macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install mk-configurelocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install mk-configureMacPorts ports tree · devel/mk-configure/Portfile · source: api.github.com
brew
Install mk-configure with Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, MacPorts, pacman, zypper
Lightweight replacement for GNU autotools. Version 0.40.0 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add mk-configureAlpine Linux edge package indexes · mk-configure · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org
Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install mk-configureDebian stable package indexes · mk-configure · source: deb.debian.org
Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install mk-configureFedora Rawhide package metadata · mk-configure · source: dl.fedoraproject.org
Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S mk-configureArch Linux sync databases · mk-configure · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com
openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install mk-configureopenSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · mk-configure · source: download.opensuse.org
overview
Package summary
Lightweight replacement for GNU autotools
Project links
Commands and aliases
- mkc_check_compiler
- mkc_check_custom
- mkc_check_decl
- mkc_check_funclib
- mkc_check_header
- mkc_check_prog
- mkc_check_sizeof
- mkc_check_version
- mkc_compiler_settings
- mkc_install
- mkc_which
- mkcmake
history
Project history and usage
mk-configure is Aleksey Cheusov's bmake-centered build system, presented in the late-2000s Unix tooling world as a lighter replacement for the Autotools workflow. Its design rejects generated configure and Makefile blobs: projects use bmake include files, POSIX shell, awk, and small helper programs, with mkcmake serving as the top-level command.
Project history
Technically, mk-configure combines ordinary build rules with autoconf-like probes. The mkc.configure.mk layer and standalone mkc_check_* tools check headers, declarations, functions, libraries, sizeof values, compilers, and custom conditions. The upstream README emphasizes C, C++, Objective-C, libraries, scripts, documentation, DESTDIR installs, uninstall targets, dependency analysis, and regression-test hooks.
How it is used
Its package-manager niche is Unix and BSD-adjacent software that wants configure-style portability without the GNU Autotools stack or a larger meta-build system such as CMake. The upstream project lists binary packages for pkgsrc, FreeBSD ports, Debian and Ubuntu, Arch, openSUSE, Fedora, and other distributions, which fits a tool aimed at source builds and packagers rather than application end users.
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 8 platform targets.
- Installs with 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
mkc_check_compiler | cli | global executable | |
mkc_check_custom | cli | global executable | |
mkc_check_decl | cli | global executable | |
mkc_check_funclib | cli | global executable | |
mkc_check_header | cli | global executable | |
mkc_check_prog | cli | global executable | |
mkc_check_sizeof | cli | global executable | |
mkc_check_version | cli | global executable | |
mkc_compiler_settings | cli | global executable | |
mkc_install | cli | global executable | |
mkc_which | cli | global executable | |
mkcmake | 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 version0.40.0
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
https://github.com/cheusov/mk-configure
- infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
- infoNo cached GitHub release or tag data was available.https://github.com/cheusov/mk-configurenone confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:mk-configure |
|---|---|
| Version | 0.40.0 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/mk-configure |
| Homepage | https://github.com/cheusov/mk-configure |
| Repository | https://github.com/cheusov/mk-configure |
| Upstream docs | https://github.com/cheusov/mk-configure#readme |
| License | BSD-2-Clause AND BSD-3-Clause AND MIT AND MIT-CMU |
| Source archive | https://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/mk-configure/mk-configure/mk-configure-0.40.0/mk-configure-0.40.0.tar.gz |
| Dependencies | bmake, makedepend |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, 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 | mk-configure |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| 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%
mk-configure 0.37.0-2
lightweight replacement for GNU autotools
https://sourceforge.net/projects/mk-configure/
sudo apt install mk-configure- Section: devel
- Architecture: all
- 1 dependencies
- 2 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Mk Configure
Ubuntu apt95%
mk-configure 0.37.0-2
lightweight replacement for GNU autotools
https://sourceforge.net/projects/mk-configure/
sudo apt install mk-configure- Section: universe/devel
- Architecture: all
- 1 dependencies
- 2 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Mk Configure
apk95%
mk-configure 0.40.0-r1
Lightweight replacement for autotools
https://github.com/cheusov/mk-configure
sudo apk add mk-configure- License: BSD-2-Clause
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: mk-configure
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Mk Configure
apk95%
mk-configure-dev 0.40.0-r1
Lightweight replacement for autotools (development files)
https://github.com/cheusov/mk-configure
sudo apk add mk-configure-dev- License: BSD-2-Clause
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: mk-configure
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Mk Configure
apk95%
mk-configure-doc 0.40.0-r1
Lightweight replacement for autotools (documentation)
https://github.com/cheusov/mk-configure
sudo apk add mk-configure-doc- License: BSD-2-Clause
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: mk-configure
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Mk Configure
dnf95%
mk-configure 0.38.3-8.fc44
A build system on top of bmake
https://github.com/cheusov/mk-configure/
sudo dnf install mk-configure- License: BSD-2-Clause AND BSD-4-Clause AND ISC
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: noarch
- Source Package: mk-configure
- 5 dependencies
- 2 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Mk Configure
dnf95%
mk-configure-doc 0.38.3-8.fc44
The mk-configure documentation
https://github.com/cheusov/mk-configure/
sudo dnf install mk-configure-doc- License: BSD-2-Clause AND ISC AND CC0-1.0
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: noarch
- Source Package: mk-configure
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Mk Configure
pacman95%
mk-configure 0.40.0-1
Lightweight replacement for GNU autotools
https://github.com/cheusov/mk-configure
sudo pacman -S mk-configure- License: BSD
- Architecture: any
- 2 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Mk Configure
zypper95%
mk-configure 0.40.0-1.1
A build system on top of bmake
https://github.com/cheusov/mk-configure/
sudo zypper install mk-configure- License: BSD-2-Clause AND MIT AND ISC
- Category: Development/Tools/Building
- Architecture: noarch
- Source Package: mk-configure
- 4 dependencies
- 3 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Mk Configure
zypper95%
mk-configure-doc 0.40.0-1.1
Mk-configure documentation
https://github.com/cheusov/mk-configure/
sudo zypper install mk-configure-doc- License: BSD-2-Clause AND MIT AND ISC
- Category: Documentation/Other
- Architecture: noarch
- Source Package: mk-configure
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Mk Configure
MacPorts95%
mk-configure
sudo port install mk-configure- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Mk Configure
source trail
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