# Install gcc with Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, Nix, pacman, scoop, zypper GNU compiler collection. Version 16.1.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-03. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:gcc ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install gcc ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add g++ ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: g++ from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install gcc ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: gcc from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz - dnf (92%): ```sh sudo dnf install cpp ``` Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: cpp from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#gcc ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: gcc from https://raw.githubusercontent.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/master/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix - pacman (92%): ```sh sudo pacman -S gcc ``` Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: gcc from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/core/os/x86_64/core.db.tar.gz - zypper (92%): ```sh sudo zypper install cpp ``` Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: cpp from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst ### Windows - Scoop (92%): ```sh scoop install main/gcc ``` Evidence: Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/gcc.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:gcc - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 16.1.0 - **Source summary:** GNU compiler collection - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** GPL-3.0-or-later WITH GCC-exception-3.1 - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-07-03T22:53:05-04:00 - **Generated:** 2026-07-09T07:20:21+00:00 ## Executables - aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu-c++-15 (cli) - aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu-g++-15 (cli) - aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu-gcc-15 (cli) - aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu-gcc-ar-15 (cli) - aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu-gcc-nm-15 (cli) - aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu-gcc-ranlib-15 (cli) - aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu-gfortran-15 (cli) - aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu-gm2-15 (cli) - c++-15 (cli) - cpp-15 (cli) - g++-15 (cli) - gcc-15 (cli) - gcc-ar-15 (cli) - gcc-nm-15 (cli) - gcc-ranlib-15 (cli) - gcov-15 (cli) - gcov-dump-15 (cli) - gcov-tool-15 (cli) - gfortran (cli) - gfortran-15 (cli) - gm2 (cli) - gm2-15 (cli) - lto-dump-15 (cli) - aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu-c++-15 (alias) - aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu-g++-15 (alias) - aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu-gcc-15 (alias) - aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu-gcc-ar-15 (alias) - aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu-gcc-nm-15 (alias) - aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu-gcc-ranlib-15 (alias) - aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu-gfortran-15 (alias) - aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu-gm2-15 (alias) - c++-15 (alias) - cpp-15 (alias) - g++-15 (alias) - gcc-15 (alias) - gcc-ar-15 (alias) - gcc-nm-15 (alias) - gcc-ranlib-15 (alias) - gcov-15 (alias) - gcov-dump-15 (alias) - gcov-tool-15 (alias) - gfortran (alias) - gfortran-15 (alias) - gm2 (alias) - gm2-15 (alias) - lto-dump-15 (alias) ## Dependencies - gmp - isl - libmpc - mpfr - zstd ## Build dependencies - make ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: defined - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sequoia, sonoma, tahoe, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-09 - Package-manager version: 16.1.0 - Package-manager updated: 2026-07-03 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://gcc.gnu.org/ - info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories. ## Project history and usage GCC, the GNU Compiler Collection, is the GNU project's long-running compiler suite and one of the central packages in free-software toolchains. It is both a user-facing compiler driver family and a distribution-building dependency for C, C++, Fortran, Objective-C, Ada, Go-related runtime pieces, and other GCC-supported languages and targets. ### Project history The official release timeline lists GCC 0.9 as the first beta release in March 1987 and GCC 1.0 in May 1987. The project later absorbed the EGCS line: the timeline records EGCS 1.0 in December 1997, EGCS 1.1.x through March 1999, and GCC 2.95 in July 1999, the release family generally associated with the reunited GCC project. ### Adoption history The GCC mission statement frames the project as part of GNU and explicitly targets the GNU system, GNU/Linux, multiple architectures, and diverse platforms. This open-development and multi-target mission is why GCC became a default compiler in many Unix-like operating systems and remains a package-manager anchor: large parts of a distribution are either built by it, bootstrap it, or carry compatibility logic for it. ### How it is used Package users normally invoke compiler drivers such as gcc, g++, cpp, gfortran, gcov, and lto-dump, while packagers care about release branches, source tarballs, bootstrapping requirements, generated files in Git checkouts, and runtime-library licensing. The official Git page documents cloning from https://gcc.gnu.org/git/gcc.git, release branches under releases/gcc-N, and release tags such as releases/gcc-X.Y.0. ### Why package nerds care GCC is package-manager infrastructure, not just another package. It drives ABI compatibility, bootstrap chains, language standard defaults, libstdc++ behavior, cross-compilation targets, build flags, sanitizer support, and the difference between a distribution that can rebuild itself and one that cannot. ### Timeline - 1987: GCC 0.9 first beta release. - 1987: GCC 1.0 released. - 1997: EGCS 1.0 released as a parallel compiler line. - 1999: GCC 2.95 released after the EGCS era. - 2001: GCC 3.0 released. - 2005: GCC 4.0.0 released. - 2015: GCC 5.1 released under the modern major-version release scheme. - 2025: GCC 15.1 released. - 2026: GCC 16.1 released. ### Related projects - GCC is tied to the GNU Project, GNU/Linux distributions, libstdc++, binutils, GDB, the GNU build toolchain, and competing or complementary compilers such as Clang/LLVM. Its own official Git documentation also treats release branches and tags as first-class package artifacts. ### Sources - - - - - ## Security Notes compiler and toolchain runtime. - **Geiger risk:** yellow / high - compiler and toolchain runtime ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** gcc - **Aliases:** gcc@16, gfortran - **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 - Debian apt - gcc - 4:14.2.0-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: gcc from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | GNU C compiler - Nix - gcc: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: gcc from https://raw.githubusercontent.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/master/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix - Ubuntu apt - gcc - 4:13.2.0-7ubuntu1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: gcc from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/main/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | GNU C compiler - apk - g++ - 15.2.0-r5: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: g++ from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | GNU C++ standard library and compiler | https://gcc.gnu.org - apk - gcc - 15.2.0-r5: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: gcc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | The GNU Compiler Collection | https://gcc.gnu.org - apk - gcc-doc - 15.2.0-r5: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: gcc-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | The GNU Compiler Collection (documentation) | https://gcc.gnu.org - apk - gcc-gdb - 15.2.0-r5: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: gcc-gdb from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | The GNU Compiler Collection (gdb printers) | https://gcc.gnu.org - apk - gcc-gdc - 15.2.0-r5: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: gcc-gdc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | GCC-based D language compiler | https://gcc.gnu.org - apk - gcc-gnat - 15.2.0-r5: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: gcc-gnat from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Ada support for GCC | https://gcc.gnu.org - apk - gcc-go - 15.2.0-r5: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: gcc-go from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | GCC Go frontend (intended for bootstrapping community/go) | https://gcc.gnu.org - apk - gcc-objc - 15.2.0-r5: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: gcc-objc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | GNU Objective-C | https://gcc.gnu.org - apk - gfortran - 15.2.0-r5: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: gfortran from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | GNU Fortran Compiler | https://gcc.gnu.org - apk - libatomic - 15.2.0-r5: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: libatomic from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | GCC Atomic library | https://gcc.gnu.org - apk - libgcc - 15.2.0-r5: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: libgcc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | GNU C compiler runtime libraries | https://gcc.gnu.org - apk - libgcc-static - 15.2.0-r5: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: libgcc-static from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | GNU C compiler runtime libraries | https://gcc.gnu.org - apk - libgccjit - 15.2.0-r5: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: libgccjit from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | GCC JIT Library | https://gcc.gnu.org ## 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. - [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. - [zstd](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/zstd/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [make](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/make/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [adios2](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/adios2/) - Popular package that depends on this formula. - [aider](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/aider/) - Popular package that depends on this formula. - [calceph](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/calceph/) - Popular package that depends on this formula. - [cgns](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cgns/) - Popular package that depends on this formula. - [cp2k](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cp2k/) - Popular package that depends on this formula. - [damask-grid](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/damask-grid/) - Popular package that depends on this formula. - [gcc@10](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gcc-10/) - Package name indicates the same formula family. - [gcc@11](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gcc-11/) - Package name indicates the same formula family. - [gcc@12](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gcc-12/) - Package name indicates the same formula family. - [gcc@13](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gcc-13/) - Package name indicates the same formula family. - [gcc@14](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gcc-14/) - Package name indicates the same formula family. - [gcc@15](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gcc-15/) - Package name indicates the same formula family. - [gcc@9](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gcc-9/) - Package name indicates the same formula family. - [gnucobol](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gnucobol/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, compiler, compilers, gnu, language-runtime. - [fpc](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/fpc/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, compiler, compilers, language-runtime. - [futhark](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/futhark/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, compiler, compilers, language-runtime. - [ispc](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ispc/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, compiler, compilers, language-runtime. - [gcc](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/cargo/gcc/) - Same normalized package name exists in another local package ecosystem. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/gcc.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/gcc.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