macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install llvm@15local Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install llvm-15MacPorts ports tree · lang/llvm-15/Portfile · source: api.github.com
brew
Install llvm@15 with Homebrew, MacPorts, apt, apk, dnf, zypper, chocolatey, Nix, pacman, scoop, winget
Next-gen compiler infrastructure. Version 15.0.7 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-03.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Ubuntu aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install llvm-15Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · llvm-15 · source: archive.ubuntu.com
Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add llvm15Alpine Linux edge package indexes · llvm15 · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org
Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install llvm15Fedora Rawhide package metadata · llvm15 · source: dl.fedoraproject.org
openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install clang15openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · clang15 · source: download.opensuse.org
Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install llvmDebian stable package indexes · llvm · source: deb.debian.org
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#llvmnixpkgs package indexes · llvm · source: raw.githubusercontent.com
Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S llvmArch Linux sync databases · llvm · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com
Windows
Chocolateyverified · 92%
choco install llvmChocolatey community package catalog · llvm · source: community.chocolatey.org
Scoopverified · 92%
scoop install main/llvmScoop official bucket manifest trees · bucket/llvm.json · source: api.github.com
Windows Package Managerverified · 92%
winget install --id LLVM.LLVM -eWindows Package Manager source index · LLVM.LLVM · source: cdn.winget.microsoft.com
overview
Package summary
Next-gen compiler infrastructure
Project links
Commands and aliases
- clang-15
- clang-pseudo
- llvm-remark-size-diff
history
Project history and usage
llvm@15 is Homebrew's versioned formula for the LLVM 15 release line. It packages a stable 15.x generation of the LLVM compiler infrastructure for users and downstream builds that cannot simply follow the current llvm formula.
Project history
LLVM 15 continued the LLVM project's evolution from reusable optimizer and code-generation libraries into a broad compiler-toolchain platform. Like other major LLVM releases, it shipped coordinated updates across LLVM core, Clang, LLDB, LLD, libc++, compiler-rt, MLIR, and related developer tools.
A defining migration point for LLVM 15 was opaque pointers. The official opaque-pointer documentation states that LLVM 15 enabled opaque pointers by default while typed pointers were still supported, making this release a compatibility hinge between older typed-pointer IR users and the LLVM 17 world where typed pointers were no longer supported.
Adoption history
The formula's versioned shape reflects how package ecosystems adopt LLVM: compiler stacks move quickly, but language runtimes, static analyzers, code generators, and editor tools often need one major line pinned until their LLVM API usage catches up. llvm@15 offered that stable target after the 15.0.0 release.
The input metadata shows llvm@15 packaged under names such as llvm15, llvm-15, clangd, clang15, and Homebrew llvm@15 across Linux, macOS, Windows-oriented, and Nix-style ecosystems. That spread is typical for LLVM major releases because both command-line users and build dependencies need predictable versioned tools.
How it is used
Users install llvm@15 to get clang-15, LLVM 15 libraries and headers, LLVM binary utilities, LLDB/LLD tools where packaged, and helper tools such as clang-tidy, clang-format, clangd, llvm-config, opt, llc, and FileCheck.
It is most useful when a build explicitly requires LLVM 15 or when maintainers need to test code against the opaque-pointer default before moving to later LLVM releases.
Why package nerds care
llvm@15 is significant because it packaged one of LLVM's biggest IR model transitions as a selectable toolchain rather than forcing every downstream package to migrate at once. That is exactly why package managers keep versioned compiler stacks around.
For maintainers, llvm@15 often marks the point where old typed-pointer assumptions become visible in build logs and tests, while still leaving escape hatches unavailable in later releases.
Timeline
- 2000: LLVM begins as a University of Illinois compiler research project.
- 2022-09-06: LLVM 15.0.0 is published on GitHub.
- 2022-09-20: LLVM 15.0.1 is published.
- 2022: LLVM 15 enables opaque pointers by default while retaining typed-pointer support.
- 2023: Package ecosystems continue carrying llvm-15 packages while LLVM 16 and 17 advance the opaque-pointer transition.
Related projects
- LLVM 15 ships with Clang 15, LLDB 15, LLD 15, libc++, compiler-rt, MLIR, OpenMP, and related LLVM tools.
- It is related to llvm@14 as the next migration step, and to llvm@16 and llvm@17 as later stages in the opaque-pointer transition.
Sources
security posture
No protected-tool coverage found yet
No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for llvm@15. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 8 platform targets.
- Installs with 1 runtime dependencies.
- Build metadata lists 2 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 | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
clang-15 | cli | global executable | |
clang-pseudo | cli | global executable | |
llvm-remark-size-diff | 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 version15.0.7
manager updated2026-07-03
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project
- infoNo cached GitHub release or tag data was available.https://github.com/llvm/llvm-projectnone confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:llvm@15 |
|---|---|
| Version | 15.0.7 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/llvm@15 |
| Homepage | https://llvm.org/ |
| Repository | https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project |
| Upstream docs | https://llvm.org/docs |
| License | Apache-2.0 WITH LLVM-exception |
| Source archive | https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project/releases/download/llvmorg-15.0.7/llvm-project-15.0.7.src.tar.xz |
| Last updated | 2026-07-03T15:55:22-04:00 |
| Pulse | updated |
| Dependencies | zstd |
| Build dependencies | cmake, python@3.12 |
| Uses from macOS | libedit, libffi, ncurses |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sonoma, arm64_ventura, monterey, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux) |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
| Caveats | To use the bundled libc++ please add the following LDFLAGS: LDFLAGS="-L$HOMEBREW_PREFIX/opt/llvm@15/lib/c++ -Wl,-rpath,$HOMEBREW_PREFIX/opt/llvm@15/lib/c++" |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | llvm@15 |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Requirements |
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| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | yes |
| 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.
Ubuntu apt95%
llvm-15 1:15.0.7-14build3
Modular compiler and toolchain technologies
sudo apt install llvm-15- Section: universe/devel
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: llvm-toolchain-15
- 11 dependencies
- 2 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Llvm 15
MacPorts95%
llvm-15
sudo port install llvm-15- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Llvm 15
Ubuntu apt92%
clang-15 1:15.0.7-14build3
C, C++ and Objective-C compiler
sudo apt install clang-15- Section: universe/devel
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: llvm-toolchain-15
- 13 dependencies
- 3 provides
- 4 optional deps
- installed executable or alias match
- Matched by: Clang 15
apk92%
llvm15 15.0.7-r20
Low Level Virtual Machine compiler system, version 15
sudo apk add llvm15- License: Apache-2.0
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: llvm15
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- package manager index match
- Matched by: Llvm15
apk92%
llvm15-dev 15.0.7-r20
Low Level Virtual Machine compiler system, version 15 (development files)
sudo apk add llvm15-dev- License: Apache-2.0
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: llvm15
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- package manager index match
- Matched by: Llvm15
apk92%
llvm15-libs 15.0.7-r20
LLVM 15 runtime library
sudo apk add llvm15-libs- License: Apache-2.0
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: llvm15
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- package manager index match
- Matched by: Llvm15
apk92%
llvm15-static 15.0.7-r20
LLVM 15 static libraries
sudo apk add llvm15-static- License: Apache-2.0
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: llvm15
- package manager index match
- Matched by: Llvm15
apk92%
llvm15-test-utils 15.0.7-r20
LLVM 15 utilities for executing LLVM and Clang style test suites
sudo apk add llvm15-test-utils- License: Apache-2.0
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: llvm15
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- package manager index match
- Matched by: Llvm15
dnf92%
llvm15 15.0.7-15.fc44
The Low Level Virtual Machine
sudo dnf install llvm15- License: Apache-2.0 WITH LLVM-exception OR NCSA
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: i686
- Source Package: llvm15
- 11 dependencies
- 2 provides
- package manager index match
- Matched by: Llvm15
dnf92%
llvm15-devel 15.0.7-15.fc44
Libraries and header files for LLVM
sudo dnf install llvm15-devel- License: Apache-2.0 WITH LLVM-exception OR NCSA
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: i686
- Source Package: llvm15
- 7 dependencies
- 2 provides
- package manager index match
- Matched by: Llvm15
dnf92%
llvm15-doc 15.0.7-15.fc44
Documentation for LLVM
sudo dnf install llvm15-doc- License: Apache-2.0 WITH LLVM-exception OR NCSA
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: noarch
- Source Package: llvm15
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- package manager index match
- Matched by: Llvm15
dnf92%
llvm15-libs 15.0.7-15.fc44
LLVM shared libraries
sudo dnf install llvm15-libs- License: Apache-2.0 WITH LLVM-exception OR NCSA
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: i686
- Source Package: llvm15
- 12 dependencies
- 5 provides
- package manager index match
- Matched by: Llvm15
dnf92%
llvm15-static 15.0.7-15.fc44
LLVM static libraries
sudo dnf install llvm15-static- License: Apache-2.0 WITH LLVM-exception OR NCSA
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: i686
- Source Package: llvm15
- 2 provides
- package manager index match
- Matched by: Llvm15
zypper92%
clang15 15.0.7-17.1
CLANG frontend for LLVM
sudo zypper install clang15- License: Apache-2.0 WITH LLVM-exception AND NCSA
- Category: Development/Languages/C and C++
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: llvm15
- 12 dependencies
- 12 provides
- package manager index match
- Matched by: Llvm15
zypper92%
clang15-devel 15.0.7-17.1
CLANG frontend for LLVM (devel package)
sudo zypper install clang15-devel- License: Apache-2.0 WITH LLVM-exception AND NCSA
- Category: Development/Libraries/C and C++
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: llvm15
- 6 dependencies
- 2 provides
- package manager index match
- Matched by: Llvm15
zypper92%
clang15-doc 15.0.7-17.1
Documentation for Clang
sudo zypper install clang15-doc- License: Apache-2.0 WITH LLVM-exception AND NCSA
- Category: Documentation/HTML
- Architecture: noarch
- Source Package: llvm15
- 2 provides
- package manager index match
- Matched by: Llvm15
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