# Install dasm with Homebrew, apt, Nix Macro assembler with support for several 8-bit microprocessors. Version 2.20.17 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-26. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:dasm ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install dasm ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install dasm ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: dasm from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#dasm ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/da/dasm/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:dasm - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 2.20.17 - **Source summary:** Macro assembler with support for several 8-bit microprocessors - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** GPL-2.0-or-later - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-06-26T00:47:10Z - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T18:08:21+00:00 ## Executables - dasm (cli) - ftohex (cli) - dasm (alias) - ftohex (alias) ## 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: 2.20.17 - Package-manager updated: 2026-06-26 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/dasm-assembler/dasm - Upstream latest detected: v2.20.17 (current) ## Project history and usage DASM is a C macro assembler for 8-bit processors used in retrocomputing, console homebrew, and cross-assembly workflows. ### Project history The official DASM site traces the assembler to Matthew Dillon in 1987-1988, followed by extensions and several maintainer eras through the 1990s and 2000s. The project moved its source and releases to GitHub in 2019. ### Adoption history DASM's long life comes from its support for processors and machines that matter to 8-bit development, including MOS 6502 and 6507 systems, Motorola-family chips, Hitachi HD6303, and Fairchild F8. The official downloads include Linux, macOS, Windows, and Raspberry Pi OS binaries. ### How it is used It is used as a command-line cross-assembler, with included console-specific headers and common macros for systems such as the Atari 2600, Atari 7800, and Fairchild Channel F. ### Why package nerds care For package history, DASM is the rare tool where modern package managers carry a living utility from late-1980s assembly culture into current retrocomputing and homebrew-console build chains. ### Timeline - 1987-1988: Matthew Dillon started DASM. - 1995: Olaf Seibert extended DASM. - 2003-2008: Andrew Davie maintained DASM. - 2008-2015: Peter Frohlich maintained DASM. - 2019: Source code and releases moved to GitHub. - 2026: v2.20.17 was published on GitHub. ### Related projects - DASM is commonly associated with 8-bit targets such as Atari 2600, Atari 7800, and Fairchild Channel F development. ### Sources - - - ## Security Notes narrow executable package without higher-risk signals. - **Geiger risk:** green / low - narrow executable package without higher-risk signals ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** dasm - **Version Scheme:** 1 - **Revision:** 0 - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Debian apt - dasm - 2.20.15~20201109+really2.20.14.1-2: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: dasm from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Macro assembler with support for several 8-bit microprocessors | https://dasm-assembler.github.io/ - Nix - dasm: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/da/dasm/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Ubuntu apt - dasm - 2.20.15~20201109+really2.20.14.1-2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: dasm from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Macro assembler with support for several 8-bit microprocessors | https://dasm-assembler.github.io/ ## Related links - [Source-control packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/source-control-tools/) - Belongs to a source-control command family. - [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. - [tass64](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/tass64/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: assembler, cli, developer-tools, macro-assembler. - [acme](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/acme/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: assembler, cli, developer-tools. - [asm6809](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/asm6809/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: assembler, cli, developer-tools. - [gputils](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gputils/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: assembler, cli, developer-tools. - [jasmin](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/jasmin/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: assembler, cli, developer-tools. - [nasm](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/nasm/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: assembler, cli, developer-tools. - [vc4asm](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/vc4asm/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: assembler, cli, developer-tools. - [wla-dx](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/wla-dx/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: assembler, cli, developer-tools, retrocomputing. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/dasm.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/dasm.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