# Install node-build with Homebrew Install NodeJS versions. Version 5.4.44 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-26. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:node-build ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install node-build ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:node-build - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 5.4.44 - **Source summary:** Install NodeJS versions - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** MIT - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-06-26T00:48:33Z - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - node-build (cli) - nodenv-install (cli) - nodenv-uninstall (cli) - node-build (alias) - nodenv-install (alias) - nodenv-uninstall (alias) ## Dependencies - autoconf - openssl@3 - pkgconf ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on all ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 5.4.44 - Package-manager updated: 2026-06-26 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/nodenv/node-build - Upstream latest detected: v5.4.44 (current) ## 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 ### Sources - - - - - ## Security Notes 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. ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** node-build - **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 - [Source-control packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/source-control-tools/) - Belongs to a source-control command family. - [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. - [autoconf](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/autoconf/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [openssl@3](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/openssl-3/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [pkgconf](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/pkgconf/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [ndenv](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ndenv/) - Popular package that depends on this formula. - [nodenv](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/nodenv/) - Popular package that depends on this formula. - [brew-php-switcher](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/brew-php-switcher/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, runtime-management. - [fnm](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/fnm/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, nodejs, version-manager. - [grunt-cli](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/grunt-cli/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: build-tool, cli, developer-tools, nodejs. - [nave](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/nave/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, nodejs, version-manager. - [nodebrew](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/nodebrew/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, nodejs, version-manager. - [vfox](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/vfox/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, nodejs, runtime-management, version-manager. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/node-build.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/node-build.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