# Install pocl with Homebrew, apt, dnf, Nix, pacman, zypper

Portable Computing Language. Version 7.1 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:pocl
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install pocl
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

### Linux

- Debian apt (92%):

```sh
sudo apt install libpocl-dev
```

  Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: libpocl-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

- dnf (92%):

```sh
sudo dnf install pocl
```

  Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: pocl from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst

- Nix (92%):

```sh
nix profile install nixpkgs#pocl
```

  Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/po/pocl/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

- pacman (92%):

```sh
sudo pacman -S pocl
```

  Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: pocl from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz

- zypper (92%):

```sh
sudo zypper install libpocl-devices-levelzero
```

  Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: libpocl-devices-levelzero from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst

## Package facts

- **Package key:** brew:pocl
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Package manager page:** <https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/pocl>
- **Version:** 7.1
- **Source summary:** Portable Computing Language
- **Homepage:** <https://portablecl.org/>
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/pocl/pocl>
- **Upstream docs:** <https://portablecl.org/docs/html>
- **License:** MIT
- **Source archive:** <https://github.com/pocl/pocl/archive/refs/tags/v7.1.tar.gz>
- **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00

## Executables

- poclcc (cli)
- poclcc (alias)

## Dependencies

- hwloc
- llvm@21
- opencl-icd-loader

## Build dependencies

- cmake
- opencl-headers
- pkgconf

## Install behavior

- Post-install hook: not defined
- Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-07-08
- Package-manager version: 7.1
- Local data: ok
- Upstream repository: https://github.com/pocl/pocl
- Upstream latest detected: v7.1 (current)
- info: No package-manager update timestamp was available.

## Security Notes

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

- **Geiger risk:** green / low
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals

## Source Database Details

- **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API
- **Tap:** homebrew/core
- **Full Name:** pocl
- **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:** head, stable

## Other Package-Manager Records

- Debian apt - libpocl-dev - 6.0-6: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libpocl-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | development files for the PoCL library | http://portablecl.org
- Debian apt - libpocl-devices-level0 - 6.0-6: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libpocl-devices-level0 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Portable Computing Language library - Level Zero device library | http://portablecl.org
- Debian apt - libpocl2-common - 6.0-6: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libpocl2-common from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | common files for the PoCL library | http://portablecl.org
- Debian apt - libpocl2t64 - 6.0-6: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libpocl2t64 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Portable Computing Language library | http://portablecl.org
- Debian apt - pocl-doc - 6.0-6: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: pocl-doc from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | documentation for the PoCL library | http://portablecl.org
- Debian apt - pocl-opencl-icd - 6.0-6: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: pocl-opencl-icd from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | PoCL ICD | http://portablecl.org
- Debian apt - pocl-source - 6.0-6: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: pocl-source from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | PoCL source code | http://portablecl.org
- Debian apt - pocl-tests - 6.0-6: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: pocl-tests from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | PoCL testsuite | http://portablecl.org
- Debian apt - pocld - 6.0-6: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: pocld from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | dummy pocld for PoCL-R | http://portablecl.org
- Nix - pocl: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/po/pocl/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- Ubuntu apt - libpocl-dev - 5.0-2.1build3: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libpocl-dev from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | development files for the pocl library | http://portablecl.org
- Ubuntu apt - libpocl2-common - 5.0-2.1build3: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libpocl2-common from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | common files for the pocl library | http://portablecl.org
- Ubuntu apt - libpocl2t64 - 5.0-2.1build3: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libpocl2t64 from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Portable Computing Language library | http://portablecl.org
- Ubuntu apt - pocl-doc - 5.0-2.1build3: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: pocl-doc from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | documentation for the pocl library | http://portablecl.org
- Ubuntu apt - pocl-opencl-icd - 5.0-2.1build3: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: pocl-opencl-icd from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | pocl ICD | http://portablecl.org
- Ubuntu apt - pocl-source - 5.0-2.1build3: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: pocl-source from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | pocl source code | http://portablecl.org


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- [llvm@21](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/llvm-21/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew.
- [opencl-icd-loader](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/opencl-icd-loader/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew.
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## Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/pocl.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/pocl.yml)


## Sources

- Nucleus package database
- Geiger risk classifier
- package-page enrichment
- package version freshness
- av.db category and tag curation
- package relationship graph
- external package-manager database matches
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
