# Install purescript

Strongly typed programming language that compiles to JavaScript. Version 0.15.15 via Homebrew; verified 2026-03-20.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:purescript
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install purescript
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

### Linux

- Nix (92%):

```sh
nix profile install nixpkgs#purescript
```

  Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: purescript from https://raw.githubusercontent.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/master/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix

### Windows

- Scoop (92%):

```sh
scoop install main/purescript
```

  Evidence: Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/purescript.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1

## Package Facts

- **Package key:** brew:purescript
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Package manager URL:** <https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/purescript>
- **Version:** 0.15.15
- **Source summary:** Strongly typed programming language that compiles to JavaScript
- **Homepage:** <https://www.purescript.org/>
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/purescript/purescript>
- **Upstream docs:** <https://book.purescript.org/>
- **License:** BSD-3-Clause
- **Source archive:** <https://github.com/purescript/purescript/archive/refs/tags/v0.15.15.tar.gz>
- **Last updated:** 2026-03-20T18:55:45Z
- **Generated:** 2026-06-10T07:18:26+00:00

## Executables

- purs (cli)
- purs (alias)

## Dependencies

- gmp

## Build Dependencies

- cabal-install
- ghc

## macOS Provided Libraries

- libffi
- ncurses

## Install Behavior

- Post-install hook: not defined
- Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-06-10
- Package-manager version: 0.15.15
- Package-manager updated: 2026-03-20
- Local data status: ok
- Upstream repository: https://github.com/purescript/purescript
- Upstream latest detected: v0.15.15 (current)

## Sicherheitshinweise

generalized runtime or code generation signal.

- **Geiger risk:** yellow / medium
- generalized runtime or code generation signal

## Source Database Details

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

## Other Package-Manager Records

- Nix - purescript: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: purescript from https://raw.githubusercontent.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/master/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
- Scoop - main/purescript: normalized package name match | Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/purescript.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1


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