macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install llvm@17local Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install llvm-17MacPorts ports tree · lang/llvm-17/Portfile · source: api.github.com
brew
Install llvm@17 with Homebrew, apt, MacPorts, apk, chocolatey, dnf, Nix, pacman, scoop, winget, zypper
Next-gen compiler infrastructure. Version 17.0.6 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-25.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install llvm-17Debian stable package indexes · llvm-17 · source: deb.debian.org
Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add llvmAlpine Linux edge package indexes · llvm · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org
Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install clangFedora Rawhide package metadata · clang · source: dl.fedoraproject.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
openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install clangopenSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · clang · source: download.opensuse.org
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-17
history
Project history and usage
llvm@17 is Homebrew's versioned formula for the LLVM 17 release line, providing a pinned major version of LLVM's compiler infrastructure, Clang, LLDB, LLD, and related developer tools.
Project history
LLVM 17 is a later release of the LLVM umbrella project, which the official homepage describes as modular and reusable compiler and toolchain technologies. The versioned Homebrew formula preserves that release line after the unversioned llvm package advances.
LLVM 17 is a key endpoint in the opaque-pointer migration documented by LLVM. The official opaque-pointer guide says LLVM 17 supports only opaque pointers and no longer supports typed pointers, following the staged transition through LLVM 14, 15, and 16.
Adoption history
Package ecosystems adopted llvm@17 and llvm-17 style packages both for users who wanted a modern LLVM stack and for downstream projects that had completed the opaque-pointer migration but still needed to pin a major version. The input metadata shows package mappings for Homebrew, MacPorts, Debian/Ubuntu llvm-17, Chocolatey, Nix, Scoop, winget clangd, and other ecosystems.
The existence of llvm@17 alongside newer unversioned LLVM packages reflects a normal toolchain maintenance pattern: major compiler upgrades are valuable, but downstream projects need time to validate generated code, diagnostics, sanitizer behavior, C++ APIs, and plugin compatibility.
How it is used
Users install llvm@17 for clang-17, LLVM 17 libraries and headers, llvm-config, FileCheck, LLDB and LLD tools where included, MLIR tools, clangd, clang-format, clang-tidy, and the broad LLVM utility suite.
It is a good pinned target for projects that have already adapted to opaque pointers and want a stable LLVM 17 build dependency rather than tracking the current Homebrew llvm formula.
Why package nerds care
llvm@17 matters because it packages the first release line in which the opaque-pointer migration is complete from the user's point of view. For maintainers, failures against llvm@17 often mean a real dependency on old typed-pointer APIs or IR assumptions remains.
As a versioned formula, it also keeps package graphs reproducible. A compiler major version is a platform contract, and llvm@17 lets formula authors choose that contract explicitly.
Timeline
- 2000: LLVM begins as a University of Illinois compiler research project.
- 2023-09-19: LLVM 17.0.1 is published on GitHub.
- 2023: LLVM 17 supports only opaque pointers; typed pointers are no longer supported.
- 2023-2024: Package managers add or retain llvm-17 packages for downstream compatibility and reproducible builds.
- 2024 onward: llvm@17 remains useful for packages pinned to LLVM 17 while the unversioned llvm formula advances.
Related projects
- LLVM 17 ships with Clang 17, LLDB 17, LLD 17, libc++, compiler-rt, MLIR, OpenMP, and related LLVM tools.
- It follows llvm@16 in the opaque-pointer migration and precedes later unversioned LLVM formula generations.
Sources
security posture
No protected-tool coverage found yet
No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for llvm@17. 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 3 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-17 | 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 version17.0.6
manager updated2026-06-25
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@17 |
|---|---|
| Version | 17.0.6 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/llvm@17 |
| 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-17.0.6/llvm-project-17.0.6.src.tar.xz |
| Last updated | 2026-06-25T13:37:49+02:00 |
| Pulse | updated |
| Dependencies | zstd |
| Build dependencies | cmake, ninja, python@3.14 |
| Uses from macOS | libedit, libffi, ncurses |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sequoia, sonoma, tahoe, x86_64_linux) |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
| Caveats | To use the bundled libc++ please add the following LDFLAGS: LDFLAGS="-L$HOMEBREW_PREFIX/opt/llvm@17/lib/c++ -Wl,-rpath,$HOMEBREW_PREFIX/opt/llvm@17/lib/c++" |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | llvm@17 |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| 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.
Debian apt95%
llvm-17 1:17.0.6-22+b2
Modular compiler and toolchain technologies
sudo apt install llvm-17- Section: devel
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: llvm-toolchain-17
- 11 dependencies
- 2 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Llvm 17
Ubuntu apt95%
llvm-17 1:17.0.6-9ubuntu1
Modular compiler and toolchain technologies
sudo apt install llvm-17- Section: universe/devel
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: llvm-toolchain-17
- 11 dependencies
- 2 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Llvm 17
MacPorts95%
llvm-17
sudo port install llvm-17- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Llvm 17
Debian apt92%
clang-17 1:17.0.6-22+b2
C, C++ and Objective-C compiler
sudo apt install clang-17- Section: devel
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: llvm-toolchain-17
- 12 dependencies
- 3 provides
- 4 optional deps
- installed executable or alias match
- Matched by: Clang 17
Ubuntu apt92%
clang-17 1:17.0.6-9ubuntu1
C, C++ and Objective-C compiler
sudo apt install clang-17- Section: universe/devel
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: llvm-toolchain-17
- 13 dependencies
- 3 provides
- 4 optional deps
- installed executable or alias match
- Matched by: Clang 17
Debian apt88%
llvm 1:19.0-63
Modular compiler and toolchain technologies
sudo apt install llvm- Section: devel
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: llvm-defaults
- 2 dependencies
- versioned package alias match
- Matched by: Llvm
Nix88%
llvm
nix profile install nixpkgs#llvm- versioned package alias match
- Matched by: Llvm
Ubuntu apt88%
llvm 1:18.0-59~exp2
Low-Level Virtual Machine (LLVM)
sudo apt install llvm- Section: universe/devel
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: llvm-defaults
- 2 dependencies
- versioned package alias match
- Matched by: Llvm
apk88%
llvm 22-r0
Low Level Virtual Machine compiler system, default version.
sudo apk add llvm- License: Apache-2.0
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: llvm
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- versioned package alias match
- Matched by: Llvm
apk88%
llvm-dev 22-r0
Low Level Virtual Machine compiler system, default version.
sudo apk add llvm-dev- License: Apache-2.0
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: llvm
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- versioned package alias match
- Matched by: Llvm
apk88%
llvm-gtest 22-r0
LLVM default gtest static libraries
sudo apk add llvm-gtest- License: Apache-2.0
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: llvm
- 1 dependencies
- versioned package alias match
- Matched by: Llvm
apk88%
llvm-libs 22-r0
LLVM 22 runtime library
sudo apk add llvm-libs- License: Apache-2.0
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: llvm
- 1 dependencies
- versioned package alias match
- Matched by: Llvm
apk88%
llvm-linker-tools 22-r0
Low Level Virtual Machine compiler system, default version. (linker plugins)
sudo apk add llvm-linker-tools- License: Apache-2.0
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: llvm
- 1 dependencies
- versioned package alias match
- Matched by: Llvm
apk88%
llvm-static 22-r0
LLVM 22 static libraries
sudo apk add llvm-static- License: Apache-2.0
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: llvm
- 1 dependencies
- versioned package alias match
- Matched by: Llvm
apk88%
llvm-test-utils 22-r0
LLVM utilities for executing LLVM and Clang style test suites
sudo apk add llvm-test-utils- License: Apache-2.0
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: llvm
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- versioned package alias match
- Matched by: Llvm
dnf88%
clang 22.1.7-1.fc45
A C language family front-end for LLVM
sudo dnf install clang- License: Apache-2.0 WITH LLVM-exception OR NCSA
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: i686
- Source Package: llvm
- 9 dependencies
- 1 provides
- versioned package alias match
- Matched by: Llvm
source trail
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Used sources
- Nucleus package database
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated package history
- external package-manager database matches
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment