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Stars: (71,223 stars)
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open beginner issues: (58 open beginner issues)
Latest indexed: Jul 5, 2026
Last GitHub push: May 15, 2026
License: Other
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Dominant language: C++
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Define cmake target as PIC if BUILD_SHARED_LIBS

c++cmakehelp wanted

protocolbuffers/protobuf #10,828 opened Oct 27, 2022 · C++ · 71,223 stars

Why recommendedNo assignee yet · Has a beginner-friendly label

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2 comments0 reactions0 assignees

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inconsistent handling of keywords and conflicts

help wantedprotoc

protocolbuffers/protobuf #10,491 opened Sep 1, 2022 · C++ · 71,223 stars

Why recommendedNo assignee yet · Has a beginner-friendly label

No assignee yetHas a beginner-friendly labelContributing guide available

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protoc cli returns success with --fatal_warnings switch when warnings are detected

help wantedprotoc

protocolbuffers/protobuf #10,486 opened Sep 1, 2022 · C++ · 71,223 stars

Why recommendedNo assignee yet · Has a beginner-friendly label

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3 comments0 reactions0 assignees

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Plugins passed as --plugin not searched from PATH

help wantedprotoc

protocolbuffers/protobuf #10,302 opened Jul 22, 2022 · C++ · 71,223 stars

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4 comments0 reactions0 assignees

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Critical Violations Reported in CAST Analysis for Auto Generated Code

cleanuphelp wantedjava

protocolbuffers/protobuf #10,262 opened Jul 18, 2022 · C++ · 71,223 stars

Why recommendedNo assignee yet · Has a beginner-friendly label

No assignee yetHas a beginner-friendly labelContributing guide available

3 comments0 reactions0 assignees

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Protobuf java generate to large methods

enhancementhelp wantedjavajava-liteperformance

protocolbuffers/protobuf #10,247 opened Jul 12, 2022 · C++ · 71,223 stars

Why recommendedNo assignee yet · Has a beginner-friendly label

No assignee yetHas a beginner-friendly labelContributing guide available

1 comment2 reactions0 assignees

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Delimited Messages - let's harmonize across languages

c#enhancementhelp wantedjrubyobjective-cphppythonruby

protocolbuffers/protobuf #10,229 opened Jul 8, 2022 · C++ · 71,223 stars

Why recommendedHas a beginner-friendly label · Contributing guide available

Has a beginner-friendly labelContributing guide available

10 comments4 reactions1 assignee

Open

Protobuf's constant initialization is not actually constant on Windows

c++help wantedwait for user actionwindows

protocolbuffers/protobuf #10,159 opened Jun 21, 2022 · C++ · 71,223 stars

Why recommendedHas a beginner-friendly label · Contributing guide available

Has a beginner-friendly labelContributing guide available

20 comments5 reactions2 assignees

Open

How to import proto files between different files using cmake

c++help wanted

protocolbuffers/protobuf #9,643 opened Mar 17, 2022 · C++ · 71,223 stars

Why recommendedNo assignee yet · No comments yet

No assignee yetNo comments yetHas a beginner-friendly labelContributing guide available

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protobuf php extension does not provide a config.w32

help wantedphpwindows

protocolbuffers/protobuf #9,491 opened Feb 10, 2022 · C++ · 71,223 stars

Why recommendedNo assignee yet · Has a beginner-friendly label

No assignee yetHas a beginner-friendly labelContributing guide available

2 comments1 reaction0 assignees

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proto defined enums conflicts with globally defined variables using protoc cpp

c++help wantedprotoc

protocolbuffers/protobuf #8,953 opened Sep 3, 2021 · C++ · 71,223 stars

Why recommendedNo assignee yet · Has a beginner-friendly label

No assignee yetHas a beginner-friendly labelContributing guide available

1 comment0 reactions0 assignees

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Allow custom plugin codegenerators to use imports

enhancementhelp wantedprotoc

protocolbuffers/protobuf #8,174 opened Dec 31, 2020 · C++ · 71,223 stars

Why recommendedNo assignee yet · Has a beginner-friendly label

No assignee yetHas a beginner-friendly labelContributing guide available

3 comments0 reactions0 assignees

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Unrecoverable freeze/crash when calling .extend on repeated field with current object

P3customer issuehelp wantedpython

protocolbuffers/protobuf #7,735 opened Jul 20, 2020 · C++ · 71,223 stars

Why recommendedNo comments yet · Has a beginner-friendly label

No comments yetHas a beginner-friendly labelContributing guide available

0 comments0 reactions1 assignee

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Cannot assign an array to a repeated field in Ruby

help wantedruby

protocolbuffers/protobuf #7,161 opened Jan 31, 2020 · C++ · 71,223 stars

Why recommendedNo assignee yet · Has a beginner-friendly label

No assignee yetHas a beginner-friendly labelContributing guide available

1 comment5 reactions0 assignees

Open

Make PHP Extension thread-safe

help wantedphp

protocolbuffers/protobuf #6,506 opened Aug 13, 2019 · C++ · 71,223 stars

Why recommendedNo assignee yet · Has a beginner-friendly label

No assignee yetHas a beginner-friendly labelContributing guide available

6 comments4 reactions0 assignees

Open

protoc --grpc_out should look on Windows path for grpc_cpp_plugin.exe

c++enhancementhelp wantedprotoc

protocolbuffers/protobuf #4,867 opened Jul 5, 2018 · C++ · 71,223 stars

Why recommendedNo assignee yet · Has a beginner-friendly label

No assignee yetHas a beginner-friendly labelContributing guide available

1 comment0 reactions0 assignees

Open

Ruby deprecated descriptors should throw ruby warnings

enhancementhelp wantedruby

protocolbuffers/protobuf #2,275 opened Oct 20, 2016 · C++ · 71,223 stars

Why recommendedNo assignee yet · Has a beginner-friendly label

No assignee yetHas a beginner-friendly labelContributing guide available

2 comments2 reactions0 assignees

Open

support documentation in code generated bindings

P3enhancementhelp wanted

protocolbuffers/protobuf #985 opened Nov 18, 2015 · C++ · 71,223 stars

Why recommendedNo assignee yet · No comments yet

No assignee yetNo comments yetHas a beginner-friendly labelContributing guide available

0 comments0 reactions0 assignees

Stars: (71,223 stars)
Forks: (16,128 forks)
Indexed issues: (65 indexed issues)
open beginner issues: (58 open beginner issues)
Latest indexed: Jul 5, 2026
Last GitHub push: May 15, 2026
License: Other
Contributing guide: Contributing guide
Code of conduct: Code of conduct
Dominant language: C++
PR merge metrics: (Avg merge 2d 11h) (185 merged PRs in 30d)
Beginner labels: help wanted

Issues

58 open indexed issues

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Open

Define cmake target as PIC if BUILD_SHARED_LIBS

c++cmakehelp wanted

protocolbuffers/protobuf #10,828 opened Oct 27, 2022 · C++ · 71,223 stars

Why recommendedNo assignee yet · Has a beginner-friendly label

No assignee yetHas a beginner-friendly labelContributing guide available

2 comments0 reactions0 assignees

Open

inconsistent handling of keywords and conflicts

help wantedprotoc

protocolbuffers/protobuf #10,491 opened Sep 1, 2022 · C++ · 71,223 stars

Why recommendedNo assignee yet · Has a beginner-friendly label

No assignee yetHas a beginner-friendly labelContributing guide available

1 comment3 reactions0 assignees

Open

protoc cli returns success with --fatal_warnings switch when warnings are detected

help wantedprotoc

protocolbuffers/protobuf #10,486 opened Sep 1, 2022 · C++ · 71,223 stars

Why recommendedNo assignee yet · Has a beginner-friendly label

No assignee yetHas a beginner-friendly labelContributing guide available

3 comments0 reactions0 assignees

Open

Plugins passed as --plugin not searched from PATH

help wantedprotoc

protocolbuffers/protobuf #10,302 opened Jul 22, 2022 · C++ · 71,223 stars

Why recommendedNo assignee yet · Has a beginner-friendly label

No assignee yetHas a beginner-friendly labelContributing guide available

4 comments0 reactions0 assignees

Open

Critical Violations Reported in CAST Analysis for Auto Generated Code

cleanuphelp wantedjava

protocolbuffers/protobuf #10,262 opened Jul 18, 2022 · C++ · 71,223 stars

Why recommendedNo assignee yet · Has a beginner-friendly label

No assignee yetHas a beginner-friendly labelContributing guide available

3 comments0 reactions0 assignees

Open

Protobuf java generate to large methods

enhancementhelp wantedjavajava-liteperformance

protocolbuffers/protobuf #10,247 opened Jul 12, 2022 · C++ · 71,223 stars

Why recommendedNo assignee yet · Has a beginner-friendly label

No assignee yetHas a beginner-friendly labelContributing guide available

1 comment2 reactions0 assignees

Open

Delimited Messages - let's harmonize across languages

c#enhancementhelp wantedjrubyobjective-cphppythonruby

protocolbuffers/protobuf #10,229 opened Jul 8, 2022 · C++ · 71,223 stars

Why recommendedHas a beginner-friendly label · Contributing guide available

Has a beginner-friendly labelContributing guide available

10 comments4 reactions1 assignee

Open

Protobuf's constant initialization is not actually constant on Windows

c++help wantedwait for user actionwindows

protocolbuffers/protobuf #10,159 opened Jun 21, 2022 · C++ · 71,223 stars

Why recommendedHas a beginner-friendly label · Contributing guide available

Has a beginner-friendly labelContributing guide available

20 comments5 reactions2 assignees

Open

How to import proto files between different files using cmake

c++help wanted

protocolbuffers/protobuf #9,643 opened Mar 17, 2022 · C++ · 71,223 stars

Why recommendedNo assignee yet · No comments yet

No assignee yetNo comments yetHas a beginner-friendly labelContributing guide available

0 comments0 reactions0 assignees

Open

protobuf php extension does not provide a config.w32

help wantedphpwindows

protocolbuffers/protobuf #9,491 opened Feb 10, 2022 · C++ · 71,223 stars

Why recommendedNo assignee yet · Has a beginner-friendly label

No assignee yetHas a beginner-friendly labelContributing guide available

2 comments1 reaction0 assignees

Open

proto defined enums conflicts with globally defined variables using protoc cpp

c++help wantedprotoc

protocolbuffers/protobuf #8,953 opened Sep 3, 2021 · C++ · 71,223 stars

Why recommendedNo assignee yet · Has a beginner-friendly label

No assignee yetHas a beginner-friendly labelContributing guide available

1 comment0 reactions0 assignees

Open

Allow custom plugin codegenerators to use imports

enhancementhelp wantedprotoc

protocolbuffers/protobuf #8,174 opened Dec 31, 2020 · C++ · 71,223 stars

Why recommendedNo assignee yet · Has a beginner-friendly label

No assignee yetHas a beginner-friendly labelContributing guide available

3 comments0 reactions0 assignees

Open

Unrecoverable freeze/crash when calling .extend on repeated field with current object

P3customer issuehelp wantedpython

protocolbuffers/protobuf #7,735 opened Jul 20, 2020 · C++ · 71,223 stars

Why recommendedNo comments yet · Has a beginner-friendly label

No comments yetHas a beginner-friendly labelContributing guide available

0 comments0 reactions1 assignee

Open

Cannot assign an array to a repeated field in Ruby

help wantedruby

protocolbuffers/protobuf #7,161 opened Jan 31, 2020 · C++ · 71,223 stars

Why recommendedNo assignee yet · Has a beginner-friendly label

No assignee yetHas a beginner-friendly labelContributing guide available

1 comment5 reactions0 assignees

Open

Make PHP Extension thread-safe

help wantedphp

protocolbuffers/protobuf #6,506 opened Aug 13, 2019 · C++ · 71,223 stars

Why recommendedNo assignee yet · Has a beginner-friendly label

No assignee yetHas a beginner-friendly labelContributing guide available

6 comments4 reactions0 assignees

Open

protoc --grpc_out should look on Windows path for grpc_cpp_plugin.exe

c++enhancementhelp wantedprotoc

protocolbuffers/protobuf #4,867 opened Jul 5, 2018 · C++ · 71,223 stars

Why recommendedNo assignee yet · Has a beginner-friendly label

No assignee yetHas a beginner-friendly labelContributing guide available

1 comment0 reactions0 assignees

Open

Ruby deprecated descriptors should throw ruby warnings

enhancementhelp wantedruby

protocolbuffers/protobuf #2,275 opened Oct 20, 2016 · C++ · 71,223 stars

Why recommendedNo assignee yet · Has a beginner-friendly label

No assignee yetHas a beginner-friendly labelContributing guide available

2 comments2 reactions0 assignees

Open

support documentation in code generated bindings

P3enhancementhelp wanted

protocolbuffers/protobuf #985 opened Nov 18, 2015 · C++ · 71,223 stars

Why recommendedNo assignee yet · No comments yet

No assignee yetNo comments yetHas a beginner-friendly labelContributing guide available

0 comments0 reactions0 assignees

Stars: (71,223 stars)
Forks: (16,128 forks)
Indexed issues: (65 indexed issues)
open beginner issues: (58 open beginner issues)
Latest indexed: Jul 5, 2026
Last GitHub push: May 15, 2026
License: Other
Contributing guide: Contributing guide
Code of conduct: Code of conduct
Dominant language: C++
PR merge metrics: (Avg merge 2d 11h) (185 merged PRs in 30d)
Beginner labels: help wanted

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58 open indexed issues

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Open

Define cmake target as PIC if BUILD_SHARED_LIBS

c++cmakehelp wanted

protocolbuffers/protobuf #10,828 opened Oct 27, 2022 · C++ · 71,223 stars

Why recommendedNo assignee yet · Has a beginner-friendly label

No assignee yetHas a beginner-friendly labelContributing guide available

2 comments0 reactions0 assignees

Open

inconsistent handling of keywords and conflicts

help wantedprotoc

protocolbuffers/protobuf #10,491 opened Sep 1, 2022 · C++ · 71,223 stars

Why recommendedNo assignee yet · Has a beginner-friendly label

No assignee yetHas a beginner-friendly labelContributing guide available

1 comment3 reactions0 assignees

Open

protoc cli returns success with --fatal_warnings switch when warnings are detected

help wantedprotoc

protocolbuffers/protobuf #10,486 opened Sep 1, 2022 · C++ · 71,223 stars

Why recommendedNo assignee yet · Has a beginner-friendly label

No assignee yetHas a beginner-friendly labelContributing guide available

3 comments0 reactions0 assignees

Open

Plugins passed as --plugin not searched from PATH

help wantedprotoc

protocolbuffers/protobuf #10,302 opened Jul 22, 2022 · C++ · 71,223 stars

Why recommendedNo assignee yet · Has a beginner-friendly label

No assignee yetHas a beginner-friendly labelContributing guide available

4 comments0 reactions0 assignees

Open

Critical Violations Reported in CAST Analysis for Auto Generated Code

cleanuphelp wantedjava

protocolbuffers/protobuf #10,262 opened Jul 18, 2022 · C++ · 71,223 stars

Why recommendedNo assignee yet · Has a beginner-friendly label

No assignee yetHas a beginner-friendly labelContributing guide available

3 comments0 reactions0 assignees

Open

Protobuf java generate to large methods

enhancementhelp wantedjavajava-liteperformance

protocolbuffers/protobuf #10,247 opened Jul 12, 2022 · C++ · 71,223 stars

Why recommendedNo assignee yet · Has a beginner-friendly label

No assignee yetHas a beginner-friendly labelContributing guide available

1 comment2 reactions0 assignees

Open

Delimited Messages - let's harmonize across languages

c#enhancementhelp wantedjrubyobjective-cphppythonruby

protocolbuffers/protobuf #10,229 opened Jul 8, 2022 · C++ · 71,223 stars

Why recommendedHas a beginner-friendly label · Contributing guide available

Has a beginner-friendly labelContributing guide available

10 comments4 reactions1 assignee

Open

Protobuf's constant initialization is not actually constant on Windows

c++help wantedwait for user actionwindows

protocolbuffers/protobuf #10,159 opened Jun 21, 2022 · C++ · 71,223 stars

Why recommendedHas a beginner-friendly label · Contributing guide available

Has a beginner-friendly labelContributing guide available

20 comments5 reactions2 assignees

Open

How to import proto files between different files using cmake

c++help wanted

protocolbuffers/protobuf #9,643 opened Mar 17, 2022 · C++ · 71,223 stars

Why recommendedNo assignee yet · No comments yet

No assignee yetNo comments yetHas a beginner-friendly labelContributing guide available

0 comments0 reactions0 assignees

Open

protobuf php extension does not provide a config.w32

help wantedphpwindows

protocolbuffers/protobuf #9,491 opened Feb 10, 2022 · C++ · 71,223 stars

Why recommendedNo assignee yet · Has a beginner-friendly label

No assignee yetHas a beginner-friendly labelContributing guide available

2 comments1 reaction0 assignees

Open

proto defined enums conflicts with globally defined variables using protoc cpp

c++help wantedprotoc

protocolbuffers/protobuf #8,953 opened Sep 3, 2021 · C++ · 71,223 stars

Why recommendedNo assignee yet · Has a beginner-friendly label

No assignee yetHas a beginner-friendly labelContributing guide available

1 comment0 reactions0 assignees

Open

Allow custom plugin codegenerators to use imports

enhancementhelp wantedprotoc

protocolbuffers/protobuf #8,174 opened Dec 31, 2020 · C++ · 71,223 stars

Why recommendedNo assignee yet · Has a beginner-friendly label

No assignee yetHas a beginner-friendly labelContributing guide available

3 comments0 reactions0 assignees

Open

Unrecoverable freeze/crash when calling .extend on repeated field with current object

P3customer issuehelp wantedpython

protocolbuffers/protobuf #7,735 opened Jul 20, 2020 · C++ · 71,223 stars

Why recommendedNo comments yet · Has a beginner-friendly label

No comments yetHas a beginner-friendly labelContributing guide available

0 comments0 reactions1 assignee

Open

Cannot assign an array to a repeated field in Ruby

help wantedruby

protocolbuffers/protobuf #7,161 opened Jan 31, 2020 · C++ · 71,223 stars

Why recommendedNo assignee yet · Has a beginner-friendly label

No assignee yetHas a beginner-friendly labelContributing guide available

1 comment5 reactions0 assignees

Open

Make PHP Extension thread-safe

help wantedphp

protocolbuffers/protobuf #6,506 opened Aug 13, 2019 · C++ · 71,223 stars

Why recommendedNo assignee yet · Has a beginner-friendly label

No assignee yetHas a beginner-friendly labelContributing guide available

6 comments4 reactions0 assignees

Open

protoc --grpc_out should look on Windows path for grpc_cpp_plugin.exe

c++enhancementhelp wantedprotoc

protocolbuffers/protobuf #4,867 opened Jul 5, 2018 · C++ · 71,223 stars

Why recommendedNo assignee yet · Has a beginner-friendly label

No assignee yetHas a beginner-friendly labelContributing guide available

1 comment0 reactions0 assignees

Open

Ruby deprecated descriptors should throw ruby warnings

enhancementhelp wantedruby

protocolbuffers/protobuf #2,275 opened Oct 20, 2016 · C++ · 71,223 stars

Why recommendedNo assignee yet · Has a beginner-friendly label

No assignee yetHas a beginner-friendly labelContributing guide available

2 comments2 reactions0 assignees

Open

support documentation in code generated bindings

P3enhancementhelp wanted

protocolbuffers/protobuf #985 opened Nov 18, 2015 · C++ · 71,223 stars

Why recommendedNo assignee yet · No comments yet

No assignee yetNo comments yetHas a beginner-friendly labelContributing guide available

0 comments0 reactions0 assignees

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