macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install smakelocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install smakeMacPorts ports tree · devel/smake/Portfile · source: api.github.com
brew
Install smake with Homebrew, MacPorts, zypper
Portable make program with automake features. Version 2024-03-21 via Homebrew; verified 2026-05-16.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install smakeopenSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · smake · source: download.opensuse.org
overview
Package summary
Portable make program with automake features
Project links
Commands and aliases
- smake
history
Project history and usage
smake is Schily make, a portable make implementation with automake-style features. It is distributed today as part of the schilytools collection.
Project history
The smake man page carries J. Schilling copyright history beginning in 1985 and describes a make-compatible tool with additional automake features for portable, layered makefiles. The schilytools README describes the current project as a continuation of tools originally written or managed by J. Schilling, preserving compatibility and portability while accepting fixes and suitable new work.
Adoption history
The schilytools compilation documentation says smake is the preferred make program for the Schily makefile system and that the makefile system was introduced in 1993. The supplied package metadata lists Homebrew, MacPorts, and zypper package names, reflecting use by Unix package builders and ports systems that need portable build tooling.
How it is used
smake reads SMakefile, Makefile, or makefile, executes dependency-driven build rules, and propagates command-line macros through MAKEFLAGS. In schilytools itself, it is both a build tool and part of the bootstrap story for the larger source tree.
Why package nerds care
Package maintainers care about smake because it preserves a non-GNU make lineage used by portable Unix software. It also exposes how historical build systems, bootstrap constraints, and make dialects still shape package recipes.
Timeline
- 1985: smake copyright history begins in the man page.
- 1993: Schily makefile system introduced according to README.compile.
- 2022: schilytools Codeberg repository created.
- 2024: schilytools 2024-03-21 release published on Codeberg.
Related projects
- smake is related to SunPro make, GNU make, Schily makefilesystem, schilytools, cdrecord, mkisofs, star, and other historical Unix build and packaging tools.
Sources
- https://codeberg.org/api/v1/repos/schilytools/schilytools
- https://codeberg.org/schilytools/schilytools
- https://codeberg.org/schilytools/schilytools/src/branch/master/README
- https://codeberg.org/schilytools/schilytools/src/branch/master/README.compile
- https://codeberg.org/schilytools/schilytools/src/branch/master/smake/smake.1
- input.source_facts.package-manager
security posture
No protected-tool coverage found yet
No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for smake. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
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 | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
smake | 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 version2024-03-21
manager updated2026-05-16
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
https://codeberg.org/schilytools/schilytools
- infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://codeberg.org/schilytools/schilytoolsnone confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:smake |
|---|---|
| Version | 2024-03-21 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/smake |
| Homepage | https://codeberg.org/schilytools/schilytools |
| Repository | https://codeberg.org/schilytools/schilytools |
| Upstream docs | https://codeberg.org/schilytools/schilytools |
| License | CDDL-1.0 |
| Source archive | https://codeberg.org/schilytools/schilytools/archive/2024-03-21.tar.gz |
| Last updated | 2026-05-16T10:49:39Z |
| Pulse | updated |
| 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 | smake |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| 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.
zypper95%
smake 2024.03.21-53.3
The Schily "make" program
https://codeberg.org/schilytools/schilytools
sudo zypper install smake- License: CDDL-1.0
- Category: Development/Tools/Building
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: schily
- 2 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Smake
MacPorts95%
smake
sudo port install smake- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Smake
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 package history
- external package-manager database matches
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment