install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install redo

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%

sudo port install redo

MacPorts ports tree · devel/redo/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Linux

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#redo

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/re/redo/package.nix · source: api.github.com

Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%

sudo pacman -S redo-python

Arch Linux sync databases · redo-python · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com

overview

Package summary

Implements djb's redo: an alternative to make

Project links

Commands and aliases

redo
redo-always
redo-ifchange
redo-ifcreate
redo-log
redo-ood
redo-sources
redo-stamp
redo-targets
redo-unlocked
redo-whichdo

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 1 platform targets.
Installs with 1 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

Command	Kind	Exposure
`redo`	cli	global executable
`redo-always`	cli	global executable
`redo-ifchange`	cli	global executable
`redo-ifcreate`	cli	global executable
`redo-log`	cli	global executable
`redo-ood`	cli	global executable
`redo-sources`	cli	global executable
`redo-stamp`	cli	global executable
`redo-targets`	cli	global executable
`redo-unlocked`	cli	global executable
`redo-whichdo`	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 version0.42d

manager updated

local dataok

upstreamnot checked

latest detectednot detected

https://github.com/apenwarr/redo

infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
infoNo cached GitHub release or tag data was available.https://github.com/apenwarr/redonone confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:redo
Version	0.42d
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/redo
Homepage	https://redo.rtfd.io/
Repository	https://github.com/apenwarr/redo
Upstream docs	https://redo.readthedocs.io/en/latest
License	Apache-2.0
Source archive	https://github.com/apenwarr/redo/archive/refs/tags/redo-0.42d.tar.gz
Dependencies	python@3.14
Bottle	available (on all)
Homebrew post-install	not defined
Service	none declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source Database	Homebrew formula API
Tap	homebrew/core
Full Name	redo
Version Scheme	0
Revision	2
Conflicts With	goredo
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
URL Keys	stable

source database matches

Other package-manager records

Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.

Nix95%

redo

nix profile install nixpkgs#redo

normalized package name match
Matched by: Redo

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

pacman95%

redo-python 0.42.d-6

An implementation of the redo build system in Python

https://github.com/apenwarr/redo

sudo pacman -S redo-python

License: GPL
Architecture: any
1 dependencies
1 provides
1 optional deps
normalized package name match
Matched by: Redo

Arch Linux sync databases · geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com · Arch Linux sync databases: redo-python from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz

pacman95%

redo-sh 4.0.7-1

An implementation of the Redo build system in Bash

http://news.dieweltistgarnichtso.net/bin/redo-sh.html

sudo pacman -S redo-sh

License: AGPL-3.0-or-later
Architecture: any
1 dependencies
1 provides
1 optional deps
normalized package name match
Matched by: Redo

Arch Linux sync databases · geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com · Arch Linux sync databases: redo-sh from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz

MacPorts95%

redo

sudo port install redo

normalized package name match
Matched by: Redo

MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: devel/redo/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

package graph

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

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.

combined/redo.yml

Used sources

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

Install redo with Homebrew, MacPorts, Nix, pacman