macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install compiledblocal Homebrew formula metadata
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Install compiledb with Homebrew, Nix
Generate a Clang compilation database for Make-based build systems. Version 0.10.7 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.
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Linux
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#compiledbnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/co/compiledb/package.nix · source: api.github.com
overview
Package summary
Generate a Clang compilation database for Make-based build systems
Project links
Commands and aliases
- compiledb
history
Project history and usage
compiledb is a Python CLI for generating Clang JSON compilation databases for GNU Make-based build systems.
Project history
The official README says compiledb was written to index Android Open Source Project modules after the author found existing tools unsatisfactory. It reworked ideas from YCM-Generator and aimed to produce `compile_commands.json` quickly without always requiring a clean build, using Make dry-run and keep-going behavior to extract compile commands.
Adoption history
PyPI records public compiledb releases starting in 2018. The Homebrew input records both Homebrew and Nix packaging, reflecting its role as a small command-line bridge between traditional Make projects and Clang-aware editor or language-server tooling.
How it is used
compiledb can wrap `make`, parse build logs or stdin, and write Clang's `compile_commands.json` in arguments-list or command-string form. Its main audience is non-CMake projects that still want editor indexing, static analysis, or language-server support.
Why package nerds care
The package is significant because `compile_commands.json` became a de facto interchange file for C and C++ tooling. compiledb gives Make-based projects a lightweight way to participate in that ecosystem without migrating their build system.
Timeline
- 2018: PyPI records the first public compiledb release.
- 2025: PyPI and GitHub releases record 0.10.x releases.
Related projects
- compiledb is related to Clang's JSON Compilation Database format, Bear, YCM-Generator, cquery, ccls, and editor tooling such as YouCompleteMe.
Sources
security posture
Risk level: yellow
broad file, network, media, or database tool signal. generalized runtime or code generation signal.
Risk classifier
yellow risk · medium confidence · runtime
Why
- broad file, network, media, or database tool signal
- generalized runtime or code generation signal
Signals
- text:build system
- text:database
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 1 platform targets.
- Installs with 1 runtime 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
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
compiledb | cli | global 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 version0.10.7
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
https://github.com/nickdiego/compiledb
- infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
- infoNo cached GitHub release or tag data was available.https://github.com/nickdiego/compiledbnone confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:compiledb |
|---|---|
| Version | 0.10.7 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/compiledb |
| Homepage | https://github.com/nickdiego/compiledb |
| Repository | https://github.com/nickdiego/compiledb |
| Upstream docs | https://github.com/nickdiego/compiledb#readme |
| License | GPL-3.0-or-later |
| Source archive | https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/0e/62/d0fc807871757841c32e6fbe433ebad422528a468336a0cf82fea226f41d/compiledb-0.10.7.tar.gz |
| Dependencies | python@3.14 |
| Bottle | available (on all) |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | compiledb |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Head Version | HEAD |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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source database matches
Other package-manager records
Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.
Nix95%
compiledb
nix profile install nixpkgs#compiledb- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Compiledb
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.
Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- Nucleus package database
- av.db category and tag curation
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated package history
- external package-manager database matches
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment