Add C/C++ dev tool features and collection-c-cpp meta-feature

README.md

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 | Feature | Description | Install method | Version |
 | ------- | ----------- | -------------- | ------- |
 | [alexpasmantier/television](https://github.com/devcontainer-community/devcontainer-features/tree/main/src/alexpasmantier-television) | `tv` — fuzzy finder for files, text, and more | gh release | 1.0.1 |
+| [apt-build-essential](https://github.com/devcontainer-community/devcontainer-features/tree/main/src/apt-build-essential) | `gcc`/`g++`/`make` — C/C++ compiler toolchain via the build-essential package | apt | 1.0.0 |
 | [asdf-vm.com](https://github.com/devcontainer-community/devcontainer-features/tree/main/src/asdf-vm.com) | `asdf` — multi-runtime version manager | gh release | 1.0.2 |
 | [astral.sh/uv](https://github.com/devcontainer-community/devcontainer-features/tree/main/src/astral.sh-uv) | `uv`/`uvx` — fast Python package and project manager | gh release | 1.0.4 |
 | [atuin.sh](https://github.com/devcontainer-community/devcontainer-features/tree/main/src/atuin.sh) | `atuin` — shell history sync and search | gh release | 1.0.3 |
@@ -20,15 +21,22 @@
 | [biomejs.dev](https://github.com/devcontainer-community/devcontainer-features/tree/main/src/biomejs.dev) | `biome` — fast JS/TS formatter and linter | gh release | 1.0.1 |
 | [btop](https://github.com/devcontainer-community/devcontainer-features/tree/main/src/btop) | `btop` — resource monitor (CPU, memory, network, processes) | gh release | 1.0.3 |
 | [bun.sh](https://github.com/devcontainer-community/devcontainer-features/tree/main/src/bun.sh) | `bun` — fast JS runtime and package manager | curl | 1.0.0 |
+| [ccache.dev](https://github.com/devcontainer-community/devcontainer-features/tree/main/src/ccache.dev) | `ccache` — compiler cache for faster C/C++ recompilation | apt | 1.0.0 |
 | [charmbracelet/gum](https://github.com/devcontainer-community/devcontainer-features/tree/main/src/charmbracelet-gum) | `gum` — building blocks for shell scripts | gh release | 1.0.4 |
 | [chezmoi.io](https://github.com/devcontainer-community/devcontainer-features/tree/main/src/chezmoi.io) | `chezmoi` — dotfiles manager across machines | gh release | 1.0.2 |
+| [clang-format](https://github.com/devcontainer-community/devcontainer-features/tree/main/src/clang-format) | `clang-format` — C/C++ code formatter from the LLVM project | apt | 1.0.0 |
+| [clang-tidy](https://github.com/devcontainer-community/devcontainer-features/tree/main/src/clang-tidy) | `clang-tidy` — C++ linter and static analyzer from LLVM | apt | 1.0.0 |
 | [cloudflare.com/warp-cli](https://github.com/devcontainer-community/devcontainer-features/tree/main/src/cloudflare.com-warp-cli) | `warp-cli` — Cloudflare WARP VPN client | curl | 1.0.1 |
+| [cmake.org](https://github.com/devcontainer-community/devcontainer-features/tree/main/src/cmake.org) | `cmake` — cross-platform build system generator | apt | 1.0.0 |
+| [collection-c-cpp](https://github.com/devcontainer-community/devcontainer-features/tree/main/src/collection-c-cpp) | C/C++ dev collection — cmake, ninja, gdb, valgrind, ccache, cppcheck, clang-format, clang-tidy, distcc, vcpkg, build-essential | meta | 1.0.0 |
 | [critique.work](https://github.com/devcontainer-community/devcontainer-features/tree/main/src/critique.work) | `critique` — TUI for reviewing git changes | bun | 1.0.0 |
+| [danmar/cppcheck](https://github.com/devcontainer-community/devcontainer-features/tree/main/src/danmar-cppcheck) | `cppcheck` — static analysis tool for C/C++ code | apt | 1.0.0 |
 | [delta](https://github.com/devcontainer-community/devcontainer-features/tree/main/src/delta) | `delta` — syntax-highlighting pager for git diffs | gh release | 1.0.1 |
 | [deno.com](https://github.com/devcontainer-community/devcontainer-features/tree/main/src/deno.com) | `deno` — secure TypeScript/JavaScript runtime | curl | 1.0.0 |
 | [devenv.sh](https://github.com/devcontainer-community/devcontainer-features/tree/main/src/devenv.sh) | `devenv` — reproducible developer environments via Nix | nix | 1.0.0 |
 | [diffity.com](https://github.com/devcontainer-community/devcontainer-features/tree/main/src/diffity.com) | `diffity` — agent-agnostic GitHub-style diff viewer and code review tool | npm | 1.0.0 |
 | [direnv.net](https://github.com/devcontainer-community/devcontainer-features/tree/main/src/direnv.net) | `direnv` — environment switcher that loads and unloads variables based on the current directory | apt | 1.0.0 |
+| [distcc.org](https://github.com/devcontainer-community/devcontainer-features/tree/main/src/distcc.org) | `distcc` — distributed C/C++ compiler for faster parallel builds | apt | 1.0.0 |
 | [dolthub.com](https://github.com/devcontainer-community/devcontainer-features/tree/main/src/dolthub.com) | `dolt` — SQL database with Git-style versioning | gh release | 1.0.0 |
 | [dolthub.com/doltgres](https://github.com/devcontainer-community/devcontainer-features/tree/main/src/dolthub.com-doltgres) | `doltgres` — version-controlled PostgreSQL-compatible database | gh release | 1.0.0 |
 | [dotenv.org](https://github.com/devcontainer-community/devcontainer-features/tree/main/src/dotenv.org) | `dotenvx` — better dotenv with multi-environment and encrypted secrets support | bun | 1.0.0 |
@@ -53,6 +61,7 @@
 | [memvid.com](https://github.com/devcontainer-community/devcontainer-features/tree/main/src/memvid.com) | `memvid` — video-based memory for AI applications | npm | 1.0.0 |
 | [mosh.org](https://github.com/devcontainer-community/devcontainer-features/tree/main/src/mosh.org) | `mosh` — SSH replacement with roaming support | apt | 1.0.0 |
 | [neovim.io](https://github.com/devcontainer-community/devcontainer-features/tree/main/src/neovim.io) | `nvim` — hyperextensible Vim-based text editor | gh release | 1.0.1 |
+| [ninja-build.org](https://github.com/devcontainer-community/devcontainer-features/tree/main/src/ninja-build.org) | `ninja` — small build system with a focus on speed | apt | 1.0.0 |
 | [nixos.org](https://github.com/devcontainer-community/devcontainer-features/tree/main/src/nixos.org) | `nix` — the Nix package manager | curl | 1.0.0 |
 | [nvidia.com/cuda](https://github.com/devcontainer-community/devcontainer-features/tree/main/src/nvidia.com-cuda) | NVIDIA CUDA Toolkit for GPU computing | curl | 1.0.0 |
 | [onecli.sh/cli](https://github.com/devcontainer-community/devcontainer-features/tree/main/src/onecli.sh-cli) | `onecli` — manage agents, secrets, rules, and configuration from the terminal | gh release | 1.0.1 |
@@ -66,6 +75,7 @@
 | [schpet/linear-cli](https://github.com/devcontainer-community/devcontainer-features/tree/main/src/schpet-linear-cli) | `linear` — CLI to access linear.com issue tracker | gh release | 1.0.2 |
 | [smallstep.com](https://github.com/devcontainer-community/devcontainer-features/tree/main/src/smallstep.com) | `step` — zero-trust security toolkit and CA | gh release | 1.0.2 |
 | [socket.dev/sfw-free](https://github.com/devcontainer-community/devcontainer-features/tree/main/src/socket.dev-sfw-free) | `sfw` — network security proxy that blocks malicious dependencies | gh release | 1.0.0 |
+| [sourceware.org/gdb](https://github.com/devcontainer-community/devcontainer-features/tree/main/src/sourceware.org-gdb) | `gdb` — GNU debugger for C/C++ and other languages | apt | 1.0.0 |
 | [sshd](https://github.com/devcontainer-community/devcontainer-features/tree/main/src/sshd) | `sshd` — OpenSSH server running inside the container | apt | 1.0.0 |
 | [starship.rs](https://github.com/devcontainer-community/devcontainer-features/tree/main/src/starship.rs) | `starship` — minimal, fast cross-shell prompt | gh release | 1.0.2 |
 | [steveyegge/beads](https://github.com/devcontainer-community/devcontainer-features/tree/main/src/steveyegge-beads) | `bd` — distributed graph issue tracker for AI agents | gh release | 1.0.0 |
@@ -74,6 +84,8 @@
 | [tailscale.com](https://github.com/devcontainer-community/devcontainer-features/tree/main/src/tailscale.com) | `tailscale` — zero-config mesh VPN | curl | 1.0.0 |
 | [taskwarrior.org](https://github.com/devcontainer-community/devcontainer-features/tree/main/src/taskwarrior.org) | `task` — command-line task manager | apt | 1.0.0 |
 | [turso.tech](https://github.com/devcontainer-community/devcontainer-features/tree/main/src/turso.tech) | `tursodb` — in-process SQL database compatible with SQLite | gh release | 1.0.0 |
+| [valgrind.org](https://github.com/devcontainer-community/devcontainer-features/tree/main/src/valgrind.org) | `valgrind` — memory error detector and profiler for C/C++ | apt | 1.0.0 |
+| [vcpkg.io](https://github.com/devcontainer-community/devcontainer-features/tree/main/src/vcpkg.io) | `vcpkg` — C/C++ package manager by Microsoft | git | 1.0.0 |
 | [webinstall.dev](https://github.com/devcontainer-community/devcontainer-features/tree/main/src/webinstall.dev) | `webi` — install packages without sudo | curl | 1.0.1 |
 | [yakitrak/notesmd-cli](https://github.com/devcontainer-community/devcontainer-features/tree/main/src/yakitrak-notesmd-cli) | `notesmd-cli` — manage Obsidian vaults from the terminal | gh release | 1.0.0 |
 | [yq](https://github.com/devcontainer-community/devcontainer-features/tree/main/src/yq) | `yq` — command-line YAML/JSON/XML processor | gh release | 1.0.1 |

src/apt-build-essential/NOTES.md

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+# apt-build-essential
+
+## Project
+
+- [build-essential](https://packages.debian.org/build-essential)
+
+## Description
+
+Installs the `build-essential` Debian/Ubuntu meta-package, which brings in `gcc`, `g++`, `make`, and the standard C/C++ header files needed to compile most software from source.
+
+## Installation Method
+
+Installed via the system APT package manager (`apt-get install build-essential`).
+
+## Other Notes
+
+_No additional notes._

src/apt-build-essential/devcontainer-feature.json

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+{
+    "name": "apt-build-essential",
+    "id": "apt-build-essential",
+    "version": "1.0.0",
+    "description": "Install \"build-essential\" apt package (gcc, g++, make)",
+    "documentationURL": "https://github.com/devcontainer-community/devcontainer-features/tree/main/src/apt-build-essential"
+}

src/apt-build-essential/install.sh

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+#!/bin/bash
+set -o errexit
+set -o pipefail
+set -o noclobber
+set -o nounset
+set -o allexport
+readonly name="build-essential"
+apt_get_update() {
+    if [ "$(find /var/lib/apt/lists/* | wc -l)" = "0" ]; then
+        echo "Running apt-get update..."
+        apt-get update -y
+    fi
+}
+apt_get_checkinstall() {
+    if ! dpkg -s "$@" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+        apt_get_update
+        DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get -y install --no-install-recommends --no-install-suggests --option 'Debug::pkgProblemResolver=true' --option 'Debug::pkgAcquire::Worker=1' "$@"
+    fi
+}
+apt_get_cleanup() {
+    apt-get clean
+    rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+}
+echo_banner() {
+    local text="$1"
+    echo -e "\e[1m\e[97m\e[41m$text\e[0m"
+}
+install() {
+    apt_get_checkinstall build-essential
+    apt_get_cleanup
+}
+echo_banner "devcontainer.community"
+echo "Installing $name..."
+install "$@"
+echo "(*) Done!"

src/ccache.dev/NOTES.md

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+# ccache
+
+## Project
+
+- [ccache](https://ccache.dev)
+
+## Description
+
+A compiler cache that speeds up recompilation of C/C++ code by caching the results of previous compilations. On a cache hit, it can reduce compilation time by an order of magnitude.
+
+## Installation Method
+
+Installed via the system APT package manager (`apt-get install ccache`).
+
+## Other Notes
+
+_No additional notes._

src/ccache.dev/devcontainer-feature.json

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+{
+    "name": "ccache.dev",
+    "id": "ccache.dev",
+    "version": "1.0.0",
+    "description": "Install \"ccache\" binary",
+    "documentationURL": "https://github.com/devcontainer-community/devcontainer-features/tree/main/src/ccache.dev"
+}

src/ccache.dev/install.sh

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+#!/bin/bash
+set -o errexit
+set -o pipefail
+set -o noclobber
+set -o nounset
+set -o allexport
+readonly name="ccache"
+apt_get_update() {
+    if [ "$(find /var/lib/apt/lists/* | wc -l)" = "0" ]; then
+        echo "Running apt-get update..."
+        apt-get update -y
+    fi
+}
+apt_get_checkinstall() {
+    if ! dpkg -s "$@" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+        apt_get_update
+        DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get -y install --no-install-recommends --no-install-suggests --option 'Debug::pkgProblemResolver=true' --option 'Debug::pkgAcquire::Worker=1' "$@"
+    fi
+}
+apt_get_cleanup() {
+    apt-get clean
+    rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+}
+echo_banner() {
+    local text="$1"
+    echo -e "\e[1m\e[97m\e[41m$text\e[0m"
+}
+install() {
+    apt_get_checkinstall ccache
+    apt_get_cleanup
+}
+echo_banner "devcontainer.community"
+echo "Installing $name..."
+install "$@"
+echo "(*) Done!"

src/clang-format/NOTES.md

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+# clang-format
+
+## Project
+
+- [clang-format](https://clang.llvm.org/docs/ClangFormat.html)
+
+## Description
+
+A tool to automatically format C/C++, Java, JavaScript, JSON, Objective-C, Protobuf, and C# code. It uses a style configuration file (`.clang-format`) to enforce consistent code style across a project.
+
+## Installation Method
+
+Installed via the system APT package manager (`apt-get install clang-format`).
+
+## Other Notes
+
+_No additional notes._

src/clang-format/devcontainer-feature.json

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+{
+    "name": "clang-format",
+    "id": "clang-format",
+    "version": "1.0.0",
+    "description": "Install \"clang-format\" binary",
+    "documentationURL": "https://github.com/devcontainer-community/devcontainer-features/tree/main/src/clang-format"
+}

src/clang-format/install.sh

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+#!/bin/bash
+set -o errexit
+set -o pipefail
+set -o noclobber
+set -o nounset
+set -o allexport
+readonly name="clang-format"
+apt_get_update() {
+    if [ "$(find /var/lib/apt/lists/* | wc -l)" = "0" ]; then
+        echo "Running apt-get update..."
+        apt-get update -y
+    fi
+}
+apt_get_checkinstall() {
+    if ! dpkg -s "$@" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+        apt_get_update
+        DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get -y install --no-install-recommends --no-install-suggests --option 'Debug::pkgProblemResolver=true' --option 'Debug::pkgAcquire::Worker=1' "$@"
+    fi
+}
+apt_get_cleanup() {
+    apt-get clean
+    rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+}
+echo_banner() {
+    local text="$1"
+    echo -e "\e[1m\e[97m\e[41m$text\e[0m"
+}
+install() {
+    apt_get_checkinstall clang-format
+    apt_get_cleanup
+}
+echo_banner "devcontainer.community"
+echo "Installing $name..."
+install "$@"
+echo "(*) Done!"

src/clang-tidy/NOTES.md

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+# clang-tidy
+
+## Project
+
+- [clang-tidy](https://clang.llvm.org/extra/clang-tidy/)
+
+## Description
+
+A clang-based C++ linter tool. It provides an extensible framework for diagnosing and fixing typical programming errors, including style violations, interface misuse, and bugs detectable via static analysis.
+
+## Installation Method
+
+Installed via the system APT package manager (`apt-get install clang-tidy`).
+
+## Other Notes
+
+_No additional notes._

src/clang-tidy/devcontainer-feature.json

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+{
+    "name": "clang-tidy",
+    "id": "clang-tidy",
+    "version": "1.0.0",
+    "description": "Install \"clang-tidy\" binary",
+    "documentationURL": "https://github.com/devcontainer-community/devcontainer-features/tree/main/src/clang-tidy"
+}

src/clang-tidy/install.sh

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+#!/bin/bash
+set -o errexit
+set -o pipefail
+set -o noclobber
+set -o nounset
+set -o allexport
+readonly name="clang-tidy"
+apt_get_update() {
+    if [ "$(find /var/lib/apt/lists/* | wc -l)" = "0" ]; then
+        echo "Running apt-get update..."
+        apt-get update -y
+    fi
+}
+apt_get_checkinstall() {
+    if ! dpkg -s "$@" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+        apt_get_update
+        DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get -y install --no-install-recommends --no-install-suggests --option 'Debug::pkgProblemResolver=true' --option 'Debug::pkgAcquire::Worker=1' "$@"
+    fi
+}
+apt_get_cleanup() {
+    apt-get clean
+    rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+}
+echo_banner() {
+    local text="$1"
+    echo -e "\e[1m\e[97m\e[41m$text\e[0m"
+}
+install() {
+    apt_get_checkinstall clang-tidy
+    apt_get_cleanup
+}
+echo_banner "devcontainer.community"
+echo "Installing $name..."
+install "$@"
+echo "(*) Done!"

src/cmake.org/NOTES.md

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+# cmake
+
+## Project
+
+- [CMake](https://cmake.org)
+
+## Description
+
+A cross-platform, open-source build system generator. CMake controls the software compilation process using compiler-independent configuration files, generating native makefiles and workspaces for build environments like Make, Ninja, and IDE projects.
+
+## Installation Method
+
+Installed via the system APT package manager (`apt-get install cmake`).
+
+## Other Notes
+
+_No additional notes._

src/cmake.org/devcontainer-feature.json

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+{
+    "name": "cmake.org",
+    "id": "cmake.org",
+    "version": "1.0.0",
+    "description": "Install \"cmake\" binary",
+    "documentationURL": "https://github.com/devcontainer-community/devcontainer-features/tree/main/src/cmake.org"
+}

src/cmake.org/install.sh

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+#!/bin/bash
+set -o errexit
+set -o pipefail
+set -o noclobber
+set -o nounset
+set -o allexport
+readonly name="cmake"
+apt_get_update() {
+    if [ "$(find /var/lib/apt/lists/* | wc -l)" = "0" ]; then
+        echo "Running apt-get update..."
+        apt-get update -y
+    fi
+}
+apt_get_checkinstall() {
+    if ! dpkg -s "$@" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+        apt_get_update
+        DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get -y install --no-install-recommends --no-install-suggests --option 'Debug::pkgProblemResolver=true' --option 'Debug::pkgAcquire::Worker=1' "$@"
+    fi
+}
+apt_get_cleanup() {
+    apt-get clean
+    rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+}
+echo_banner() {
+    local text="$1"
+    echo -e "\e[1m\e[97m\e[41m$text\e[0m"
+}
+install() {
+    apt_get_checkinstall cmake
+    apt_get_cleanup
+}
+echo_banner "devcontainer.community"
+echo "Installing $name..."
+install "$@"
+echo "(*) Done!"

src/collection-c-cpp/NOTES.md

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+# collection-c-cpp
+
+## Project
+
+- [devcontainer-community/devcontainer-features](https://github.com/devcontainer-community/devcontainer-features)
+
+## Description
+
+A meta-feature that installs a curated set of popular C/C++ development tools in one go. Installing this feature brings in: `cmake`, `ninja`, `gdb`, `valgrind`, `ccache`, `cppcheck`, `clang-format`, `clang-tidy`, `distcc`, `vcpkg`, and `build-essential`.
+
+## Installation Method
+
+Meta-feature: installs via dependencies (`dependsOn`) declared in `devcontainer-feature.json`.
+
+## Other Notes
+
+_No additional notes._