ridiculousfish/cdecl-blocks

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What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

cdecl is a classic command-line tool that translates between English descriptions of C/C++ declarations (e.g. 'declare foo as array 5 of pointer to function returning int') and actual C declarations, and vice versa. This fork adds support for Apple's blocks syntax.

Use cases

• translate english phrases into C declarations
• decode complicated C function pointer declarations
• understand C gibberish like int (*foo[5])()
• parse declarations using Apple blocks syntax
• convert C declarations to pseudo-english explanations
• figure out typecast syntax

When to choose

• you need to read or write tricky C/C++ declarations involving function pointers or arrays
• you work with Apple blocks syntax and need declaration help
• you want a fast offline terminal tool rather than a website

When to avoid

• you need a modern C parser or compiler frontend
• you need IDE integration or GUI tooling
• you require a maintained project with an explicit license

Facets

cli-tool · maturity maintenance

parser cli developer-tools developer-tools programming-languages cli cross-platform cdecl c-declarations apple-blocks c-gibberish-translator readline command-line linux macos

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