# Install never with Homebrew Statically typed, embedded functional programming language. Version 2.3.9 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-14. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:never ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install never ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:never - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 2.3.9 - **Source summary:** Statically typed, embedded functional programming language - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** MIT - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-06-14T14:47:56+02:00 - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - never (cli) - never (alias) ## Build dependencies - bison - cmake ## Uses from macOS - libffi ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_big_sur, arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, big_sur, monterey, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 2.3.9 - Package-manager updated: 2026-06-14 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/never-lang/never - Upstream latest detected: v2.3.9 (current) ## Project history and usage Never is a small statically typed functional language implemented mainly in C. The upstream README describes it as syntactically scoped, strongly typed, call-by-value, and useful as an embeddable language for compiling and invoking first-order functions. ### Project history The never-lang/never repository is the main source. GitHub showed roughly 462 stars, 12 forks, 599 commits, six releases, and latest release v2.3.9 dated 2023-09-02 when researched on 2026-07-01. The Homebrew formula also reported stable 2.3.9. ### Adoption history Never has visible source availability and modest GitHub interest, but package-manager adoption is tiny. Homebrew analytics reported 7 install-on-request events in the 30-day and 90-day windows and 19 over 365 days. That makes it a niche language package rather than a commonly used runtime. ### How it is used The README documents building with `cmake ..; make` after installing gcc, glibc, bison/flex, libm, libdl, and libffi. It also documents Emscripten builds for asm.js and WebAssembly targets, including calling the compiled module from JavaScript via `Module.cwrap`. Package nerds are most likely to install Never to inspect a compact compiler/runtime, try example programs, or experiment with a small language that targets native builds and browser-oriented wasm/asm.js output. There is not enough source-backed evidence to claim broad production use. ### Why package nerds care Never is interesting as a small language implementation and Homebrew-packaged compiler, not as a major language ecosystem. Its value for av.db history is mostly provenance, target support, and the fact that it is maintained enough to have a 2023 release and a Homebrew formula. ### Timeline - 2023-09-02: GitHub repository page listed v2.3.9 as the latest release. - 2026-07-01: Homebrew formula API reported stable 2.3.9 and 19 install-on-request events over 365 days. ### 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:** never - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Head Version:** HEAD - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## 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. - [Developer build packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/developer-build-tools/) - Matched build, compiler, generator, or developer workflow metadata. - [Language runtime packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/language-runtime-packages/) - Matched language runtime, compiler, or interpreter metadata. - [bison](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/bison/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [cmake](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cmake/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [coconut](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/coconut/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, compiler, functional-programming, language-runtime, programming-language. - [frege](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/frege/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, compiler, functional-programming, language-runtime, programming-language. - [idris2](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/idris2/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, compiler, functional-programming, language-runtime, programming-language. - [koka](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/koka/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, compiler, functional-programming, language-runtime, programming-language. - [mercury](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/mercury/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, compiler, functional-programming, language-runtime, programming-language. - [nim](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/nim/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, compiler, language-runtime, programming-language, statically-typed. - [purescript](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/purescript/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, compiler, functional-programming, language-runtime, programming-language. - [urweb](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/urweb/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, compiler, functional-programming, language-runtime, programming-language. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/never.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/never.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 - cross-ecosystem install command graph