# Install x86_64-linux-gnu-binutils with Homebrew GNU Binutils for x86_64-linux-gnu cross development. Version 2.46.1 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-09. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:x86_64-linux-gnu-binutils ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install x86_64-linux-gnu-binutils ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:x86_64-linux-gnu-binutils - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 2.46.1 - **Source summary:** GNU Binutils for x86_64-linux-gnu cross development - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** GPL-3.0-or-later - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-06-09T23:41:44Z - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - x86_64-linux-gnu-addr2line (cli) - x86_64-linux-gnu-ar (cli) - x86_64-linux-gnu-as (cli) - x86_64-linux-gnu-c++filt (cli) - x86_64-linux-gnu-elfedit (cli) - x86_64-linux-gnu-gprof (cli) - x86_64-linux-gnu-ld (cli) - x86_64-linux-gnu-ld.bfd (cli) - x86_64-linux-gnu-nm (cli) - x86_64-linux-gnu-objcopy (cli) - x86_64-linux-gnu-objdump (cli) - x86_64-linux-gnu-ranlib (cli) - x86_64-linux-gnu-readelf (cli) - x86_64-linux-gnu-size (cli) - x86_64-linux-gnu-strings (cli) - x86_64-linux-gnu-strip (cli) - x86_64-linux-gnu-addr2line (alias) - x86_64-linux-gnu-ar (alias) - x86_64-linux-gnu-as (alias) - x86_64-linux-gnu-c++filt (alias) - x86_64-linux-gnu-elfedit (alias) - x86_64-linux-gnu-gprof (alias) - x86_64-linux-gnu-ld (alias) - x86_64-linux-gnu-ld.bfd (alias) - x86_64-linux-gnu-nm (alias) - x86_64-linux-gnu-objcopy (alias) - x86_64-linux-gnu-objdump (alias) - x86_64-linux-gnu-ranlib (alias) - x86_64-linux-gnu-readelf (alias) - x86_64-linux-gnu-size (alias) - x86_64-linux-gnu-strings (alias) - x86_64-linux-gnu-strip (alias) ## Dependencies - zstd ## Build dependencies - pkgconf - texinfo ## 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: 2.46.1 - Package-manager updated: 2026-06-09 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://www.gnu.org/software/binutils/binutils.html - info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories. ## Project history and usage GNU Binutils is the GNU collection of binary utilities for assembling, linking, inspecting, copying, stripping, and otherwise working with object files and executables. Its headline tools are the GNU assembler as, the GNU linker ld, and the ELF-focused gold linker, with utilities such as ar, nm, objcopy, objdump, readelf, strings, size, and strip around them. The x86_64-linux-gnu variant provides those tools configured for the GNU/Linux x86-64 target tuple. Package users install it when they need Linux-targeted object, archive, assembler, and linker tools on a host that may not itself be a GNU/Linux x86-64 system. ### Project history The GNU assembler line dates to the early GNU toolchain: GAS first appeared in 1986-1987, written by Dean Elsner for the VAX. The broader binutils suite grew into the GNU system's standard binary tool layer, with BFD providing a common library for many object-file formats. The project has long been hosted through Sourceware and shares the binutils-gdb git repository with GDB. Its release process uses versioned branches and tags, with public snapshots and release tarballs, and the project maintains public mailing lists for bug reports and development discussion. ### Adoption history Binutils is central to GNU and GNU/Linux because it supplies the assembler and linker facilities needed to compile and link programs. The GNU project page describes its main reason for existence as giving the GNU system and GNU/Linux the facility to compile and link programs. The suite's portability and BFD-based format handling made it a standard component of cross-compilers, embedded SDKs, Linux distribution builds, kernel development, and reverse-engineering or binary-inspection workflows. The target-prefixed naming convention is part of the GNU cross-toolchain culture: x86_64-linux-gnu-as, x86_64-linux-gnu-ld, x86_64-linux-gnu-objdump, and peers make the target explicit. ### How it is used Developers use the x86_64-linux-gnu tools to assemble Linux x86-64 assembly, link ELF objects, inspect symbols, disassemble code, transform object files, build archives, strip symbols, and read ELF metadata while keeping the target ABI distinct from the host platform. The package is especially useful in cross-build systems, CI, compiler work, and systems programming where a build host needs to produce or inspect Linux x86-64 binaries without relying on host-default binutils. It complements x86_64-linux-gnu GCC or Clang workflows and can also be used independently for binary analysis. ### Why package nerds care Target-prefixed binutils are the bedrock of cross-compilation. Seeing x86_64-linux-gnu in the executable names tells package nerds that the tools target the Linux GNU ABI for x86-64, not bare-metal x86_64-elf and not the local host's default object format. ### Timeline - 1986-1987: The first GNU assembler is released for VAX. - 1990s: BFD and the GNU binary tools become core parts of GNU and Cygnus-era toolchain work. - 1999: The Sourceware page still points users to older gas2 and bfd mailing-list archives as the pre-May-1999 discussion lists. - 2000s-2020s: Binutils continues as a regularly released GNU package with support for new CPU extensions, object formats, and toolchain features. ### Related projects - GCC commonly invokes GNU as and ld during compilation and linking. - GDB shares the binutils-gdb source repository and uses the surrounding object-file ecosystem. - elfutils overlaps with some ELF and DWARF inspection use cases but is Linux/ELF-focused rather than the same portable GNU binutils suite. ### 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:** x86_64-linux-gnu-binutils - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Requirements:** macos - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## 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. - [zstd](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/zstd/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [pkgconf](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/pkgconf/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [texinfo](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/texinfo/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [arm-linux-gnueabihf-binutils](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/arm-linux-gnueabihf-binutils/) - Shares the same upstream homepage. - [binutils](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/binutils/) - Shares the same upstream homepage. - [i686-elf-binutils](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/i686-elf-binutils/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: assembler, binary-tools, binutils, cli, developer-tools. - [lwtools](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/lwtools/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: assembler, cli, cross-development, developer-tools, linker. - [m68k-elf-binutils](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/m68k-elf-binutils/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: assembler, binary-tools, binutils, cli, developer-tools. - [x86_64-elf-gdb](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/x86-64-elf-gdb/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, cross-development, developer-tools, gnu, x86-64. - [objconv](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/objconv/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: binary-tools, cli, developer-tools, x86-64. - [aarch64-elf-binutils](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/aarch64-elf-binutils/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: assembler, binutils, cli, developer-tools, linker. - [cargo-binutils](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cargo-binutils/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: binary-tools, cli, developer-tools. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/x86_64-linux-gnu-binutils.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/x86_64-linux-gnu-binutils.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 - cross-ecosystem install command graph