# Install muon with Homebrew, apk, Nix, zypper Meson-compatible build system. Version 0.6.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-05. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:muon ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install muon ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add abuild-muon ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: abuild-muon from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#muon ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/mu/muon/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - zypper (92%): ```sh sudo zypper install muon ``` Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: muon from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:muon - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 0.6.0 - **Source summary:** Meson-compatible build system - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** GPL-3.0-only - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-07-05T19:22:38-04:00 - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - muon (cli) - muon (alias) ## Dependencies - libarchive - ninja - pkgconf ## Build dependencies - meson - scdoc ## Uses from macOS - curl ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 0.6.0 - Package-manager updated: 2026-07-05 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://muon.build - info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories. ## 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 Notes generalized runtime or code generation signal. - **Geiger risk:** yellow / medium - generalized runtime or code generation signal ## 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:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Nix - muon: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/mu/muon/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - apk - abuild-muon - 0.5.0-r1: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: abuild-muon from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Meson-compatible build system (abuild helper) | https://muon.build - apk - muon - 0.5.0-r1: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: muon from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Meson-compatible build system | https://muon.build - apk - muon-doc - 0.5.0-r1: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: muon-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Meson-compatible build system (documentation) | https://muon.build - apk - muon-wrap - 0.5.0-r1: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: muon-wrap from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Meson-compatible build system (with wrap-file support) | https://muon.build - zypper - muon - 0.5.0-1.4: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: muon from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | An implementation of the meson build system in c99 | https://muon.build/ ## Related links - [Secret-risk packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/secret-risk-packages/) - Has protected-tool coverage, approval-gate, or non-low Geiger security signals. - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Text processing packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/text-processing-tools/) - Matched text, document, or structured-data processing metadata. - [Developer build packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/developer-build-tools/) - Matched build, compiler, generator, or developer workflow metadata. - [libarchive](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/libarchive/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [ninja](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ninja/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [pkgconf](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/pkgconf/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [meson](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/meson/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [scdoc](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/scdoc/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [cabin](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cabin/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: build-system, cli, developer-tools. - [dune](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/dune/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: build-system, cli, developer-tools. - [bsdmake](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/bsdmake/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: build-system, cli, developer-tools. - [fastbuild](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/fastbuild/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: build-system, cli, developer-tools. - [goredo](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/goredo/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: build-system, cli, developer-tools. - [litani](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/litani/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: build-system, cli, developer-tools. - [mk-configure](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/mk-configure/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: build-system, cli, developer-tools. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/muon.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/muon.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated package history - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph