# Install aamath with Homebrew, MacPorts Renders mathematical expressions as ASCII art. Version 0.3 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-22. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:aamath ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install aamath ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install aamath ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: math/aamath/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:aamath - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 0.3 - **Source summary:** Renders mathematical expressions as ASCII art - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** GPL-2.0-only - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-06-22T14:02:40-07:00 - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T18:08:21+00:00 ## Executables - aamath (cli) - aamath (alias) ## Uses from macOS - libedit ## 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: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 0.3 - Package-manager updated: 2026-06-22 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: http://fuse.superglue.se/aamath/ - info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories. ## Project history and usage aamath is a small command-line program that reads mathematical expressions in infix notation and renders them as ASCII art for text-only media. ### Project history The public ChangeLog records a short 2005 development burst, with initial releases in March and another release in June. The README credits Mauro Persano and points back to the original fuse.superglue.se project page. Its niche is older Unix-friendly communication: formulas that can survive terminals, email, and newsgroups without graphics or TeX rendering. The implementation is a C++ utility built with lex and yacc, which made it a natural small Unix command rather than a GUI math editor. ### Adoption history The README says aamath was compiled and tested on Linux, FreeBSD, Cygwin, and DJGPP, which is modest but real evidence of cross-platform interest. Its adoption story is narrow: it is useful where plain text is the transport, and it has not tried to become a larger math publishing system. ### How it is used The documented workflow is direct terminal use: pass an expression as an argument or run the program interactively. The expression language covers ordinary arithmetic plus functions, integrals, limits, sums, products, matrices, and vectors. ### Why package nerds care aamath is a tiny example of a package that exists because terminals are still useful for more than logs. It preserves a plain-text math-rendering niche that overlaps with old mailing-list culture, console computer algebra output, and lightweight documentation workflows. ### Timeline - 2005-03-02: First public release recorded in the ChangeLog. - 2005-03-07: Determinants, nabla, and radical-rendering improvements were added. - 2005-06-22: Command-line expression input and man page cleanup were recorded. ### Related projects - Related contexts include terminal-based math display, computer algebra systems that print two-dimensional formulas, AsciiMath-style notation, and plain-text documentation workflows. ### Sources - - ## Security Notes 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:** aamath - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - MacPorts - aamath: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: math/aamath/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Related links - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [Scientific computing packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/scientific-computing-tools/) - Matched scientific computing metadata. - [Web development packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/web-dev-tools/) - Matched web development metadata. - [ginac](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ginac/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, math, science. - [libqalculate](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/libqalculate/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, math, science. - [asciitex](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/asciitex/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: ascii-art, cli, math, science. - [fftw](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/fftw/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, math, science. - [astroterm](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/astroterm/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, science, terminal. - [phoon](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/phoon/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: ascii-art, cli, science. - [spigot](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/spigot/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, math, science. - [abpoa](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/abpoa/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, science. - [mathjs](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/npm/mathjs/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. 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