Libmagicxx

A C++ wrapper library over the Magic Number Recognition Library.

Requirements to Build Libmagicxx

• Git
• GCC or Clang (C++23)
• CMake
• GNU Make or Ninja
• Libtool
• Autoconf

Usage

1. Clone the libmagicxx repo into your project.

git clone https://github.com/oguztoraman/libmagicxx

2. Run the setup.sh bash script to install the requirements and build the Magic Number Recognition Library.

cd libmagicxx && ./setup.sh

3. Add the following lines to the top level CMakeLists.txt file of your project.

add_subdirectory(libmagicxx)

target_link_libraries(<name of your project>
    <PUBLIC or PRIVATE or INTERFACE> magicxx
)

License

• Libmagicxx

GNU Lesser General Public License Version 3, see the COPYING.LESSER file for details.

• File and the Magic Number Recognition Library

See the COPYING file for details.

• GoogleTest

See the LICENSE file for details.