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Install node-build with Homebrew

Install NodeJS versions. Version 5.4.44 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-26.

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Additional install commands

macOS

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brew install node-build

local Homebrew formula metadata

overview

Package summary

Install NodeJS versions

Commands and aliases

  • node-build
  • nodenv-install
  • nodenv-uninstall

history

Project history and usage

node-build is the small installer layer behind nodenv's `nodenv install` workflow. Its upstream README describes it as a tool that downloads, compiles, and installs Node on Unix-like systems, either as a nodenv plugin or as the standalone `node-build` command.

Project history

The project is explicitly descended from rbenv's ruby-build: the node-build README credits Sam Stephenson's ruby-build as the fork source and Will McKenzie as the person who modified it for Node. That lineage explains the package's shape: shell scripts, build definitions, optional source compilation, tarball checksums, mirrors, and environment-variable overrides instead of a large application framework.

Adoption history

node-build is niche compared with Node itself, but it matters to developers who want repeatable per-project Node installs through nodenv. Homebrew Formulae lists node-build 5.4.44 and reports 28,881 installs over 365 days, including 13,982 installs on request, which is enough signal to treat it as a real version-manager dependency rather than a forgotten helper.

How it is used

Package nerds use node-build when they want nodenv-style version management without nvm's shell-function model. Typical commands are `nodenv install --list`, `nodenv install 20.11.1`, `node-build --definitions`, and `node-build 20.11.1 ~/local/node-20.11.1`. The advanced knobs are useful when diagnosing C compiler failures, forcing source builds with `--compile`, applying a patch with `--patch`, keeping sources for debugging, or overriding tarball URLs and mirrors.

Why package nerds care

The package is interesting because it encodes the boring but valuable part of a runtime ecosystem: mapping many upstream Node releases into reproducible install recipes. It is not a general JavaScript tool; it is plumbing for people who care which exact Node binary, checksum, compiler, prefix, or mirror produced their local runtime.

Related projects

  • nodenv
  • node-build-update-defs
  • rbenv/ruby-build
  • Node.js

security posture

No protected-tool coverage found yet

No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for node-build. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.

Install behavior

  • No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
  • Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 1 platform targets.
  • Installs with 3 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
node-buildcliglobal executable
nodenv-installcliglobal executable
nodenv-uninstallcliglobal 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 version5.4.44
manager updated2026-06-26
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detectedv5.4.44

https://github.com/nodenv/node-build

  • okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:node-build
Version5.4.44
Package managerHomebrew
Package manager pagehttps://formulae.brew.sh/formula/node-build
Homepagehttps://github.com/nodenv/node-build
Repositoryhttps://github.com/nodenv/node-build
Upstream docshttps://github.com/nodenv/node-build#readme
LicenseMIT
Source archivehttps://github.com/nodenv/node-build/archive/refs/tags/v5.4.44.tar.gz
Last updated2026-06-26T00:48:33Z
Pulseupdated
Dependenciesautoconf, openssl@3, pkgconf
Bottleavailable (on all)
Homebrew post-installnot defined
Servicenone declared

registry facts

Source database details

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

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

Related tools

  • autoconfRuntime dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • openssl@3Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • pkgconfRuntime dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • ndenvPopular package that depends on this formula.
  • nodenvPopular package that depends on this formula.

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  • naveShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, nodejs, version-manager.
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  • vfoxShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, nodejs, runtime-management, version-manager.

source trail

Generated from repository data

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
  • package relationship graph
  • package version freshness
  • package-page enrichment