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json-c JSON (JavaScript Object Notation) implementation in C
0.19 devel on this many watch lists=25 search for ports that depend on this port An older version of this port was marked as vulnerable. Find issues related to this port Report an issue related to this port View this port on Repology. pkg-fallout 0.18Version of this port present on the latest quarterly branch.
Maintainer: sunpoet@FreeBSD.org search for ports maintained by this maintainer
Port Added: 2006-06-24 10:04:50
Last Update: 2026-07-08 13:30:31
Commit Hash: 6b5396d
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License: MIT
WWW:
https://github.com/json-c/json-c/wiki
https://json-c.github.io/json-c/
https://github.com/json-c/json-c
Description:
This is a port of json-c, an implementation of json in C. Json, JavaScript Object Notation is a lightweight data exchange format and a subset of the JavaScript programming language.
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Manual pages:
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pkg-plist: as obtained via: make generate-plist
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  1. @ldconfig
  2. /usr/local/share/licenses/json-c-0.19/catalog.mk
  3. /usr/local/share/licenses/json-c-0.19/LICENSE
  4. /usr/local/share/licenses/json-c-0.19/MIT
  5. include/json-c/arraylist.h
  6. include/json-c/debug.h
  7. include/json-c/json.h
  8. include/json-c/json_c_version.h
  9. include/json-c/json_config.h
  10. include/json-c/json_inttypes.h
  11. include/json-c/json_object.h
  12. include/json-c/json_object_iterator.h
  13. include/json-c/json_patch.h
  14. include/json-c/json_pointer.h
  15. include/json-c/json_tokener.h
  16. include/json-c/json_types.h
  17. include/json-c/json_util.h
  18. include/json-c/json_visit.h
  19. include/json-c/linkhash.h
  20. include/json-c/printbuf.h
  21. lib/cmake/json-c/json-c-config.cmake
  22. lib/cmake/json-c/json-c-targets-release.cmake
  23. lib/cmake/json-c/json-c-targets.cmake
  24. lib/libjson-c.a
  25. lib/libjson-c.so
  26. lib/libjson-c.so.5
  27. lib/libjson-c.so.5.5.0
  28. libdata/pkgconfig/json-c.pc
  29. @owner
  30. @group
  31. @mode
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USE_RC_SUBR (Service Scripts)
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Dependency lines:
  • json-c>0:devel/json-c
To install the port:
cd /usr/ports/devel/json-c/ && make install clean
To add the package, run one of these commands:
  • pkg install devel/json-c
  • pkg install json-c
NOTE: If this package has multiple flavors (see below), then use one of them instead of the name specified above.
PKGNAME: json-c
Flavors: there is no flavor information for this port.
distinfo:
TIMESTAMP = 1782966086 SHA256 (json-c-0.19.tar.gz) = 37ad0249902e301bd9052bf712e511fcc6acff4ecaad4b5900aad9ce564e26de SIZE (json-c-0.19.tar.gz) = 462232
Packages (timestamps in pop-ups are UTC):
json-c
ABIaarch64amd64armv6armv7i386powerpcpowerpc64powerpc64le
FreeBSD:13:latest0.180.180.15_10.180.18n/an/an/a
FreeBSD:13:quarterly0.180.180.160.180.18n/an/an/a
FreeBSD:14:latest0.180.190.160.180.190.16-0.16
FreeBSD:14:quarterly0.190.19-0.180.190.170.170.17
FreeBSD:15:latest0.190.19n/a0.18n/an/a0.170.17
FreeBSD:15:quarterly0.190.19n/a-n/an/a--
FreeBSD:16:latest0.190.19n/a-n/an/a--
Dependencies
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Build dependencies:
  1. cmake : devel/cmake-core
  2. ninja : devel/ninja
This port is required by:
for Libraries
  1. audio/lingot
  2. audio/owntone
  3. audio/pianobar
  4. audio/pianod2
  5. cad/solvespace
  6. chinese/fcitx
  7. chinese/fcitx5-mcbopomofo
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  2. comms/dcf77pi
  3. databases/postgis33
  4. databases/postgis34
  5. databases/postgis35
  6. databases/postgis36
  7. databases/postgresql-repmgr
  8. deskutils/cairo-dock
  9. deskutils/cairo-dock-plugins
  10. devel/fossology-nomos-standalone
  11. devel/libdatovka
  12. devel/libmustache
  13. devel/libnvme
  14. devel/libubox
  15. devel/libvirt
  16. devel/objecthash
  17. devel/vali
  18. dns/bind9-devel
  19. dns/bind920
  20. editors/poke
  21. emulators/nemu
  22. graphics/drm_info
  23. graphics/gdal
  24. graphics/gimp-app
  25. graphics/gimp3-app
  26. graphics/igt-gpu-tools
  27. graphics/libmypaint
  28. graphics/mypaint
  29. mail/dovecot-fts-elastic
  30. mail/thunderbird
  31. mail/thunderbird-esr
  32. math/dihydrogen
  33. math/scorec-core
  34. misc/xfce4-weather-plugin
  35. multimedia/cx88
  36. multimedia/nostt
  37. net/389-ds-base
  38. net/freerdp3
  39. net/frr10
  40. net/frr9
  41. net/mercury
  42. net/mpich
  43. net/ndpi
  44. net/nfstrace
  45. net/nmsg
  46. net/ntopng
  47. net/zmap
  48. net-mgmt/netdata
  49. net-mgmt/riemann-c-client
  50. science/chrono
  51. security/clamav
  52. security/clamav-lts
  53. security/rnp
  54. security/tpm2-tss
  55. security/ykpers
  56. sysutils/accountsservice
  57. sysutils/google-compute-engine-oslogin
  58. sysutils/libdnf
  59. sysutils/nvme-cli
  60. sysutils/slurm-wlm
  61. sysutils/syslog-ng
  62. sysutils/ttyd
  63. sysutils/xen-tools
  64. textproc/fcitx5
  65. www/newsboat
  66. x11/kanshi
  67. x11/sfwbar
  68. x11-wm/sway
  69. x11-wm/swayfx
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Deleted ports which required this port:

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  1. audio/forked-daapd*
  2. databases/postgis20*
  3. databases/postgis21*
  4. databases/postgis22*
  5. databases/postgis23*
  6. databases/postgis24*
  7. databases/postgis25*
  8. databases/postgis30*
  9. databases/postgis31*
  10. databases/postgis32*
  11. dns/bind910*
  12. dns/bind911*
  13. dns/bind912*
  14. dns/bind913*
  15. dns/bind914*
  16. dns/bind916*
  17. dns/bind918*
  18. graphics/py-gimp*
  19. net/frr*
  20. net/frr3*
  21. net/frr4*
  22. net/frr5*
  23. net/frr6*
  24. net/frr7*
  25. net/frr8*
  26. net/grive*
  27. net/libstorj*
  28. net/opensips*
  29. net/opensips31*
  30. security/certificate-transparency*
  31. security/clamav-milter*
  32. security/fastd*
  33. security/fastd-devel*
  34. security/libu2f-host*
  35. security/razorback-api*
  36. security/razorback-archiveInflate*
  37. security/razorback-clamavNugget*
  38. security/razorback-dispatcher*
  39. security/razorback-fileInject*
  40. security/razorback-fsMonitor*
  41. security/razorback-fsWalk*
  42. security/razorback-masterNugget*
  43. security/razorback-officeCat*
  44. security/razorback-pdfFox*
  45. security/razorback-scriptNugget*
  46. security/razorback-swfScanner*
  47. security/razorback-syslogNugget*
  48. security/razorback-virusTotal*
  49. security/razorback-yaraNugget*
  50. sysutils/rsyslog6*
  51. sysutils/rsyslog6-dbi*
  52. sysutils/rsyslog6-gnutls*
  53. sysutils/rsyslog6-gssapi*
  54. sysutils/rsyslog6-mysql*
  55. sysutils/rsyslog6-pgsql*
  56. sysutils/rsyslog6-relp*
  57. sysutils/rsyslog6-rfc3195*
  58. sysutils/rsyslog6-snmp*
  59. sysutils/rsyslog7*
  60. sysutils/rsyslog7-devel*
  61. sysutils/rsyslog8-devel*
  62. sysutils/syslog-ng-devel*
  63. sysutils/syslog-ng310*
  64. sysutils/syslog-ng311*
  65. sysutils/syslog-ng312*
  66. sysutils/syslog-ng313*
  67. sysutils/syslog-ng314*
  68. sysutils/syslog-ng315*
  69. sysutils/syslog-ng317*
  70. sysutils/syslog-ng318*
  71. sysutils/syslog-ng319*
  72. sysutils/syslog-ng320*
  73. sysutils/syslog-ng321*
  74. sysutils/syslog-ng322*
  75. sysutils/syslog-ng323*
  76. sysutils/syslog-ng324*
  77. sysutils/syslog-ng325*
  78. sysutils/syslog-ng326*
  79. sysutils/syslog-ng327*
  80. sysutils/syslog-ng328*
  81. sysutils/syslog-ng329*
  82. sysutils/syslog-ng36*
  83. sysutils/syslog-ng37*
  84. sysutils/syslog-ng39*
  85. www/newsbeuter*
  86. x11-wm/mangowc*
  87. x11-wm/sway-devel*
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Configuration Options:
No options to configure
Options name:
devel_json-c
USES:
cmake:testing compiler:c11 cpe
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Master Sites:
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  1. http://distcache.FreeBSD.org/local-distfiles/sunpoet/
  2. http://distcache.eu.FreeBSD.org/local-distfiles/sunpoet/
  3. http://distcache.us-east.FreeBSD.org/local-distfiles/sunpoet/
  4. http://distcache.us-west.FreeBSD.org/local-distfiles/sunpoet/
  5. https://s3.amazonaws.com/json-c_releases/releases/
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