# Install msc-generator

Draws signalling charts from textual description. Version 8.6.4 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:msc-generator
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install msc-generator
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

### Linux

- Debian apt (92%):

```sh
sudo apt install msc-generator
```

  Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: msc-generator from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

## Package Facts

- **Package key:** brew:msc-generator
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Package manager URL:** <https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/msc-generator>
- **Version:** 8.6.4
- **Source summary:** Draws signalling charts from textual description
- **Homepage:** <https://gitlab.com/msc-generator/msc-generator>
- **Repository:** <https://gitlab.com/msc-generator/msc-generator>
- **Upstream docs:** <https://msc-generator.gitlab.io/msc-generator>
- **License:** AGPL-3.0-or-later
- **Source archive:** <https://gitlab.com/api/v4/projects/31167732/packages/generic/msc-generator/8.6.4/msc-generator-8.6.4.tar.gz>
- **Generated:** 2026-06-10T07:18:26+00:00

## Executables

- msc-gen (cli)
- msc-gen (alias)

## Dependencies

- cairo
- fontconfig
- gcc
- glpk
- graphviz
- libpng
- sdl2
- tinyxml2

## Build Dependencies

- autoconf
- automake
- bison
- gnu-sed
- help2man
- make
- pkgconf

## 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: 8.6.4
- Local data status: ok
- Upstream repository: https://gitlab.com/msc-generator/msc-generator
- info: No package-manager update timestamp was available.
- info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.

## セキュリティノート

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:** msc-generator
- **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

## Other Package-Manager Records

- Debian apt - msc-generator - 8.6.2-4: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: msc-generator from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Draws signalling charts from textual description | https://gitlab.com/msc-generator/msc-generator
- Debian apt - msc-generator-doc - 8.6.2-4: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: msc-generator-doc from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Documentation for msc-generator | https://gitlab.com/msc-generator/msc-generator
- Debian apt - msc-generator-nox - 8.6.2-4: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: msc-generator-nox from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Draws signalling charts from textual description (no-X version) | https://gitlab.com/msc-generator/msc-generator
- Ubuntu apt - msc-generator - 8.5-1ubuntu1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: msc-generator from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Draws signalling charts from textual description | https://gitlab.com/msc-generator/msc-generator
- Ubuntu apt - msc-generator-doc - 8.5-1ubuntu1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: msc-generator-doc from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Documentation for msc-generator | https://gitlab.com/msc-generator/msc-generator
- Ubuntu apt - msc-generator-nox - 8.5-1ubuntu1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: msc-generator-nox from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Draws signalling charts from textual description (no-X version) | https://gitlab.com/msc-generator/msc-generator


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## 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
