macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install muonlocal Homebrew formula metadata
brew
Install muon with Homebrew, apk, Nix, zypper
Meson-compatible build system. Version 0.6.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-05.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add abuild-muonAlpine Linux edge package indexes · abuild-muon · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#muonnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/mu/muon/package.nix · source: api.github.com
openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install muonopenSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · muon · source: download.opensuse.org
overview
Package summary
Meson-compatible build system
Project links
Commands and aliases
- muon
history
Project history and usage
muon is a C99 implementation of the Meson build system with minimal dependencies. Its README states the design goal directly: interpret Meson projects, provide Meson-adjacent tooling, and compile to a single portable binary for Linux, Windows, and macOS. The same README credits the author's earlier idea to reimplement Meson in C and says the project was initially inspired by boson, with muon's code originally based on boson and later mostly rewritten.
Project history
The tool's role is practical rather than ceremonial compatibility. muon interprets `meson.build` files and emits backend build files, with the ordinary workflow of `muon setup`, invoking Ninja or its built-in Samurai-derived backend, running tests, and installing. It also grew developer-facing subcommands around the Meson language: `muon analyze` for static analysis and language-server use, `muon fmt` for formatting, and an interactive stepping debugger. The project describes itself as close to feature-complete with Meson for C-like languages while leaving some less common Meson options, modules, dependency special cases, and non-C-like language support outside the main path.
How it is used
In package-manager terms, muon sits beside Meson, Ninja, and Samurai as a lean build-system implementation for users who want Meson project support with a small C binary and fewer runtime dependencies. FreeBSD packaging notes emphasize that muon does not aim for bug-for-bug or CLI compatibility with Meson and uses Meson's official documentation as its specification, which is why distributions package it as `muon`, `muon-meson`, or related names rather than a transparent Meson replacement.
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:build system
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
- Installs with 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
muon | 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 version0.6.0
manager updated2026-07-05
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
- infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://muon.buildnone confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:muon |
|---|---|
| Version | 0.6.0 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/muon |
| Homepage | https://muon.build |
| Repository | https://git.sr.ht/~lattis/muon |
| Upstream docs | https://muon.build/ |
| License | GPL-3.0-only |
| Source archive | https://git.sr.ht/~lattis/muon/archive/0.6.0.tar.gz |
| Last updated | 2026-07-05T19:22:38-04:00 |
| Pulse | updated |
| Dependencies | libarchive, ninja, pkgconf |
| Build dependencies | meson, scdoc |
| Uses from macOS | curl |
| 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 | muon |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Head Version | HEAD |
| 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.
Nix95%
muon
nix profile install nixpkgs#muon- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Muon
apk95%
abuild-muon 0.5.0-r1
Meson-compatible build system (abuild helper)
sudo apk add abuild-muon- License: GPL-3.0-only AND Apache-2.0
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: muon
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Muon
apk95%
muon 0.5.0-r1
Meson-compatible build system
sudo apk add muon- License: GPL-3.0-only AND Apache-2.0
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: muon
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Muon
apk95%
muon-doc 0.5.0-r1
Meson-compatible build system (documentation)
sudo apk add muon-doc- License: GPL-3.0-only AND Apache-2.0
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: muon
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Muon
apk95%
muon-wrap 0.5.0-r1
Meson-compatible build system (with wrap-file support)
sudo apk add muon-wrap- License: GPL-3.0-only AND Apache-2.0
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: muon
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Muon
zypper95%
muon 0.5.0-1.4
An implementation of the meson build system in c99
sudo zypper install muon- License: Apache-2.0 AND GPL-3.0-only
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: muon
- 4 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Muon
source trail
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- 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