protocolbuffers/protobuf Issues

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Indexed issues: (65 indexed issues)
open beginner issues: (56 open beginner issues)
Latest indexed: Aug 14, 2026
Last GitHub push: May 15, 2026
License: Other
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Dominant language: C++
PR merge metrics: (Avg merge 2d 11h) (185 merged PRs in 30d)
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CMake uninitialized variable warnings

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protocolbuffers / protobuf · #19683 · Dec 16, 2024 · C++ · 71,223 stars

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[MSVC] protobuf failed to run test on Windows

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protocolbuffers / protobuf · #19584 · Dec 10, 2024 · C++ · 71,223 stars

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-Wnull dereference warning, when using -Os, -DNDEBUG and -Wnull-dereference flags after upgrading to protobuf 27.4

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protocolbuffers / protobuf · #19291 · Nov 18, 2024 · C++ · 71,223 stars

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Bazel rules for C#

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protocolbuffers / protobuf · #18352 · Sep 16, 2024 · C++ · 71,223 stars

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Deprecating 'enum' field inside a 'message' causes compiler warning 'deprecated-declarations' in generated C++ header

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protocolbuffers / protobuf · #18205 · Sep 10, 2024 · C++ · 71,223 stars

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Support maintaining source directory structure at generated location when using protobuf_generate

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protocolbuffers / protobuf · #17349 · Jul 5, 2024 · C++ · 71,223 stars

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Dotnet - Include key name when failing to add to a MapField due to a duplicate key

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protocolbuffers / protobuf · #17085 · Jun 10, 2024 · C++ · 71,223 stars

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Build requires C++14, CMake doesn't set it

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protocolbuffers / protobuf · #15827 · Feb 13, 2024 · C++ · 71,223 stars

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C++ | Array size of enumeration not reliable in case of not consecutive numbers (actual size does not match)

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protocolbuffers / protobuf · #15541 · Jan 23, 2024 · C++ · 71,223 stars

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Include macOS arm64 protoc binary in nuget package

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protocolbuffers / protobuf · #15524 · Jan 22, 2024 · C++ · 71,223 stars

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Building MSI Package linked to protobuf with CMake WIX fails

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protocolbuffers / protobuf · #15511 · Jan 19, 2024 · C++ · 71,223 stars

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Static linking of protoc leads to segmentation fault

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protocolbuffers / protobuf · #15441 · Jan 15, 2024 · C++ · 71,223 stars

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Signed / unsigned comparison warning on MSVC

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protocolbuffers / protobuf · #15028 · Dec 11, 2023 · C++ · 71,223 stars

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PHP: better debug info for Message objects in protobuf C-extension

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protocolbuffers / protobuf · #14872 · Nov 28, 2023 · C++ · 71,223 stars

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Generated PHP code with incorrect comment formating

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protocolbuffers / protobuf · #14563 · Oct 31, 2023 · C++ · 71,223 stars

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Protobuf/Gradle Case Sensitivity Issue on macOS - class x is public should be declared in a file named x.java

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protocolbuffers / protobuf · #14555 · Oct 30, 2023 · C++ · 71,223 stars

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[CMake] Simplify cross compilation of C++ projects with proto files

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protocolbuffers / protobuf · #14492 · Oct 20, 2023 · C++ · 71,223 stars

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Java generated code fails to compile if 'descriptor' field name is used

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protocolbuffers / protobuf · #14392 · Oct 13, 2023 · C++ · 71,223 stars

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Evaluate Profile-Guided Optimization (PGO)

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protocolbuffers / protobuf · #13248 · Jul 8, 2023 · C++ · 71,223 stars

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Pass key-value pairs into Struct constructor in python

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protocolbuffers / protobuf · #12809 · May 15, 2023 · C++ · 71,223 stars

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