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Install colormake with Homebrew, apk, apt, Nix, zypper

Wrapper around make to colorize the output. Version 0.9.20140503 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.

Install commandSecurity notes

install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install colormake

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add colormake

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

Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install colormake

Debian stable package indexes · colormake · source: deb.debian.org

Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#colormake

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/co/colormake/package.nix · source: api.github.com

openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install colormake

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · colormake · source: download.opensuse.org

overview

Package summary

Wrapper around make to colorize the output

Commands and aliases

  • clmake
  • clmake-short
  • colormake
  • colormake-short

history

Project history and usage

Colormake is a small Perl-and-shell wrapper around `make` that colorizes build output so compiler messages and errors are easier to scan.

Project history

The manual page is dated July 2001 and describes `colormake` as a wrapper for `make(1)`. The upstream README credits Bjarni R. Einarsson as author and says the project was inspired by Michael T. Babcock's `logcolorize` program.

Adoption history

Colormake has the kind of quiet adoption typical of build-output filters: it is exposed as `colormake`, `clmake`, `colormake-short`, and `clmake-short`, and the supplied metadata lists packages in Homebrew, Debian, Ubuntu, Alpine, Nix, and openSUSE.

How it is used

Users substitute `colormake` where they would normally run `make`; `clmake` pipes through `less`, while the `-short` variants truncate long lines to avoid wrapping.

Why package nerds care

Colormake is notable for solving a narrow packaging-era problem with minimal machinery: improving human readability of compiler output without changing makefiles or build systems. The manpage also records an old command-name conflict: `/usr/bin/colormake` was formerly `/usr/bin/cmake`, which had to be renamed.

Timeline

  • 2001: Debian-oriented manual page dated July 2 describes colormake's wrapper behavior.
  • 2000s: The command was renamed from `cmake` to `colormake` because of a name clash.
  • 2010s: Upstream development moved to GitHub under the PageKite organization.

Related projects

  • Colormake is related to `make`, `less`, compiler output filters, and Michael T. Babcock's `logcolorize`, which the README names as an inspiration.

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.

Recommended review

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

local files

Configuration and credential file locations

These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.

Configuration files

Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.

Unix
/usr/share/colormake/colormake.rc~/.colormakerc

executables

Installed executables

CommandKindExposureNote
clmakecliglobal executable
clmake-shortcliglobal executable
colormakecliglobal executable
colormake-shortcliglobal 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 version0.9.20140503
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detected0.9.20140503

https://github.com/pagekite/Colormake

  • infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:colormake
Version0.9.20140503
Package managerHomebrew
Package manager pagehttps://formulae.brew.sh/formula/colormake
Homepagehttps://github.com/pagekite/Colormake
Repositoryhttps://github.com/pagekite/Colormake
Upstream docshttps://github.com/pagekite/Colormake#readme
LicenseGPL-2.0-or-later
Source archivehttps://github.com/pagekite/Colormake/archive/refs/tags/0.9.20140503.tar.gz
Bottleavailable (on all)
Homebrew post-installnot defined
Servicenone declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source DatabaseHomebrew formula API
Taphomebrew/core
Full Namecolormake
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%

colormake 0.9.20140504-5

simple wrapper around make to colorize output

https://github.com/pagekite/Colormake

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

colormake

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

colormake 0.9.20140504-5

simple wrapper around make to colorize output

https://github.com/pagekite/Colormake

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

colormake 0.9.20170221-r0

A simple wrapper around make to colorize the output

http://bre.klaki.net/programs/colormake

sudo apk add colormake
  • License: GPL2+
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: colormake
  • 1 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Colormake
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: colormake from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

colormake-doc 0.9.20170221-r0

A simple wrapper around make to colorize the output (documentation)

http://bre.klaki.net/programs/colormake

sudo apk add colormake-doc
  • License: GPL2+
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: colormake
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Colormake
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: colormake-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
zypper95%

colormake 0.9.20140503-4.7

Colorize the make output

http://github.com/pagekite/Colormake

sudo zypper install colormake
  • License: GPL-2.0+
  • Category: Development/Tools/Building
  • Architecture: noarch
  • Source Package: colormake
  • 3 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Colormake
openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: colormake from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

Same workflow

  • colordiffShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, color-output, developer-tools, perl, terminal.
  • compiledbShares av.db curated category or tags: build-tools, cli, developer-tools, make.
  • ahaShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, terminal.
  • amttermShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, terminal.
  • ansifilterShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, terminal.
  • bmakeShares av.db curated category or tags: build-tools, cli, developer-tools, make.

source trail

Generated from repository data

This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.

Used sources

  • Geiger risk classifier
  • Nucleus package database
  • av.db category and tag curation
  • cross-ecosystem install command graph
  • curated configuration and credential file locations
  • curated package history
  • external package-manager database matches
  • package relationship graph
  • package version freshness
  • package-page enrichment