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Install mspdebug with Homebrew, apk, apt, MacPorts, Nix

Debugger for use with MSP430 MCUs. Version 0.26 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-25.

Install commandSecurity notes

install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install mspdebug

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install mspdebug

MacPorts ports tree · devel/mspdebug/Portfile · source: api.github.com

overview

Package summary

Debugger for use with MSP430 MCUs

Commands and aliases

  • mspdebug

history

Project history and usage

MSPDebug is Daniel Beer's free command-line debugger and programmer for Texas Instruments MSP430 microcontrollers. The project page describes support for FET430UIF, eZ430, RF2500, Olimex MSP430-JTAG-TINY, Launchpad, Chronos, GoodFET, and other compatible devices, plus use either as a GDB proxy or as an independent debugger.

Project history

The tool's milestones are tied to practical embedded work: user-space operation without kernel modifications, programming and breakpoints, memory inspection, power profiling, bootloader access, multiple object-file formats, disassembly, symbol-table handling, call-graph analysis, and simulation mode. Those features make it useful both for ordinary firmware loading/debugging and for reverse-engineering or protocol work around MSP430 devices.

How it is used

Its package-manager niche is the open embedded-toolchain slot beside msp430-gcc and GDB. The upstream page notes availability in Fedora, Gentoo, OpenBSD ports, Debian, and Ubuntu, while Homebrew and other Unix package managers provide it for developers who need MSP430 board access from macOS or Linux without vendor IDEs.

security posture

Risk level: red

escape, surveillance, or offensive capability signal.

Risk classifier

red risk · medium confidence · escape-surveillance-offensive

Why

  • escape, surveillance, or offensive capability signal

Signals

  • text:debugger

Install behavior

  • No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
  • Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 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

CommandKindExposureNote
mspdebugcliglobal 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 version0.26
manager updated2026-06-25
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detectedv0.26

https://github.com/dlbeer/mspdebug

  • okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:mspdebug
Version0.26
Package managerHomebrew
Package manager pagehttps://formulae.brew.sh/formula/mspdebug
Homepagehttps://dlbeer.co.nz/mspdebug/
Repositoryhttps://github.com/dlbeer/mspdebug
Upstream docshttps://dlbeer.co.nz/mspdebug
LicenseGPL-2.0-or-later
Source archivehttps://github.com/dlbeer/mspdebug/archive/refs/tags/v0.26.tar.gz
Last updated2026-06-25T13:37:55+02:00
Pulseupdated
Dependencieshidapi, libusb-compat
Bottleavailable (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-installnot defined
Servicenone declared
CaveatsYou may need to install a kernel extension if you're having trouble with RF2500-like devices such as the TI Launchpad: https://dlbeer.co.nz/mspdebug/faq.html#rf2500_osx

registry facts

Source database details

Source DatabaseHomebrew formula API
Taphomebrew/core
Full Namemspdebug
Version Scheme0
Revision0
Head VersionHEAD
Bottle Stable Root URLhttps://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecatedno
Disabledno
Keg Onlyno
URL Keys
  • head
  • 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.

Debian apt95%

mspdebug 0.25-1

debugging tool for MSP430 microcontrollers

https://mspdebug.sourceforge.net/

sudo apt install mspdebug
  • Section: electronics
  • Architecture: amd64
  • 3 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Mspdebug
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: mspdebug from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Nix95%

mspdebug

nix profile install nixpkgs#mspdebug
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Mspdebug
nixpkgs package indexes · raw.githubusercontent.com · nixpkgs package indexes: mspdebug from https://raw.githubusercontent.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/master/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
Ubuntu apt95%

mspdebug 0.22-2build4

debugging tool for MSP430 microcontrollers

http://mspdebug.sourceforge.net/

sudo apt install mspdebug
  • Section: universe/electronics
  • Architecture: amd64
  • 3 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Mspdebug
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: mspdebug from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
apk95%

mspdebug 0.25-r1

A free debugger for use with MSP430 MCUs

https://github.com/dlbeer/mspdebug

sudo apk add mspdebug
  • License: GPL-2.0-only
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: mspdebug
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Mspdebug
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: mspdebug from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

mspdebug-doc 0.25-r1

A free debugger for use with MSP430 MCUs (documentation)

https://github.com/dlbeer/mspdebug

sudo apk add mspdebug-doc
  • License: GPL-2.0-only
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: mspdebug
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Mspdebug
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: mspdebug-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
MacPorts95%

mspdebug

sudo port install mspdebug
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Mspdebug
MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: devel/mspdebug/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/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.

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  • hidapiRuntime dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • libusb-compatRuntime dependency declared by Homebrew.

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source trail

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

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