macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install go-bindatalocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install go-bindataMacPorts ports tree · devel/go-bindata/Portfile · source: api.github.com
brew
Install go-bindata with Homebrew, apk, apt, MacPorts, Nix, zypper
Small utility that generates Go code from any file. Version 4.0.2 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add go-bindataAlpine Linux edge package indexes · go-bindata · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org
Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install go-bindataDebian stable package indexes · go-bindata · source: deb.debian.org
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#go-bindatanixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/go/go-bindata/package.nix · source: api.github.com
openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install golang-github-jteeuwen-go-bindataopenSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · golang-github-jteeuwen-go-bindata · source: download.opensuse.org
overview
Package summary
Small utility that generates Go code from any file
Project links
Commands and aliases
- go-bindata
history
Project history and usage
go-bindata is a Go code-generation utility for embedding files into Go programs. It belongs to an older pre-embed generation of Go asset tooling: developers ran a command over static assets, committed or built the generated Go file, and accessed assets through generated helper functions.
Project history
The project lineage began with jteeuwen/go-bindata, whose README described conversion of arbitrary files into manageable Go source code. Kevin Burke's fork became the Homebrew-trusted version and documented maintenance changes such as atomic writes, SHA-256 hashes for embedded files, generated code formatting, size reporting, and safer file-mode handling.
Adoption history
The tool spread through package-manager ecosystems because it solved a common deployment problem for Go services before Go added native file embedding. Homebrew, Debian-family packages, Nix, MacPorts, and other distributions carried go-bindata or its original jteeuwen package name, which made it a familiar build-time dependency for Go web services and single-binary CLIs.
How it is used
Practitioners use go-bindata by pointing the CLI at one or more directories, often with recursive `...` patterns, and then importing the generated `bindata.go` output into an application. The README highlights common production and development patterns: debug mode loads assets from disk during iteration, release mode embeds them into the binary, and flags such as `-o`, `-ignore`, `-prefix`, `-nocompress`, and `-nomemcopy` tune output shape and runtime tradeoffs.
Why package nerds care
For package maintainers, go-bindata is notable as a maintained fork of a once widely packaged Go asset tool. Its presence in Homebrew under Kevin Burke's fork records the practical packaging move from an older upstream identity to a maintained distribution target.
Timeline
- 2016: Kevin Burke's fork was created on GitHub.
- 2017: The fork began publishing GitHub releases.
- 2023: v4 releases continued the module-era maintenance line.
Related projects
- jteeuwen/go-bindata
- elazarl/go-bindata-assetfs
- Go embed package
Sources
security posture
Risk level: green
library-like package without higher-risk signals.
Risk classifier
green risk · low confidence · appliance
Why
- library-like package without higher-risk signals
Signals
- metadata:library-like
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 12 platform targets.
- Installs with 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
go-bindata | 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 version4.0.2
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detectedv4.0.2
https://github.com/kevinburke/go-bindata
- infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:go-bindata |
|---|---|
| Version | 4.0.2 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/go-bindata |
| Homepage | https://github.com/kevinburke/go-bindata |
| Repository | https://github.com/kevinburke/go-bindata |
| Upstream docs | https://github.com/kevinburke/go-bindata#readme |
| License | BSD-2-Clause |
| Source archive | https://github.com/kevinburke/go-bindata/archive/refs/tags/v4.0.2.tar.gz |
| Dependencies | go |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_big_sur, arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, big_sur, monterey, sonoma, ventura, 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 | go-bindata |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Head Version | HEAD |
| 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%
go-bindata 3.0.7+git20151023.72.a0ff256-4+b16
embed data in a Go program
https://github.com/jteeuwen/go-bindata
sudo apt install go-bindata- Section: devel
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: golang-bindata
- 1 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Go Bindata
Nix95%
go-bindata
nix profile install nixpkgs#go-bindata- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Go Bindata
Ubuntu apt95%
go-bindata 3.0.7+git20151023.72.a0ff256-4build1
embed data in a Go program
https://github.com/jteeuwen/go-bindata
sudo apt install go-bindata- Section: universe/devel
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: golang-bindata
- 1 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Go Bindata
apk95%
go-bindata 3.1.3-r44
A small utility which generates Go code from any file
https://github.com/go-bindata/go-bindata
sudo apk add go-bindata- License: CC0-1.0
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: go-bindata
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Go Bindata
zypper95%
golang-github-jteeuwen-go-bindata 3.0.7+git20151023.72.a0ff256-5.23
A small utility which generates Go code from any file
https://github.com/jteeuwen/go-bindata
sudo zypper install golang-github-jteeuwen-go-bindata- License: CC0-1.0
- Category: Development/Languages/Golang
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: golang-github-jteeuwen-go-bindata
- 3 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Go Bindata
MacPorts95%
go-bindata
sudo port install go-bindata- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Go Bindata
source trail
Generated from repository data
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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