# Install rtags with Homebrew, apt, MacPorts, Nix, zypper, dnf, chocolatey, winget, pacman Source code cross-referencer like ctags with a clang frontend. Version 2.44 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:rtags ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install rtags ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install rtags ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: devel/rtags/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Linux - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install elpa-ac-rtags ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: elpa-ac-rtags from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#rtags ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/rt/rtags/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - zypper (92%): ```sh sudo zypper install rtags ``` Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: rtags from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst - dnf (92%): ```sh sudo dnf install rc ``` Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: rc from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst - pacman (92%): ```sh sudo pacman -S rosenpass ``` Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: rosenpass from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz ### Windows - Chocolatey (92%): ```sh choco install rdm ``` Evidence: Chocolatey community package catalog: rdm from http://community.chocolatey.org/api/v2/Packages?$filter=IsLatestVersion&$select=Id&$top=1000&$skiptoken='11','qgis-ltr' - winget (92%): ```sh winget install --id Devolutions.RemoteDesktopManager -e ``` Evidence: Windows Package Manager source index: Devolutions.RemoteDesktopManager from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:rtags - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 2.44 - **Source summary:** Source code cross-referencer like ctags with a clang frontend - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** GPL-3.0-or-later - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - gcc-rtags-wrapper.sh (cli) - rc (cli) - rdm (cli) - rp (cli) - gcc-rtags-wrapper.sh (alias) - rc (alias) - rdm (alias) - rp (alias) ## Dependencies - emacs - llvm - openssl@3 ## Build dependencies - cmake ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Service: declared - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 2.44 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/Andersbakken/rtags - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. - info: No cached GitHub release or tag data was available. ## Security Notes formula declares a Homebrew service. - **Geiger risk:** orange / medium - formula declares a Homebrew service ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** rtags - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Head Version:** HEAD - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Debian apt - elpa-ac-rtags - 2.38-12: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: elpa-ac-rtags from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | auto-complete back-end for RTags | https://github.com/Andersbakken/rtags - Debian apt - elpa-company-rtags - 2.38-12: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: elpa-company-rtags from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | company back-end for RTags | https://github.com/Andersbakken/rtags - Debian apt - elpa-flycheck-rtags - 2.38-12: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: elpa-flycheck-rtags from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | flycheck integration for RTags | https://github.com/Andersbakken/rtags - Debian apt - elpa-helm-rtags - 2.38-12: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: elpa-helm-rtags from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | helm interface for RTags | https://github.com/Andersbakken/rtags - Debian apt - elpa-ivy-rtags - 2.38-12: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: elpa-ivy-rtags from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | ivy back-end for RTags | https://github.com/Andersbakken/rtags - Debian apt - elpa-rtags - 2.38-12: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: elpa-rtags from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | emacs front-end for RTags | https://github.com/Andersbakken/rtags - Debian apt - rtags - 2.38-12+b2: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: rtags from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | C/C++ client/server indexer with integration for Emacs | https://github.com/Andersbakken/rtags - Nix - rtags: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/rt/rtags/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Ubuntu apt - elpa-ac-rtags - 2.38-10: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: elpa-ac-rtags from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | auto-complete back-end for RTags | https://github.com/Andersbakken/rtags - Ubuntu apt - elpa-company-rtags - 2.38-10: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: elpa-company-rtags from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | company back-end for RTags | https://github.com/Andersbakken/rtags - Ubuntu apt - elpa-flycheck-rtags - 2.38-10: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: elpa-flycheck-rtags from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | flycheck integration for RTags | https://github.com/Andersbakken/rtags - Ubuntu apt - elpa-helm-rtags - 2.38-10: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: elpa-helm-rtags from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | helm interface for RTags | https://github.com/Andersbakken/rtags - Ubuntu apt - elpa-ivy-rtags - 2.38-10: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: elpa-ivy-rtags from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | ivy back-end for RTags | https://github.com/Andersbakken/rtags - Ubuntu apt - elpa-rtags - 2.38-10: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: elpa-rtags from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | emacs front-end for RTags | https://github.com/Andersbakken/rtags - Ubuntu apt - rtags - 2.38-10: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: rtags from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | C/C++ client/server indexer with integration for Emacs | https://github.com/Andersbakken/rtags - zypper - rtags - 2.44-1.1: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: rtags from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | Clang based source code indexer | https://github.com/Andersbakken/rtags ## 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. - [emacs](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/emacs/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [llvm](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/llvm/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [openssl@3](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/openssl-3/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [cmake](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cmake/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [global](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/global/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, code-navigation, developer-tools. - [gotags](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gotags/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, code-navigation, developer-tools. - [castxml](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/castxml/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: c-plus-plus, clang, cli, developer-tools. - [ccache](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ccache/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: c-plus-plus, clang, cli, developer-tools. - [cscope](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cscope/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, code-navigation, developer-tools. - [emacs-clang-complete-async](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/emacs-clang-complete-async/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: clang, cli, developer-tools, emacs. - [aarch64-elf-gcc](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/aarch64-elf-gcc/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: c-plus-plus, cli, developer-tools. - [astyle](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/astyle/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: c-plus-plus, cli, developer-tools. - [micromamba](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/micromamba/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: c-plus-plus, cli, cross, developer, developer-tools. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/rtags.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/rtags.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