macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install po4alocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install po4aMacPorts ports tree · textproc/po4a/Portfile · source: api.github.com
brew
Install po4a with Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, zypper
Documentation translation maintenance tool. Version 0.74 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-22.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add po4aAlpine Linux edge package indexes · po4a · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org
Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install po4aDebian stable package indexes · po4a · source: deb.debian.org
Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install po4aFedora Rawhide package metadata · po4a · source: dl.fedoraproject.org
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#po4anixpkgs package indexes · po4a · source: raw.githubusercontent.com
Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S po4aArch Linux sync databases · po4a · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com
openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install po4aopenSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · po4a · source: download.opensuse.org
overview
Package summary
Documentation translation maintenance tool
Project links
Commands and aliases
- msguntypot
- po4a
- po4a-display-man
- po4a-display-pod
- po4a-gettextize
- po4a-normalize
- po4a-translate
- po4a-updatepo
security posture
Risk level: green
narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.
Risk classifier
green risk · low confidence · appliance
Why
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals
Signals
- metadata:no-higher-risk-signals
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
- Installs with 1 runtime dependencies.
- Build metadata lists 1 build dependencies.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
local files
Configuration and credential file locations
These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.
Configuration files
Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.
- Unix
./po4a.cfg
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
msguntypot | cli | global executable | |
po4a | cli | global executable | |
po4a-display-man | cli | global executable | |
po4a-display-pod | cli | global executable | |
po4a-gettextize | cli | global executable | |
po4a-normalize | cli | global executable | |
po4a-translate | cli | global executable | |
po4a-updatepo | cli | global 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 version0.74
manager updated2026-06-22
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detectedv0.74
https://github.com/mquinson/po4a
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:po4a |
|---|---|
| Version | 0.74 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/po4a |
| Homepage | https://po4a.org |
| Repository | https://github.com/mquinson/po4a |
| Upstream docs | https://www.po4a.org/documentation.php.en |
| License | GPL-2.0-or-later |
| Source archive | https://github.com/mquinson/po4a/archive/refs/tags/v0.74.tar.gz |
| Last updated | 2026-06-22T14:05:56-07:00 |
| Pulse | updated |
| Dependencies | gettext |
| Build dependencies | docbook-xsl |
| Uses from macOS | libxslt, perl |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux) |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | po4a |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 1 |
| Head Version | HEAD |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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source database matches
Other package-manager records
Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.
Debian apt95%
po4a 0.73-2
tools to ease the translation of documentation
sudo apt install po4a- Section: text
- Architecture: all
- 7 dependencies
- 4 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Po4a
Nix95%
po4a
nix profile install nixpkgs#po4a- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Po4a
Ubuntu apt95%
po4a 0.69-1
tools to ease the translation of documentation
sudo apt install po4a- Section: universe/text
- Architecture: all
- 7 dependencies
- 4 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Po4a
apk95%
po4a 0.74-r1
Tools for helping translation of documentation
sudo apk add po4a- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: po4a
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Po4a
apk95%
po4a-doc 0.74-r1
Tools for helping translation of documentation (documentation)
sudo apk add po4a-doc- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: po4a
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Po4a
apk95%
po4a-lang 0.74-r1
Languages for package po4a
sudo apk add po4a-lang- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: po4a
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Po4a
dnf95%
po4a 0.74-4.fc44
A tool maintaining translations anywhere
sudo dnf install po4a- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: noarch
- Source Package: po4a
- 9 dependencies
- 2 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Po4a
pacman95%
po4a 0.74-1
Tools for helping translation of documentation
sudo pacman -S po4a- License: GPL
- Architecture: any
- 4 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Po4a
zypper95%
po4a 0.74+git.1774221329.f4123361-1.1
Framework to translate documentation and other materials
sudo zypper install po4a- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
- Category: Development/Tools/Other
- Architecture: noarch
- Source Package: po4a
- 6 dependencies
- 2 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Po4a
zypper95%
po4a-lang 0.74+git.1774221329.f4123361-1.1
Translations for package po4a
sudo zypper install po4a-lang- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
- Category: System/Localization
- Architecture: noarch
- Source Package: po4a
- 1 dependencies
- 3 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Po4a
MacPorts95%
po4a
sudo port install po4a- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Po4a
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.
Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- Nucleus package database
- av.db category and tag curation
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated configuration and credential file locations
- external package-manager database matches
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment