macOS
brew install asciitexlocal Homebrew formula metadata
安装
brew install asciitexlocal Homebrew formula metadata
概览
Generate ASCII-art representations of mathematical equations
历史
asciiTeX is an ASCII equation renderer for producing plain-text mathematical notation with LaTeX-like syntax. It is historically interesting as a small scientific/terminal utility for email, source comments, and other contexts where rendered images or Unicode math are inconvenient.
The official homepage describes asciiTeX as an ASCII equation renderer released under the GPL. It says the project is a fork of eqascii, adding new features and many bug fixes, and it documents both a GTK graphical interface and a command-line program named `asciiTeX`.
The same official page now carries a maintenance note saying asciiTeX is not maintained and points users to two successor paths: a fork at larseggert/asciiTeX and the original author's newer libtexprintf/utftex work for monospace TeX-like math formatting with Unicode support.
asciiTeX appears to have stayed niche: the input facts list only Homebrew packaging, and the official site focuses on SourceForge downloads, build-from-source instructions, and a Windows installer. Its adoption story is therefore less about ecosystem ubiquity and more about preserving a small utility for ASCII math rendering.
The command-line form accepts equations directly or from a file: `asciiTeX [-v] [-h] [-f file] [-ll line-length] [equation]`. It supports LaTeX-like constructs such as fractions, superscripts, subscripts, roots, sums, products, integrals, braces, arrows, limits, and overlines, then emits fixed-width ASCII output.
asciiTeX is a good example of the long tail in package managers: a dormant SourceForge-era C/GTK utility remains useful enough to package because it solves a specific text-only problem and has no modern service dependency.
安全态势
narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.
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可执行文件
| 命令 | 类型 | 暴露范围 | 备注 |
|---|---|---|---|
asciiTeX | cli | 全局可执行文件 |
新鲜度
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https://asciitex.sourceforge.net/
安装元数据
| 软件包键 | brew:asciitex |
|---|---|
| 版本 | 0.21 |
| 软件包管理器 | Homebrew |
| 软件包管理器页面 | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/asciitex |
| 主页 | https://asciitex.sourceforge.net/ |
| 仓库 | https://sourceforge.net/p/asciitex/code |
| 上游文档 | https://asciitex.sourceforge.net/ |
| 许可证 | GPL-2.0-only |
| 源码归档 | https://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/asciitex/asciiTeX-0.21.tar.gz |
| Bottle | 可用 (于 arm64_big_sur, arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, big_sur, catalina, monterey, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux) |
| Homebrew post-install | 未定义 |
| 服务 | 未声明 |
注册表事实
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | asciitex |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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