# Install wla-dx with Homebrew, Nix Yet another crossassembler package. Version 10.7 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-28. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:wla-dx ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install wla-dx ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#wla-dx ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/wl/wla-dx/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:wla-dx - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 10.7 - **Source summary:** Yet another crossassembler package - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** GPL-2.0-or-later - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-06-28T13:03:47+09:00 - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T18:08:21+00:00 ## Executables - wla-6502 (cli) - wla-65816 (cli) - wla-65c02 (cli) - wla-65ce02 (cli) - wla-6800 (cli) - wla-68000 (cli) - wla-6801 (cli) - wla-6809 (cli) - wla-8008 (cli) - wla-8080 (cli) - wla-gb (cli) - wla-huc6280 (cli) - wla-spc700 (cli) - wla-superfx (cli) - wla-z80 (cli) - wla-z80n (cli) - wlab (cli) - wlalink (cli) - wla-6502 (alias) - wla-65816 (alias) - wla-65c02 (alias) - wla-65ce02 (alias) - wla-6800 (alias) - wla-68000 (alias) - wla-6801 (alias) - wla-6809 (alias) - wla-8008 (alias) - wla-8080 (alias) - wla-gb (alias) - wla-huc6280 (alias) - wla-spc700 (alias) - wla-superfx (alias) - wla-z80 (alias) - wla-z80n (alias) - wlab (alias) - wlalink (alias) ## Build dependencies - cmake ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 10.7 - Package-manager updated: 2026-06-28 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/vhelin/wla-dx - Upstream latest detected: v10.7 (current) ## Project history and usage WLA DX, short for Wzonka-Lad Assembler Deluxe, is a long-running multi-platform cross-assembler and linker package for classic 8-bit and 16-bit CPU families and game-console development. It assembles source files into object or library files with `wla-ARCH` front ends and links them with `wlalink` into ROM images or programs. ### Project history Ville Helin's documentation explains that WLA began from his need for a macro assembler for GB-Z80 Game Boy code. The project expanded when Gaelan Griffin needed real Z80 support for Sega Master System work, then grew to support 6502 systems for NES developers, 65816 for SNES developers, and additional CPU families. The old homepage identifies the original authorship period as 1998-2008, after which the documentation notes that others could participate in development, more recently through GitHub. The GitHub repository, created in January 2014, became the modern development home. By the 10.x documentation line, WLA DX covered GB-Z80, Z80, Z80N, eZ80, 6502, 65C02, 65CE02, 65816, 68000, 6800, 6801, 6809, 8008, 8080, HuC6280, SPC-700, SuperFX, Cx4, and SH-2-oriented use cases, with Read the Docs documentation and a current release line continuing into 2026. ### How it is used WLA DX is used by retrocomputing and homebrew developers who need a real assembler/linker flow for consoles rather than a single hard-coded target. Its documentation emphasizes explicit `.MEMORYMAP` and `.ROMBANKMAP` definitions, separate assembly and linking stages, library/object-file support, and ROM patching with `.BACKGROUND` and overwrite sections. ### Why package nerds care Its significance is that it is one of the durable cross-assembler packages that grew with console homebrew communities rather than from mainstream compiler infrastructure. For package nerds, the interesting bit is the breadth: one toolchain family covers Game Boy, NES, SNES, Master System/Game Gear, Mega Drive/Genesis-related CPUs, PC Engine, SPC-700, SuperFX, and other retro targets while preserving a linker model and symbol outputs useful to emulators and debugging tools. ### Timeline - 1998-2008: WLA DX was originally written by Ville Helin. - 2014-01-16: the current GitHub repository was created. - 2026-06-28: GitHub listed v10.7 as the latest release during this enrichment run. ### Related projects - WLA DX sits in the same retro-development space as other cross-assemblers such as ACME and ca65, but its own identity is tied to multi-console ROM development and a linked object-file workflow. ### Sources - - - - - - ## 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:** wla-dx - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Nix - wla-dx: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/wl/wla-dx/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Related links - [Source-control packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/source-control-tools/) - Belongs to a source-control command family. - [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. - [cmake](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cmake/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [keystone](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/keystone/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: assembler, assembly, cli, developer-tools. - [z80asm](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/z80asm/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: assembler, assembly, cli, developer-tools. - [acme](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/acme/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: assembler, cli, cross-assembler, developer-tools. - [asm6809](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/asm6809/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: assembler, cli, cross-assembler, developer-tools. - [dasm](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/dasm/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: assembler, cli, developer-tools, retrocomputing. - [jasmin](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/jasmin/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: assembler, cli, compiler-tools, developer-tools. - [xa](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/xa/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: assembler, cli, cross-assembler, developer-tools. - [yasm](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/yasm/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: assembler, cli, compiler-tools, developer-tools. - [wabt](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/wabt/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: assembly, cli, compiler, compiler-tools, developer. - [cloog](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cloog/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, compiler, compiler-tools, developer, developer-tools. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/wla-dx.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/wla-dx.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