# Install bunster with Homebrew, Nix Compile shell scripts to static binaries. Version 0.14.0 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:bunster ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install bunster ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#bunster ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/bu/bunster/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:bunster - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 0.14.0 - **Source summary:** Compile shell scripts to static binaries - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** BSD-3-Clause - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - bunster (cli) - bunster (alias) ## Dependencies - go ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 0.14.0 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/yassinebenaid/bunster - Upstream latest detected: v0.14.0 (current) - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. ## Project history and usage Bunster is a newer developer tool that compiles shell scripts into standalone static binaries by transpiling shell code to Go and then using the Go toolchain. Its upstream documentation positions it as different from wrapper-style tools such as shc: Bunster aims to produce shell-independent programs rather than embedding a script inside a launcher. ### Project history The public GitHub repository was created in July 2024, and the README and introduction describe the project as early-stage software with Bash compatibility as the first target. The project roadmap in the documentation emphasizes a pre-1.0 path toward broader Bash compatibility, a module system, a built-in package manager, static assets, .env support, and static analysis. ### Adoption history Bunster's package-manager adoption is still early but visible: the input metadata records Homebrew and Nix packaging. That adoption matches the tool's intended audience of command-line users who want to distribute scripts as portable binaries without requiring a shell runtime on the target machine. ### How it is used Typical usage is to compile Bash-like scripts with the `bunster` CLI, relying on the Go compiler underneath for final binary output. The project is most relevant for distributing operational scripts, small internal tools, or self-contained command-line programs where requiring Bash and a pile of external files is undesirable. ### Why package nerds care Bunster is interesting to package nerds because it sits at the boundary between shell scripting, static binary distribution, and language transpilation. It is also part of a long-running packaging itch: making scripts installable like normal binaries while avoiding the fragility of interpreter paths and wrapper-based script hiding. ### Timeline - 2024: Public GitHub repository created. - 2024-2026: Documentation describes Bunster as early-stage and pre-1.0, with Bash compatibility as the initial target. - 2026: Homebrew metadata includes Bunster as a packaged CLI. ### Related projects - Bunster relates to Bash as its initial compatibility target, to Go as its transpilation and build backend, and to shc as a contrasting shell-script-to-binary approach that Bunster explicitly distinguishes itself from. ### Sources - - - - source_facts.package-manager ## Security Notes generalized runtime or code generation signal. - **Geiger risk:** yellow / medium - generalized runtime or code generation signal ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** bunster - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Head Version:** HEAD - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Nix - bunster: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/bu/bunster/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Related links - [Package publisher tools](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/package-publishers/) - Belongs to a package publishing or registry command family. - [Secret-risk packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/secret-risk-packages/) - Has protected-tool coverage, approval-gate, or non-low Geiger security signals. - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Text processing packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/text-processing-tools/) - Matched text, document, or structured-data processing metadata. - [go](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/go/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [nuitka](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/nuitka/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, compiler, compilers, developer-tools, packaging. - [aarch64-elf-gcc](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/aarch64-elf-gcc/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, compiler, compilers, developer-tools. - [adaptivecpp](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/adaptivecpp/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, compiler, compilers, developer-tools. - [arm-none-eabi-gcc](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/arm-none-eabi-gcc/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, compiler, compilers, developer-tools. - [dtc](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/dtc/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, compiler, compilers, developer-tools. - [foma](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/foma/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, compiler, compilers, developer-tools. - [i686-elf-gcc](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/i686-elf-gcc/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, compiler, compilers, developer-tools. - [m68k-elf-gcc](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/m68k-elf-gcc/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, compiler, compilers, developer-tools. - [shellcheck](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/shellcheck/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: bash, cli, developer, developer-tools, scripts. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/bunster.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/bunster.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated package history - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph