macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install gauchelocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install gaucheMacPorts ports tree · lang/gauche/Portfile · source: api.github.com
brew
Install gauche with Homebrew, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, scoop
R7RS Scheme implementation, developed to be a handy script interpreter. Version 0.9.15 via Homebrew; verified 2026-05-29.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install gaucheDebian stable package indexes · gauche · source: deb.debian.org
Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install gaucheFedora Rawhide package metadata · gauche · source: dl.fedoraproject.org
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#gauchenixpkgs package indexes · gauche · source: raw.githubusercontent.com
Windows
Scoopverified · 92%
scoop install main/gaucheScoop official bucket manifest trees · bucket/gauche.json · source: api.github.com
overview
Package summary
R7RS Scheme implementation, developed to be a handy script interpreter
Project links
Commands and aliases
- gauche-cesconv
- gauche-config
- gauche-install
- gauche-package
- gosh
history
Project history and usage
Gauche is an R7RS Scheme implementation aimed at practical scripting rather than only language experimentation. Its official site presents it as a fast Scheme engine for automation, build tools, shell-like scripting, and larger real-world programs.
Project history
The project is developed by Shiro Kawai and is distributed from the Practical Scheme site, with releases and source hosted in the official GitHub repository. The homepage emphasizes long-term maintenance, backward compatibility, quick startup, operating-system integration, Unicode, networking, threads, regular expressions, and a broad library set.
Adoption history
Gauche's adoption is strongest in the Scheme and Unix scripting communities rather than in mainstream application packaging. Its presence in Homebrew, Debian, Fedora, MacPorts, Nix, and Scoop reflects its role as a portable Scheme runtime for users who want a Lisp-family scripting tool available from normal package managers.
How it is used
Users run Gauche through the `gosh` interpreter and supporting tools such as `gauche-config`, `gauche-install`, and `gauche-package`. Official documentation describes Scheme scripting, REPL use, modules, extension packages, standalone executables, R7RS libraries, SRFIs, and Gauche-specific libraries.
Why package nerds care
For package-manager users, Gauche is notable because it treats Scheme as a practical Unix scripting environment with its own package tooling and batteries-included runtime. It is a small but durable example of a language implementation whose packaging value is not only the compiler or interpreter, but also the ecosystem of command-line helpers around it.
Timeline
- 2000s: Gauche becomes a long-running Practical Scheme implementation for scripting.
- 2013: The official GitHub repository was created.
- 2020s: The project continues to publish releases and documentation for R7RS Scheme and Gauche extensions.
Related projects
- Gauche is related to the R7RS Scheme standard, SRFI libraries, the `get-gauche` installer project, and the broader family of Scheme implementations. The project also maintains extension packages such as Gauche-gtk2.
Sources
security posture
Risk level: yellow
generalized runtime or code generation signal.
Risk classifier
yellow risk · medium confidence · runtime
Why
- generalized runtime or code generation signal
Signals
- text:interpreter
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
- Installs with 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
gauche-cesconv | cli | global executable | |
gauche-config | cli | global executable | |
gauche-install | cli | global executable | |
gauche-package | cli | global executable | |
gosh | 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 version0.9.15
manager updated2026-05-29
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
https://github.com/shirok/Gauche
- infoNo cached GitHub release or tag data was available.https://github.com/shirok/Gauchenone confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:gauche |
|---|---|
| Version | 0.9.15 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/gauche |
| Homepage | https://practical-scheme.net/gauche/ |
| Repository | https://github.com/shirok/Gauche |
| Upstream docs | https://practical-scheme.net/gauche |
| License | BSD-3-Clause |
| Source archive | https://github.com/shirok/Gauche/releases/download/release0_9_15/Gauche-0.9.15.tgz |
| Last updated | 2026-05-29T14:43:09-04:00 |
| Pulse | updated |
| Dependencies | ca-certificates, mbedtls@3 |
| Uses from macOS | libxcrypt |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux) |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | gauche |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 1 |
| 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.
Debian apt95%
gauche 0.9.15-p2+20241205-4
Scheme script engine
http://practical-scheme.net/gauche/
sudo apt install gauche- Section: lisp
- Architecture: amd64
- 5 dependencies
- 5 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Gauche
Debian apt95%
gauche-dev 0.9.15-p2+20241205-4
Development files for Gauche
http://practical-scheme.net/gauche/
sudo apt install gauche-dev- Section: lisp
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: gauche
- 3 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Gauche
Debian apt95%
gauche-doc 0.9.15-p2+20241205-4
Reference manual of Gauche
http://practical-scheme.net/gauche/
sudo apt install gauche-doc- Section: doc
- Architecture: all
- Source Package: gauche
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Gauche
Debian apt95%
gauche-gdbm 0.9.15-p2+20241205-4
gdbm binding for Gauche
http://practical-scheme.net/gauche/
sudo apt install gauche-gdbm- Section: lisp
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: gauche
- 4 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Gauche
Debian apt95%
gauche-zlib 0.9.15-p2+20241205-4
zlib binding for Gauche
http://practical-scheme.net/gauche/
sudo apt install gauche-zlib- Section: lisp
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: gauche
- 4 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Gauche
Debian apt95%
libgauche-0.98-0 0.9.15-p2+20241205-4
Gauche runtime shared library
http://practical-scheme.net/gauche/
sudo apt install libgauche-0.98-0- Section: libs
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: gauche
- 2 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Gauche
Nix95%
gauche
nix profile install nixpkgs#gauche- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Gauche
dnf95%
gauche 0.9.12-12.fc44
Scheme script interpreter with multibyte character handling
http://practical-scheme.net/gauche
sudo dnf install gauche- License: BSD-3-Clause AND MIT
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: gauche
- 13 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Gauche
dnf95%
gauche-devel 0.9.12-12.fc44
Development files for Gauche
http://practical-scheme.net/gauche
sudo dnf install gauche-devel- License: BSD-3-Clause AND MIT
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: i686
- Source Package: gauche
- 5 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Gauche
dnf95%
gauche-doc 0.9.12-12.fc44
Documentation files for Gauche
http://practical-scheme.net/gauche
sudo dnf install gauche-doc- License: BSD-3-Clause AND MIT
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: gauche
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Gauche
dnf95%
libgauche 0.9.12-12.fc44
Gauche runtime shared library
http://practical-scheme.net/gauche
sudo dnf install libgauche- License: BSD-3-Clause AND MIT
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: i686
- Source Package: gauche
- 7 dependencies
- 2 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Gauche
dnf95%
libgauche-static 0.9.12-12.fc44
Statically linked library for Gauce
http://practical-scheme.net/gauche
sudo dnf install libgauche-static- License: BSD-3-Clause AND MIT
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: i686
- Source Package: gauche
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Gauche
MacPorts95%
gauche
sudo port install gauche- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Gauche
Scoop95%
main/gauche
scoop install main/gauche- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Gauche
Nix92%
gosh
nix profile install nixpkgs#gosh- installed executable or alias match
- Matched by: Gosh
source trail
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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