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Install blueprint-compiler with Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, zypper

Markup language and compiler for GTK 4 user interfaces. Version 0.20.4 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.

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macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install blueprint-compiler

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install blueprint-compiler

MacPorts ports tree · gnome/blueprint-compiler/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Linux

Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add blueprint-compiler

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · blueprint-compiler · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org

Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install blueprint-compiler

Debian stable package indexes · blueprint-compiler · source: deb.debian.org

Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install blueprint-compiler

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · blueprint-compiler · source: dl.fedoraproject.org

Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#blueprint-compiler

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/bl/blueprint-compiler/package.nix · source: api.github.com

Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S blueprint-compiler

Arch Linux sync databases · blueprint-compiler · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com

openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install blueprint-compiler

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · blueprint-compiler · source: download.opensuse.org

overview

Package summary

Markup language and compiler for GTK 4 user interfaces

Commands and aliases

  • blueprint-compiler

history

Project history and usage

Blueprint Compiler is GNOME's compiler and language-server tooling for Blueprint, a concise markup language that compiles to GtkBuilder XML for GTK 4 user interfaces.

Project history

James Westman created Blueprint in 2021 to make GTK UI definitions easier to read and edit than verbose GtkBuilder XML. The README states that Blueprint adds no new GTK features; it makes existing GtkBuilder features more accessible and compiles into XML as part of an application's build system.

The project grew from a compiler into a developer-tooling package with a formatter, decompiler, linter work, and a language server. Its NEWS file records steady releases from v0.2.0 through v0.20.x with improvements to type handling, diagnostics, decompilation, accessibility properties, and editor support.

Adoption history

Blueprint Compiler is packaged broadly across Linux and Unix-like package managers in the input metadata, including Alpine, Debian, Fedora, Nix, Arch, Ubuntu, openSUSE, MacPorts, and Homebrew. The README also lists editor support in Workbench, GNOME Builder, Kate, Vim, Emacs, Visual Studio Code, Sublime Text, and Zed.

Within GNOME app development it matters because it gives GTK 4 projects a source format that is friendlier to humans while preserving GtkBuilder XML as the generated artifact consumed by GTK.

How it is used

Developers write .blp Blueprint files, import GTK or library namespaces, and run blueprint-compiler in a build system to emit GtkBuilder .ui XML. The language server and editor integrations support completion, hover information, diagnostics, formatting, and navigation.

The compiler is especially useful in Meson/GNOME workflows where UI files are generated during the build but still reviewed and maintained as readable source.

Why package nerds care

Blueprint Compiler is significant because it is a language-tooling package for UI markup, not just a converter script. It packages a compiler, formatter, decompiler, and LSP around GTK's introspection metadata, which is exactly the sort of developer-tool dependency that quietly standardizes project layouts.

For package maintainers, it is also a useful signal of modern GNOME app stacks: GTK 4, libadwaita-era UI definitions, Meson builds, and editor tooling converging around a small compiler executable.

Timeline

  • 2021: Project created under James Westman's copyright notice.
  • 2022: v0.2.0 tag published in the official Git repository.
  • 2023: v0.8.x releases documented language and XML-output fixes.
  • 2024: v0.12.0 and v0.14.0 added formatter, decompiler, language-server, and diagnostics improvements.
  • 2026: v0.20.x NEWS records linter work, minify output, libgirepository loading, and expanded language-server completions.

Related projects

  • GtkBuilder XML is the generated target format.
  • GTK 4 and libadwaita are the main UI libraries used with Blueprint.
  • Workbench, GNOME Builder, Kate, Vim, Emacs, Visual Studio Code, Sublime Text, and Zed are documented editor surfaces.

security posture

Risk level: green

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

Risk classifier

green risk · low confidence · appliance

Why

  • narrow executable package without higher-risk signals

Signals

  • metadata:no-higher-risk-signals

Install behavior

  • No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
  • Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 1 platform targets.
  • Installs with 3 runtime dependencies.
  • Build metadata lists 2 build dependencies.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

executables

Installed executables

CommandKindExposureNote
blueprint-compilercliglobal executable

freshness

Version and freshness

These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.

page generated2026-07-08
manager version0.20.4
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected

https://gnome.pages.gitlab.gnome.org/blueprint-compiler/

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:blueprint-compiler
Version0.20.4
Package managerHomebrew
Package manager pagehttps://formulae.brew.sh/formula/blueprint-compiler
Homepagehttps://gnome.pages.gitlab.gnome.org/blueprint-compiler/
Repositoryhttps://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/blueprint-compiler
Upstream docshttps://gnome.pages.gitlab.gnome.org/blueprint-compiler
LicenseLGPL-3.0-or-later
Source archivehttps://download.gnome.org/sources/blueprint-compiler/0.20/blueprint-compiler-0.20.4.tar.xz
Dependenciesgtk4, pygobject3, python@3.14
Build dependenciesmeson, ninja
Bottleavailable (on all)
Homebrew post-installnot defined
Servicenone declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source DatabaseHomebrew formula API
Taphomebrew/core
Full Nameblueprint-compiler
Version Scheme0
Revision0
Head VersionHEAD
Bottle Stable Root URLhttps://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecatedno
Disabledno
Keg Onlyno
URL Keys
  • head
  • stable

source database matches

Other package-manager records

Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.

Debian apt95%

blueprint-compiler 0.16.0-3

Markup language for GTK user interface files

https://gnome.pages.gitlab.gnome.org/blueprint-compiler/

sudo apt install blueprint-compiler
  • Section: gnome
  • Architecture: all
  • 3 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Blueprint Compiler
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: blueprint-compiler from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Nix95%

blueprint-compiler

nix profile install nixpkgs#blueprint-compiler
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Blueprint Compiler
nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/bl/blueprint-compiler/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
Ubuntu apt95%

blueprint-compiler 0.12.0-1

Markup language for GTK user interface files

https://jwestman.pages.gitlab.gnome.org/blueprint-compiler/

sudo apt install blueprint-compiler
  • Section: universe/gnome
  • Architecture: all
  • 3 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Blueprint Compiler
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: blueprint-compiler from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
apk95%

blueprint-compiler 0.20.4-r1

Markup language for GTK user interfaces

https://gnome.pages.gitlab.gnome.org/blueprint-compiler/

sudo apk add blueprint-compiler
  • License: LGPL-3.0-or-later
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: blueprint-compiler
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Blueprint Compiler
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: blueprint-compiler from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

blueprint-compiler-dev 0.20.4-r1

Markup language for GTK user interfaces (development files)

https://gnome.pages.gitlab.gnome.org/blueprint-compiler/

sudo apk add blueprint-compiler-dev
  • License: LGPL-3.0-or-later
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: blueprint-compiler
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Blueprint Compiler
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: blueprint-compiler-dev from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

blueprint-compiler-pyc 0.20.4-r1

Precompiled Python bytecode for blueprint-compiler

https://gnome.pages.gitlab.gnome.org/blueprint-compiler/

sudo apk add blueprint-compiler-pyc
  • License: LGPL-3.0-or-later
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: blueprint-compiler
  • 1 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Blueprint Compiler
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: blueprint-compiler-pyc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
dnf95%

blueprint-compiler 0.20.4-3.fc45

A markup language for GTK user interfaces

https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/blueprint-compiler

sudo dnf install blueprint-compiler
  • License: LGPL-3.0-or-later
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: noarch
  • Source Package: blueprint-compiler
  • 4 dependencies
  • 2 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Blueprint Compiler
Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: blueprint-compiler from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst
pacman95%

blueprint-compiler 0.20.4-1

Markup language and compiler for GTK 4 user interfaces

https://gnome.pages.gitlab.gnome.org/blueprint-compiler/

sudo pacman -S blueprint-compiler
  • License: LGPL-3.0-or-later
  • Architecture: any
  • 4 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Blueprint Compiler
Arch Linux sync databases · geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com · Arch Linux sync databases: blueprint-compiler from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz
zypper95%

blueprint-compiler 0.20.0-1.1

A markup language for GTK user interfaces

https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/blueprint-compiler

sudo zypper install blueprint-compiler
  • License: LGPL-3.0-or-later
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: noarch
  • Source Package: blueprint-compiler
  • 4 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Blueprint Compiler
openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: blueprint-compiler from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst
zypper95%

blueprint-compiler-devel 0.20.0-1.1

Development files for blueprint-compiler

https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/blueprint-compiler

sudo zypper install blueprint-compiler-devel
  • License: LGPL-3.0-or-later
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: noarch
  • Source Package: blueprint-compiler
  • 2 dependencies
  • 2 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Blueprint Compiler
openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: blueprint-compiler-devel from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst
MacPorts95%

blueprint-compiler

sudo port install blueprint-compiler
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Blueprint Compiler
MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: gnome/blueprint-compiler/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

package graph

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  • gtk4Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • python@3.14Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • mesonBuild dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • ninjaBuild dependency declared by Homebrew.

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