# Install tass64 with Homebrew, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix Multi pass optimizing macro assembler for the 65xx series of processors. Version 1.60.3243 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:tass64 ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install tass64 ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install 64tass ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: devel/64tass/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Linux - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install 64tass ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: 64tass from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz - dnf (92%): ```sh sudo dnf install 64tass ``` Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: 64tass 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#_64tass ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/_6/_64tass/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:tass64 - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 1.60.3243 - **Source summary:** Multi pass optimizing macro assembler for the 65xx series of processors - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** GPL-2.0-or-later AND LGPL-2.0-or-later AND LGPL-2.1-only AND MIT - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T18:08:21+00:00 ## Executables - 64tass (cli) - 64tass (alias) ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 1.60.3243 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://tass64.sourceforge.net/ - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. - info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories. ## Project history and usage 64tass is a portable command-line cross assembler for the 65xx family of processors, especially valued in Commodore and 6502 retro-development circles. ### Project history The 64tass manual credits the original 6502tass for DOS to Marek Matula of Taboo, then notes that BigFoot/Breeze ported it to ANSI C and renamed it 64tass. The same credits say Soci/Singular later reworked the code over the years until little of the original code remained. SourceForge lists the project as registered on 2010-04-15, with Soci as maintainer, and presents it as a cross assembler targeting the 65xx series of microprocessors. ### Adoption history The input package metadata lists 64tass in Homebrew, Debian, Ubuntu, Fedora, MacPorts, and Nix. That cross-distro presence is meaningful for an assembler in a niche architecture ecosystem: it lets retro-computing projects build reproducibly on modern developer machines and CI hosts. ### How it is used Developers use 64tass to assemble code for 6502-derived processors and related systems. The official SourceForge feature list emphasizes portable C with minimal dependencies, compatibility with Omicron TASS and TASM syntax, support for many 65xx variants, macros, conditional compilation, multiple output formats, and listings for debugging or export. ### Why package nerds care For package nerds, 64tass is a classic example of packaging a retro toolchain component as a modern Unix CLI. It keeps old 8-bit and 16-bit assembly workflows available through contemporary package managers without requiring DOS-era tooling or hand-built binaries. ### Timeline - 2010: SourceForge project registered. - 2020: SourceForge file feed includes the 1.55 release line. - 2025: SourceForge file feed lists 64tass 1.60.3243 source and binary archives. ### Related projects - The official project page positions 64tass near other 6502 assemblers by citing familiar Omicron TASS and TASM syntax. - SourceForge related categories place it among assemblers and C assemblers. ### Sources - - - - - input.source_facts.package-manager ## 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:** tass64 - **Aliases:** 64tass - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - MacPorts - 64tass: installed executable or alias match | MacPorts ports tree: devel/64tass/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Debian apt - 64tass - 1.59.3120-2: installed executable or alias match | Debian stable package indexes: 64tass from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | cross (turbo) assembler targeting the MOS 65xx series of micro processors | http://tass64.sourceforge.net/ - Nix - _64tass: installed executable or alias match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/_6/_64tass/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Ubuntu apt - 64tass - 1.59.3120-1: installed executable or alias match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: 64tass from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | cross (turbo) assembler targeting the MOS 65xx series of micro processors | http://tass64.sourceforge.net/ - dnf - 64tass - 1.60.3243-6.fc45: installed executable or alias match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: 64tass from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | Multi-pass optimizing macro assembler for the 65xx series of processors | https://tass64.sourceforge.net/ ## Related links - [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. - [Developer build packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/developer-build-tools/) - Matched build, compiler, generator, or developer workflow metadata. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [prog8](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/prog8/) - Popular package that depends on this formula. - [acme](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/acme/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: 6502, assembler, cli, developer-tools. - [dasm](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/dasm/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: assembler, cli, developer-tools, macro-assembler. - [asm6809](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/asm6809/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: assembler, cli, developer-tools. - [gputils](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gputils/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: assembler, cli, developer-tools. - [jasmin](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/jasmin/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: assembler, cli, developer-tools. - [nasm](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/nasm/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: assembler, cli, developer-tools. - [vc4asm](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/vc4asm/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: assembler, cli, developer-tools. - [cc65](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cc65/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: 6502, assembler, cli, developer-tools. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/tass64.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/tass64.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated package history - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph