# icecream mit Homebrew, apt, dnf, Nix, zypper installieren

Prüfe Installationswege, Executables, Metadaten und Sicherheitshinweise für icecream in AI-Agent-Workflows.

## Installation

```sh
sudo av install brew:icecream
```

Weitere Installationsbefehle:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install icecream
```

  Evidenz: local Homebrew formula metadata

### Linux

- Debian apt (92%):

```sh
sudo apt install icecream
```

  Evidenz: Debian stable package indexes: icecream from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

- dnf (92%):

```sh
sudo dnf install icecream
```

  Evidenz: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: icecream from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst

- Nix (92%):

```sh
nix profile install nixpkgs#icecream
```

  Evidenz: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ic/icecream/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

- zypper (92%):

```sh
sudo zypper install icecream
```

  Evidenz: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: icecream from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst

## Paketfakten

- **Paketschlüssel:** brew:icecream
- **Paketmanager:** Homebrew
- **Paketmanager-Seite:** <https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/icecream>
- **Version:** 1.4
- **Quellzusammenfassung:** Distributed compiler with a central scheduler to share build load
- **Homepage:** <https://en.opensuse.org/Icecream>
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/icecc/icecream>
- **Upstream-Dokumentation:** <https://github.com/icecc/icecream>
- **Lizenz:** GPL-2.0-or-later
- **Quellarchiv:** <https://github.com/icecc/icecream/archive/refs/tags/1.4.tar.gz>
- **Zuletzt aktualisiert:** 2026-06-13T23:34:59+02:00
- **Generiert:** 2026-07-08T18:08:21+00:00

## Executables

- icecc (cli)
- icecc-create-env (cli)
- icecc-scheduler (cli)
- icecc-test-env (cli)
- iceccd (cli)
- icerun (cli)
- icecc (Alias)
- icecc-create-env (Alias)
- icecc-scheduler (Alias)
- icecc-test-env (Alias)
- iceccd (Alias)
- icerun (Alias)

## Abhängigkeiten

- libarchive
- lzo
- zstd

## Build-Abhängigkeiten

- autoconf
- automake
- docbook2x
- libtool
- pkgconf

## Installationsverhalten

- Post-install-Hook: nicht definiert
- Dienst: declared
- Einschränkungen: To override the toolset with icecc, add to your path: $HOMEBREW_PREFIX/opt/icecream/libexec/icecc/bin
- Bottle: verfügbar auf arm64_big_sur, arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, big_sur, catalina, monterey, sonoma, ventura

## Version und Aktualität

- Seite generiert: 2026-07-08
- Manager-Version: 1.4
- Manager aktualisiert: 2026-06-13
- lokale Daten: OK
- Upstream-Repository: https://github.com/icecc/icecream
- neueste erkannte Version: 1.4 (aktuell)
## Projektgeschichte und Nutzung

Icecream is a distributed C and C++ compilation system built around a central scheduler, client wrapper, and worker daemons. It grew from SUSE's build-farm needs and from distcc ideas, then became a common package for developers who want local-network compile acceleration without hand-managing host lists.

### Projektgeschichte

The upstream README and openSUSE wiki both state that Icecream was created by SUSE based on distcc. Like distcc, it distributes compile jobs among remote machines, but its scheduler dynamically chooses the fastest free server, which is especially useful on shared build networks.

The project matured around a small set of Unix-style tools: `icecc` as the compiler wrapper, `iceccd` as the daemon, `icecc-scheduler` as the coordinator, environment packaging helpers for heterogeneous builds, and optional monitors. Its documentation moved from the openSUSE wiki to the GitHub README, while distro packages remained the recommended installation path.

### Adoptionsgeschichte

Icecream's natural adopters are Linux distribution builders, KDE/openSUSE developers, embedded teams, and anyone compiling large C or C++ trees on multiple machines. The upstream README explicitly recommends using distribution-maintained packages because startup scripts and integration vary by system.

The input package metadata shows the reason it fits package managers well: Homebrew, Debian, Fedora, Nix, Ubuntu, and openSUSE all package it, often alongside the `icemon` graphical monitor or other status tools.

### Wie es verwendet wird

A minimal Icecream network runs one scheduler and one or more daemons. Developers put the Icecream compiler wrapper directory early in PATH or use integration with ccache, then normal builds send eligible compile jobs to workers.

The project also supports heterogeneous and cross-compilation setups by packaging compiler environments, which is one of the key differences from a simple remote-shell build farm.

### Warum Paket-Nerds sich dafür interessieren

Icecream is package-nerd significant because it turns spare machines into build capacity using ordinary distro packages and shell environment changes. It is a classic example of build tooling whose most valuable feature is not a new compiler, but coordination around existing compilers.

It also sits in the same mental category as distcc, ccache, and sccache, which makes it a recurring comparison point for developers optimizing package builds.

### Zeitleiste

- 2013: The openSUSE wiki page recorded SUSE origins and distcc lineage.
- 2010s: Documentation moved from the openSUSE wiki into the GitHub README.
- 2019: Icecream 1.2 and 1.3 tags appear in the public repository history.
- 2020s: Distribution packages continue to ship Icecream with scheduler, daemon, wrapper, and environment tools.

### Related projects

- distcc is the earlier distributed compilation project that inspired Icecream's basic model.
- icemon and icecream-sundae are monitor tools recommended by the Icecream README.
- ccache can be combined with Icecream by using `CCACHE_PREFIX=icecc`.

### Quellen

- <https://en.opensuse.org/Icecream>
- <https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/icecream>
- <https://github.com/icecc/icecream>
- <https://packages.debian.org/sid/icecc>


## Sicherheitshinweise

formula declares a Homebrew service.

- **Geiger-Risiko:** orange / mittel
- formula declares a Homebrew service

## Details aus der Quelldatenbank

- **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API
- **Tap:** homebrew/core
- **Full Name:** icecream
- **Version Scheme:** 0
- **Revision:** 0
- **Bottle Stable Root URL:** <https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core>
- **Deprecated:** no
- **Disabled:** no
- **Keg Only:** no
- **URL Keys:** stable

## Andere Paketmanager-Einträge

- Debian apt - icecream - 1.3-6: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: icecream from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | lightweight stream download utility | http://icecream.sourceforge.net
- Nix - icecream: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ic/icecream/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- Ubuntu apt - icecream - 1.3-5: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: icecream from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | lightweight stream download utility | http://icecream.sourceforge.net
- dnf - icecream - 1.4-0.18.rc1.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: icecream from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | Distributed compiler | https://github.com/icecc/icecream
- dnf - icecream-devel - 1.4-0.18.rc1.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: icecream-devel from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | Development files for icecream | https://github.com/icecc/icecream
- zypper - icecream - 1.4.0-4.3: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: icecream from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | Distributed Compilation in the Network | https://github.com/icecc/icecream
- zypper - icecream-clang-wrappers - 1.4.0-4.3: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: icecream-clang-wrappers from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | Distributed Compile Wrappers for Clang | https://github.com/icecc/icecream
- zypper - libicecream-devel - 1.4.0-4.3: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: libicecream-devel from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | For Distributed Compile in the Network | https://github.com/icecc/icecream
- Debian apt - icecc - 1.4-1+b3: installed executable or alias match | Debian stable package indexes: icecc from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | distributed compiler (client and server) | https://github.com/icecc/icecream
- Debian apt - libicecc-dev - 1.4-1+b3: installed executable or alias match | Debian stable package indexes: libicecc-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | development files for icecc (distributed compiler) | https://github.com/icecc/icecream
- Ubuntu apt - icecc - 1.4-1build2: installed executable or alias match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: icecc from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | distributed compiler (client and server) | https://github.com/icecc/icecream
- Ubuntu apt - libicecc-dev - 1.4-1build2: installed executable or alias match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libicecc-dev from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | development files for icecc (distributed compiler) | https://github.com/icecc/icecream


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View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/icecream.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/icecream.yml)


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