# Install objc-run with Homebrew Use Objective-C files for shell script-like tasks. Version 1.4 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:objc-run ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install objc-run ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:objc-run - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 1.4 - **Source summary:** Use Objective-C files for shell script-like tasks - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** MIT - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T18:08:21+00:00 ## Executables - objc-run (cli) - objc-run (alias) ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on all ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 1.4 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/iljaiwas/objc-run - Upstream latest detected: 1.4 (current) - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. ## Project history and usage objc-run is a shell script that compiles and executes Objective-C source files so they can be used for small macOS scripting-style tasks without creating an Xcode project. Its README describes it as suitable for jobs such as manipulating plist files and as similar to CodeRunner without a user interface. ### Project history The GitHub repository was created on 2014-01-03, with a short burst of activity through early 2014 and tags from 1.0 to 1.4. The repository metadata recorded the last push on 2014-02-10, making it a compact, stable script rather than a long-running framework. The project wrapped the native Objective-C compiler flow behind a single executable and added two conveniences: shebang-style execution with `#!/usr/bin/env objc-run`, and CocoaPods integration by embedding a Podfile section inside a C comment in the Objective-C source file. ### Adoption history The GitHub repository metadata recorded 424 stars and 13 forks, which is meaningful for a single shell script in the Objective-C tooling niche. Homebrew core packaged version 1.4 as a macOS-only formula with one executable and recorded 31 installs over 365 days in the 2026-07-01 formula JSON. ### How it is used A user runs `objc-run myfile.m arg1 arg2`; the script compiles `myfile.m` into a temporary application named after the source file, launches it with the remaining arguments, and removes the compiled output after execution. With a shebang line and executable bit, the `.m` file can be invoked directly from the terminal. The CocoaPods feature made the script more useful for small Objective-C programs that wanted third-party libraries without a full project setup: the source file could include pod declarations between `podfile-start` and `podfile-end` markers. ### Why package nerds care objc-run is a small but telling package: it treats Objective-C as a shell-scripting language for Mac automation. For av.db, it belongs with developer conveniences that expose a platform compiler in one command rather than building a new language runtime or project template. ### Timeline - 2014-01-03: the public GitHub repository was created. - 2014-02-10: GitHub API metadata recorded the repository's last push. - 2026-07-01: Homebrew core formula metadata listed stable version 1.4. ### Related projects - objc-run is tied to clang/Xcode command-line compilation, CocoaPods, macOS Foundation/Cocoa scripting, and small Objective-C command-line programs. It overlaps in spirit with tools such as CodeRunner, but it stays as a terminal script. ### 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:** objc-run - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Head Version:** HEAD - **Requirements:** macos - **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. - [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. - [rust-script](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/rust-script/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, scripting. - [gnustep-base](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gnustep-base/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, objective-c. - [scriptisto](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/scriptisto/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, scripting. - [swift-sh](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/swift-sh/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, scripting. - [zx](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/zx/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, scripting. - [gptscript](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gptscript/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, scripting. - [mogenerator](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/mogenerator/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, macos, objective-c. - [zapp](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/zapp/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, macos. - [objc-codegenutils](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/objc-codegenutils/) - Package names and metadata indicate a similar tool family. Shared terms: cli, developer, developer-tools, objc, objective. - [ccls](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ccls/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, developer, developer-tools, objc, objective. - [configen](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/configen/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, developer, developer-tools, objective, objective-c. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/objc-run.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/objc-run.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