# Install bsc

Bluespec Compiler (BSC). Version 2026.01 via Homebrew; verified 2026-05-01.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:bsc
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install bsc
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

- MacPorts (94%):

```sh
sudo port install bsc
```

  Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: archivers/bsc/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

### Linux

- Nix (92%):

```sh
nix profile install nixpkgs#bsc
```

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

## Package Facts

- **Package key:** brew:bsc
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Package manager URL:** <https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/bsc>
- **Version:** 2026.01
- **Source summary:** Bluespec Compiler (BSC)
- **Homepage:** <https://github.com/B-Lang-org/bsc>
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/B-Lang-org/bsc>
- **Upstream docs:** <https://github.com/B-Lang-org/bsc#readme>
- **License:** BSD-3-Clause
- **Source archive:** <https://github.com/B-Lang-org/bsc/archive/refs/tags/2026.01.tar.gz>
- **Last updated:** 2026-05-01T23:10:59Z
- **Generated:** 2026-06-10T07:18:26+00:00

## Executables

- bluetcl (cli)
- bsc (cli)
- bluetcl (alias)
- bsc (alias)

## Dependencies

- gmp
- icarus-verilog
- tcl-tk

## Build Dependencies

- autoconf
- cabal-install
- ghc
- pkgconf

## macOS Provided Libraries

- libffi

## 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: 2026.01
- Package-manager updated: 2026-05-01
- Local data status: ok
- Upstream repository: https://github.com/B-Lang-org/bsc
- Upstream latest detected: 2026.01 (current)

## Notes de sécurité

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

- **Geiger risk:** green / low
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals

## Source Database Details

- **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API
- **Tap:** homebrew/core
- **Full Name:** bsc
- **Version Scheme:** 0
- **Revision:** 0
- **Head Version:** HEAD
- **Conflicts With:** libbsc
- **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 - bsc: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/bs/bsc/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- MacPorts - bsc: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: archivers/bsc/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1


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