# Install cxgo with Homebrew Transpiling C to Go. Version 0.5.2 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-15. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:cxgo ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install cxgo ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:cxgo - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 0.5.2 - **Source summary:** Transpiling C to Go - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** MIT - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-06-15T10:20:14-04:00 - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T18:08:21+00:00 ## Executables - cxgo (cli) - cxgo (alias) ## Build dependencies - go ## 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: 0.5.2 - Package-manager updated: 2026-06-15 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/gotranspile/cxgo - Upstream latest detected: v0.5.2 (current) ## Project history and usage CxGo is an experimental source-to-source compiler for translating C source code into Go. ### Project history The official README describes CxGo as a practical C-to-Go translator that uses modernc.org/cc for preprocessing and parsing C, then applies a custom type-checker and AST translation layer. Its stated goals are correctness, human-readable output, and configurable translation. ### Adoption history The project documents successful tests on several real-world ports, including Potrace, G722, PortableGL, and Physac, while warning users not to rely on it in production or sensitive environments. ### How it is used Users install cxgo with go install or a release binary, run cxgo against a C file for simple cases, and use cxgo.yml for larger conversions that need roots, include paths, file lists, replacements, identifier hints, VCS input, and pre/post commands. ### Why package nerds care CxGo is notable to package maintainers because it sits at the boundary between porting and packaging: it can turn legacy C codebases into Go projects, but its experimental status means the package is most useful for controlled migrations and inspection rather than blind production conversion. ### Timeline - The README marks CxGo experimental and documents compiler-test coverage. - GitHub release metadata lists v0.5.2 among the published releases. - The config reference documents cxgo.yml as the YAML project configuration file. ### Related projects - CxGo depends on the Go ecosystem, modernc.org/cc, and its own translated example projects such as gotrace and g722. ### Sources - - - - ## Security Notes narrow executable package without higher-risk signals. - **Geiger risk:** green / low - narrow executable package without higher-risk signals ## 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 - Unix: ./cxgo.yml ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** cxgo - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Head Version:** HEAD - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Related links - [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. - [Developer build packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/developer-build-tools/) - Matched build, compiler, generator, or developer workflow metadata. - [Language runtime packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/language-runtime-packages/) - Matched language runtime, compiler, or interpreter metadata. - [go](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/go/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [c2rust](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/c2rust/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: c, cli, developer-tools, transpiler. - [gdbgui](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gdbgui/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: c, cli, developer-tools, go. - [aarch64-elf-gcc](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/aarch64-elf-gcc/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: c, cli, developer-tools. - [abi-dumper](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/abi-dumper/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: c, cli, developer-tools. - [aklomp-base64](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/aklomp-base64/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: c, cli, developer-tools. - [astyle](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/astyle/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: c, cli, developer-tools. - [aurora](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/aurora/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, go. - [bbe](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/bbe/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: c, cli, developer-tools. - [c](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/c/) - Both packages touch the same language runtime or ecosystem. Shared terms: c, cli, compiler, developer, developer-tools. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/cxgo.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/cxgo.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated configuration and credential file locations - curated package history - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - cross-ecosystem install command graph