install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install goredo

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#goredo

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/go/goredo/package.nix · source: api.github.com

overview

Package summary

Go implementation of djb's redo, a Makefile replacement that sucks less

Project links

Commands and aliases

goredo
redo-affects
redo-cleanup
redo-dep2rec
redo-depfix
redo-dot
redo-inode

history

Project history and usage

goredo is Sergey Matveev's Go implementation of Daniel J. Bernstein's redo build-system design, positioned by its own documentation as a make replacement for POSIX-like systems.

Project history

The project began as a rewrite of redo-c and then grew to include many features from apenwarr/redo, another influential implementation of Bernstein's unreleased redo idea. Its public NEWS file records an initial tarballed release at 0.10.0, then a 1.0.0 series that changed state-file storage and out-of-date detection, and a later 2.0.0 release that replaced recfile dependency storage with a smaller binary dependency format.

Adoption history

goredo occupies the smaller redo ecosystem rather than the mainstream make/CMake/Ninja ecosystem. Its official install page nevertheless documents packaging across distribution channels including Arch AUR, FreeBSD ports, Homebrew, NetBSD packages, NixOS, Fedora RPM Sphere, and container images.

How it is used

Users write redo .do scripts and invoke the goredo-provided redo commands to rebuild targets recursively. The project emphasizes dependency tracking, checksum-based change detection, parallel builds, serialized logs, jobserver compatibility with GNU Make and NetBSD bmake, and diagnostic commands such as redo-affects, redo-cleanup, redo-dot, and redo-inode.

Why package nerds care

For package-manager users, goredo is interesting because it packages an intentionally small but opinionated alternative build model: shell-script rules, explicit dependencies, POSIX portability, BLAKE3-based change checks, and Make jobserver interoperation without adopting a large build framework.

Timeline

0.10.0: Initial tarballed release
1.0.0: State storage changed for faster out-of-date detection
1.7.0: Added optional GNU Make and NetBSD bmake jobserver compatibility
2.0.0: Introduced binary dependency files and performance optimizations
2.9.2: Changed Go module namespace to go.stargrave.org

Related projects

Daniel J. Bernstein's redo design is the conceptual origin.
redo-c was the initial implementation goredo rewrote.
apenwarr/redo supplied many feature and behavior references.
redo-sh supplies tests referenced by the goredo documentation.

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:repl

Install behavior

No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
Build metadata lists 1 build 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
`goredo`	cli	global executable
`redo-affects`	cli	global executable
`redo-cleanup`	cli	global executable
`redo-dep2rec`	cli	global executable
`redo-depfix`	cli	global executable
`redo-dot`	cli	global executable
`redo-inode`	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 version2.9.2

manager updated2026-07-02

local dataok

upstreamnot checked

latest detectednot detected

http://www.goredo.stargrave.org/

infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.http://www.goredo.stargrave.org/none confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:goredo
Version	2.9.2
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/goredo
Homepage	http://www.goredo.stargrave.org/
Repository	https://www.git.stargrave.org/goredo.git
Upstream docs	https://www.goredo.stargrave.org/
License	GPL-3.0-only
Source archive	http://www.goredo.stargrave.org/download/goredo-2.9.2.tar.zst
Last updated	2026-07-02T09:38:52Z
Pulse	updated
Build dependencies	go
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	goredo
Version Scheme	0
Revision	0
Conflicts With	redo
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	yes
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
URL Keys	stable

source database matches

Other package-manager records

Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.

Nix95%

goredo

nix profile install nixpkgs#goredo

normalized package name match
Matched by: Goredo

nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/go/goredo/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

source trail

Generated from repository data

This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.

Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub.

combined/goredo.yml

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

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