install

Additional install commands

macOS

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brew install tenyr

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overview

Package summary

32-bit computing environment (including simulated CPU)

Project links

Commands and aliases

tas
tld
tsim

history

Project history and usage

tenyr is a simple 32-bit computer architecture and computing environment. Its official README describes an ISA, FPGA hardware implementation, assembler, linker, simulator, standard library, and example software.

Project history

The GitHub repository was created in December 2011 and the project developed as a compact educational and experimental architecture. Its README emphasizes simplicity of design and implementation, portability across desktop platforms and JavaScript via emscripten, and a Verilog definition demonstrated on Xilinx Spartan6 FPGAs.

Adoption history

tenyr remained a niche systems and architecture project rather than a mainstream runtime. Homebrew packaging made its command-line tools, including `tas`, `tld`, and `tsim`, available to macOS package users interested in assemblers, simulators, and small CPU designs.

How it is used

Users assemble tenyr assembly with `tas`, link objects with `tld`, and run programs in `tsim`. The README points to examples such as Conway's Game of Life, a snake screensaver, and a recursive Fibonacci generator, plus FPGA-oriented Verilog hardware.

Why package nerds care

For package nerds, tenyr is interesting as a full tiny computing stack delivered through ordinary package tooling: ISA documentation, assembler, linker, simulator, standard library, examples, and hardware descriptions. It represents the kind of small but complete architecture project that package managers preserve for experimentation.

Timeline

2011-12-10: GitHub repository created.
2015-08-06: v0.9.2 release published with initial Wishbone B3 bus support.
2017-05-04: v0.9.4 changelog entry added first-class emscripten build support.
2021-01-01: v0.9.8 changelog recorded GitHub Actions CI and many portability cleanups.
2021-09-01: v0.9.9 changelog recorded macOS Big Sur build work and ULX3S/Yosys flow changes.

Related projects

The README and changelog relate tenyr to emscripten, Verilog FPGA flows, Wishbone, Xilinx Spartan6, ULX3S, Yosys, and SDL/VGA simulation work.

Sources

https://api.github.com/repos/kulp/tenyr
https://api.github.com/repos/kulp/tenyr/releases
https://github.com/kulp/tenyr#readme
https://github.com/kulp/tenyr/blob/develop/Changelog.md
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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 12 platform targets.
Installs with 2 runtime dependencies.
Build metadata lists 1 build 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
`tas`	cli	global executable
`tld`	cli	global executable
`tsim`	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 version0.9.9

manager updated2026-06-22

local dataok

upstreamcurrent

latest detectedv0.9.9

https://github.com/kulp/tenyr

okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:tenyr
Version	0.9.9
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/tenyr
Homepage	https://kulp.github.io/tenyr/
Repository	https://github.com/kulp/tenyr
Upstream docs	https://kulp.github.io/tenyr
License	MIT
Source archive	https://github.com/kulp/tenyr/archive/refs/tags/v0.9.9.tar.gz
Last updated	2026-06-22T14:06:27-07:00
Pulse	updated
Dependencies	sdl2-compat, sdl2_image
Build dependencies	bison
Bottle	available (on arm64_big_sur, arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, big_sur, monterey, sonoma, ventura, 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	tenyr
Version Scheme	0
Revision	0
Head Version	HEAD
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
URL Keys	head stable

package graph

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source trail

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Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub.

combined/tenyr.yml

Used sources

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curated package history
package relationship graph
package version freshness
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