# Install dtools with Homebrew, apk, Nix, pacman, apt D programming language tools. Version 2.112.0 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:dtools ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install dtools ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add dtools ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: dtools from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#dtools ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/dt/dtools/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - pacman (92%): ```sh sudo pacman -S dtools ``` Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: dtools from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install dustmite ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: dustmite from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:dtools - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 2.112.0 - **Source summary:** D programming language tools - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** BSL-1.0 - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-07-09T07:20:21+00:00 ## Executables - ddemangle (cli) - dustmite (cli) - rdmd (cli) - ddemangle (alias) - dustmite (alias) - rdmd (alias) ## Build dependencies - dub - ldc ## 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: 2026-07-09 - Package-manager version: 2.112.0 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/dlang/tools - Upstream latest detected: v2.112.0 (current) - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. ## Project history and usage dtools is the Homebrew packaging name for the D language's ancillary tools repository. It packages command-line utilities around the D compiler ecosystem, most visibly `rdmd`, `dustmite`, and `ddemangle`. ### Project history The dlang/tools repository was created in 2011 and describes itself as hosting tools redistributed with DMD or used internally for D build tasks. The public tools table includes a D symbol demangler, the `rdmd` build/run helper, and DustMite, a test-case minimization tool. ### Adoption history The tools are adopted as part of the D language toolchain rather than as a standalone end-user application. Homebrew, Debian/Ubuntu, Alpine, Arch, Nix, and other package systems expose some or all of these utilities, with Debian-family packages especially focusing on DustMite. ### How it is used `rdmd` is used to compile and run D source files with dependency tracking, `ddemangle` decodes D symbol names, and `dustmite` reduces failing source trees or test cases. The upstream README also documents building all tools with `make all` or individual tools with DUB. ### Why package nerds care dtools is interesting because it is not one app: it is a grab bag of language-maintainer utilities that package managers have to present as a coherent formula. It also preserves older D workflow habits, such as single-file execution with `rdmd` and minimization with DustMite, in a single installable package. ### Timeline - 2011: Public dlang/tools GitHub repository created. - 2010s: Repository becomes the home for DMD-redistributed and internal D build tools. - 2020s: Homebrew formula tracks dlang/tools release tags and installs public tools such as `ddemangle`, `dustmite`, and `rdmd`. ### Related projects - Closely related projects include DMD, DUB, the D language website, the D wiki's development-tools index, and the original DustMite documentation. ### Sources - - - - ## 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:** dtools - **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 - dtools: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/dt/dtools/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - apk - dtools - 2.112.0-r1: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: dtools from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Ancillary tools for the D programming language compiler | https://github.com/dlang/tools - pacman - dtools - 2.112.0-1: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: dtools from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | Ancilliary tools for the D programming language | https://www.dlang.org - Debian apt - dustmite - 0.0.430-2.1+b1: installed executable or alias match | Debian stable package indexes: dustmite from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Tool for minimizing D source code | https://github.com/CyberShadow/DustMite/wiki - Ubuntu apt - dustmite - 0.0.430-2.1: installed executable or alias match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: dustmite from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Tool for minimizing D source code | https://github.com/CyberShadow/DustMite/wiki ## Related links - [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. - [Developer build packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/developer-build-tools/) - Matched build, compiler, generator, or developer workflow metadata. - [dub](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/dub/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [ldc](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ldc/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [dmd](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/dmd/) - Shares the same upstream homepage. - [dcd](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/dcd/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, dlang, language-tools. - [docker-compose-langserver](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/docker-compose-langserver/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, language-tools. - [scala-cli](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/scala-cli/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, language-tools. - [dfmt](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/dfmt/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, dlang. - [google-closure-compiler](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/npm/google-closure-compiler/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, developer, developer-tools, language, language-tools. - [indefinitely-typed](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/npm/indefinitely-typed/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, developer, developer-tools, language, language-tools. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/dtools.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/dtools.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