macOS
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brew install kerllocal Homebrew formula metadata
安装
其他安装命令
概览
软件包摘要
Easy building and installing of Erlang/OTP instances
历史
项目历史与用法
kerl is a POSIX-shell tool for building, installing, activating, deploying, and managing Erlang/OTP installations from source.
项目历史
The kerl/kerl repository was created on GitHub on 2011-07-05. Its README describes a shell-agnostic tool whose direct dependencies are curl and git, excluding the system packages needed to compile Erlang/OTP itself.
kerl's design centers on separating builds from installations: once a particular OTP release is built, the build can be installed quickly into one or more destinations and activated per shell session.
采用历史
kerl became a durable part of Erlang and Elixir development because it solved the practical problem of compiling many OTP versions with different configure options. The asdf-erlang plugin explicitly says it relies on kerl for builds and combines kerl's compatibility/build scripts with asdf's version-switching UX.
On 2026-07-01, GitHub API metadata reported 1,660 stars and 236 forks, and Homebrew metadata listed kerl 4.4.0.
使用方式
Users run kerl list releases, kerl build, kerl install, and shell activation scripts to work with specific Erlang/OTP versions. The README also documents building from the official Erlang/OTP GitHub tags, official Erlang downloads, or arbitrary Git refs and forks.
In package-manager workflows, kerl is often the lower-level build engine beneath friendlier version managers, especially when macOS, Linux distro, OpenSSL, wxWidgets, or documentation-build quirks matter.
为什么软件包爱好者会关心
kerl is significant because it is small shell code that encodes years of Erlang/OTP build knowledge. It sits between language-runtime packaging and developer version management, much like ruby-build or pyenv installers do for their ecosystems.
时间线
- 2011-07-05: kerl/kerl repository created on GitHub.
- 2023-10-12: 4.0.0 release published.
- 2025-06-19: 4.4.0 release published.
- 2026-07-01: Homebrew formula metadata listed kerl 4.4.0.
Related projects
- Erlang/OTP is the runtime kerl builds and installs.
- asdf-erlang relies on kerl for Erlang builds while adding asdf's .tool-versions workflow.
- Homebrew packages kerl directly for macOS users.
来源
- https://api.github.com/repos/kerl/kerl
- https://api.github.com/repos/kerl/kerl/releases?per_page=10
- https://formulae.brew.sh/api/formula/kerl.json
- https://github.com/erlang/otp
- https://github.com/kerl/kerl
- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/asdf-vm/asdf-erlang/master/README.md
- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/kerl/kerl/master/README.md
- https://www.erlang.org/downloads
安全态势
风险级别：绿色
narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.
风险分类器
绿色 风险 · 低 置信度 · appliance
原因
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals
信号
- metadata:no-higher-risk-signals
安装行为
- formula 元数据中未记录 Homebrew post-install 钩子。
- Homebrew bottle 元数据适用于 1 个平台目标。
建议审查
在无人值守的代理使用前，请检查该工具是否读取明文凭据、写入远程状态、发布制品或调用插件。
local files
Configuration and credential file locations
These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.
Configuration files
Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.
- Unix
~/.kerlrc
可执行文件
已安装的可执行文件
| 命令 | 类型 | 暴露范围 | 备注 |
|---|---|---|---|
kerl | cli | 全局可执行文件 |
新鲜度
版本和新鲜度
这些信号区分页生成时间、软件包管理器活动和上游发布比较。只有存在证据 URL 和可比较版本时，才会提示版本落后。
页面生成时间2026-07-08
管理器版本4.4.0
管理器更新时间
本地数据OK
上游当前
检测到的最新版本4.4.0
- 信息No package-manager update timestamp was available.低 置信度
安装元数据
软件包元数据
| 软件包键 | brew:kerl |
|---|---|
| 版本 | 4.4.0 |
| 软件包管理器 | Homebrew |
| 软件包管理器页面 | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/kerl |
| 主页 | https://github.com/kerl/kerl |
| 仓库 | https://github.com/kerl/kerl |
| 上游文档 | https://github.com/kerl/kerl#readme |
| 许可证 | MIT |
| 源码归档 | https://github.com/kerl/kerl/archive/refs/tags/4.4.0.tar.gz |
| Bottle | 可用 (于 all) |
| Homebrew post-install | 未定义 |
| 服务 | 未声明 |
注册表事实
源数据库详情
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | kerl |
| 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 |
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来源线索
由仓库数据生成
此页面由 av-web 从 scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py 生成的私有软件包 SQLite 工件提供。
Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
使用的来源
- Geiger risk classifier
- Nucleus package database
- av.db category and tag curation
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated configuration and credential file locations
- curated package history
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment