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Install swift-section with Homebrew

CLI tool for parsing mach-o files to obtain Swift information. Version 0.11.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-04-22.

Install commandSecurity notes

install

Additional install commands

macOS

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brew install swift-section

local Homebrew formula metadata

overview

Package summary

CLI tool for parsing mach-o files to obtain Swift information

Commands and aliases

  • swift-section

history

Project history and usage

MachOSwiftSection is a Swift library and `swift-section` CLI for inspecting Swift metadata in Mach-O files, including dumping Swift sections and generating Swift interface-like output from binaries.

Project history

The public repository was created in 2025. Its README states that the library was developed as an extension of MachOKit and focuses on parsing Swift information from Mach-O files, including types, protocols, conformances, runtime metadata inspection, and interface generation.

Adoption history

The README documents installation through GitHub Releases, Homebrew, and source builds, placing the command-line tool in both release-artifact and package-manager workflows. Homebrew lists the formula as `swift-section` for macOS bottles.

How it is used

Users run `swift-section dump` to inspect Swift information in Mach-O files or dyld shared caches, and `swift-section interface` to generate Swift interface output. The README also documents SwiftPM library products such as MachOSwiftSection, SwiftInspection, SwiftDump, SwiftInterface, and TypeIndexing.

Why package nerds care

The package is relevant to Swift and macOS tooling specialists because it packages low-level Mach-O and Swift ABI inspection as both a SwiftPM library and a Homebrew-installable CLI. That combination makes binary reverse-engineering workflows scriptable and reproducible from the package manager.

Timeline

  • 2025: Public GitHub repository created.
  • Current docs: README describes the project as an extension of MachOKit.
  • Current docs: CLI installation documented through GitHub Releases, Homebrew, and source builds.

Related projects

  • The README names MachOKit as the base project and documents related products including SwiftInspection, SwiftDump, SwiftInterface, and TypeIndexing.

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 2 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

CommandKindExposureNote
swift-sectioncliglobal 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 version0.11.0
manager updated2026-04-22
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detected0.11.0

https://github.com/MxIris-Reverse-Engineering/MachOSwiftSection

  • okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:swift-section
Version0.11.0
Package managerHomebrew
Package manager pagehttps://formulae.brew.sh/formula/swift-section
Homepagehttps://github.com/MxIris-Reverse-Engineering/MachOSwiftSection
Repositoryhttps://github.com/MxIris-Reverse-Engineering/MachOSwiftSection
Upstream docshttps://github.com/MxIris-Reverse-Engineering/MachOSwiftSection#readme
LicenseMIT
Source archivehttps://github.com/MxIris-Reverse-Engineering/MachOSwiftSection/archive/refs/tags/0.11.0.tar.gz
Last updated2026-04-22T17:14:21Z
Pulseupdated
Bottleavailable (on arm64_sequoia, arm64_tahoe)
Homebrew post-installnot defined
Servicenone declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source DatabaseHomebrew formula API
Taphomebrew/core
Full Nameswift-section
Version Scheme0
Revision0
Head VersionHEAD
Requirements
  • macos
  • xcode
Bottle Stable Root URLhttps://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecatedno
Disabledno
Keg Onlyno
URL Keys
  • head
  • stable

package graph

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

Same workflow

  • dwarfShares av.db curated category or tags: binary-analysis, cli, developer-tools, mach-o.
  • readpeShares av.db curated category or tags: binary-analysis, cli, developer-tools, reverse-engineering.
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source trail

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This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.

Used sources

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