gnu.org/people/ | |
| Savannah (Ref) | https://savannah.gnu.org/projects/libidn/ | |
| General | https://translationproject.org/domain/libidn.html | |
| Mailing List | https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/libidn-commit/ | |
| VCS Repository Webview | https://gitlab.com/libidn/libidn2/ | |
| General | https://josefsson.org | |
| Download | https://alpha.gnu.org/gnu/libidn/ | |
| VCS Repository Webview | https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/libidn.git/ | |
| Debian (Ref) (R) | https://tracker.debian.org/pkg/libidn2 | |
| Mailing List | https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/help-libidn/ | |
| Debian (Ref) (R) | https://tracker.debian.org/pkg/libidn2-0 |
Software prerequisites
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Required to build | Bash |
| Required to build | Make |
| Required to use | Unistring |
| Weak prerequisite | iconv |
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