# Install melange

Build APKs from source code. Version 0.52.1 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-08.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:melange
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install melange
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

### Linux

- apk (92%):

```sh
sudo apk add melange
```

  Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: melange from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

- Nix (92%):

```sh
nix profile install nixpkgs#melange
```

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

- pacman (92%):

```sh
sudo pacman -S melange
```

  Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: melange from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz

- zypper (92%):

```sh
sudo zypper install melange
```

  Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: melange from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/155b97171d05e27afd950b6fe0d55513ff38f4597110664535bceedc680bbe6fd459f0733718dcc21dcf0efc7c8250fd1390c73d4790b42e62fb2c16a87242e5-primary.xml.zst

## Package Facts

- **Package key:** brew:melange
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Package manager URL:** <https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/melange>
- **Version:** 0.52.1
- **Source summary:** Build APKs from source code
- **Homepage:** <https://github.com/chainguard-dev/melange>
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/chainguard-dev/melange>
- **Upstream docs:** <https://github.com/chainguard-dev/melange>
- **License:** Apache-2.0
- **Source archive:** <https://github.com/chainguard-dev/melange/archive/refs/tags/v0.52.1.tar.gz>
- **Last updated:** 2026-06-08T04:17:58Z
- **Generated:** 2026-06-10T07:18:26+00:00

## Executables

- melange (cli)
- melange (alias)

## Build Dependencies

- go

## 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: 0.52.1
- Package-manager updated: 2026-06-08
- Local data status: ok
- Upstream repository: https://github.com/chainguard-dev/melange
- Upstream latest detected: v0.52.1 (current)

## Notes de sécurité

no executable entrypoint in the package index.

- **Geiger risk:** green / low
- no executable entrypoint in the package index

## Source Database Details

- **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API
- **Tap:** homebrew/core
- **Full Name:** melange
- **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 - melange: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/me/melange/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- apk - melange - 0.50.8-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: melange from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Build apk packages using declarative pipelines | https://github.com/chainguard-dev/melange
- apk - melange-bash-completion - 0.50.8-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: melange-bash-completion from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Bash completions for melange | https://github.com/chainguard-dev/melange
- apk - melange-fish-completion - 0.50.8-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: melange-fish-completion from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Fish completions for melange | https://github.com/chainguard-dev/melange
- apk - melange-zsh-completion - 0.50.8-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: melange-zsh-completion from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Zsh completions for melange | https://github.com/chainguard-dev/melange
- pacman - melange - 0.50.6-1: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: melange from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | Build APKs from source code | https://github.com/chainguard-dev/melange
- zypper - melange - 0.50.7-1.1: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: melange from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/155b97171d05e27afd950b6fe0d55513ff38f4597110664535bceedc680bbe6fd459f0733718dcc21dcf0efc7c8250fd1390c73d4790b42e62fb2c16a87242e5-primary.xml.zst | Build APKs from source code | https://github.com/chainguard-dev/melange
- zypper - melange-bash-completion - 0.50.7-1.1: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: melange-bash-completion from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/155b97171d05e27afd950b6fe0d55513ff38f4597110664535bceedc680bbe6fd459f0733718dcc21dcf0efc7c8250fd1390c73d4790b42e62fb2c16a87242e5-primary.xml.zst | Bash Completion for melange | https://github.com/chainguard-dev/melange
- zypper - melange-fish-completion - 0.50.7-1.1: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: melange-fish-completion from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/155b97171d05e27afd950b6fe0d55513ff38f4597110664535bceedc680bbe6fd459f0733718dcc21dcf0efc7c8250fd1390c73d4790b42e62fb2c16a87242e5-primary.xml.zst | Fish Completion for melange | https://github.com/chainguard-dev/melange
- zypper - melange-zsh-completion - 0.50.7-1.1: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: melange-zsh-completion from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/155b97171d05e27afd950b6fe0d55513ff38f4597110664535bceedc680bbe6fd459f0733718dcc21dcf0efc7c8250fd1390c73d4790b42e62fb2c16a87242e5-primary.xml.zst | Zsh Completion for melange | https://github.com/chainguard-dev/melange


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- [ocamlbuild](https://www.automicvault.com/fr/pkg/brew/ocamlbuild/) - Local metadata places this package in an adjacent workflow. Shared terms: build, build-system, build-tools, cli, developer.

## Sources

- Nucleus package database
- Geiger risk classifier
- package-page enrichment
- package version freshness
- av.db category and tag curation
- package relationship graph
- external package-manager database matches
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
