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brew install tractorgenlocal Homebrew formula metadata
安装
其他安装命令
概览
软件包摘要
Generates ASCII tractor art
历史
项目历史与用法
tractorgen is a deliberately absurd command-line program that generates ASCII tractor art. Its official page treats the joke seriously, framing the program as a contribution to 'ASCII tractor mechanics'.
项目历史
The official page says tractorgen was written by Kbert, more as a dare than anything else, with original inspiration from SCOboy asking a dumb question. The page preserves the entire project in the style of old Unix freeware pages: introduction, news, binaries, source tarballs, packaging notes, changelog, mailing-list link, license, and related work.
Unlike many joke programs, tractorgen has a surprisingly detailed package history. The page records Red Hat packages in April 2000, VAX and OpenBSD binaries in September 2000, Windows binaries in March 2002, Debian packages and a web interface in April 2002, a FreeBSD port in December 2002, and migration of sources to GitHub in December 2008.
采用历史
tractorgen's adoption history is mostly a tour of early-2000s packaging culture. The author page documents community-made binaries and ports across Red Hat, Debian, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, VAX, Windows, and a web interface capable of generating very large tractors. Homebrew later packaged version 0.31.7, keeping the joke installable through a modern package manager.
使用方式
The program's purpose is simply to generate ASCII tractors from a tractor coefficient. The official page notes that it enforces the 'fundamental theorem' that side-on ASCII tractors must have at least four wheels, and that attempts to make smaller tractors cause the program to abort and dump core.
为什么软件包爱好者会关心
tractorgen is package-nerd bait: a tiny gag program with real tarballs, RPM specs, Debian packaging files, FreeBSD port archives, a GPL notice, a GitHub mirror, and a Homebrew formula. It is significant less for utility than for showing how package ecosystems preserve Unix jokes as runnable artifacts.
时间线
- 2000-04: Red Hat packages announced.
- 2000-09: VAX and OpenBSD binaries announced.
- 2002-04: Debian packages and a web interface announced.
- 2002-12: FreeBSD port announced.
- 2008-12: Sources moved to GitHub.
- 2008-12: Official page last modified.
- 2026: Homebrew formula reports stable version 0.31.7.
Related projects
- init.d/pants, Pat's ASCII Kfish generator, early RPM, Debian, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, and Homebrew packaging culture.
来源
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 8 个平台目标。
建议审查
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可执行文件
已安装的可执行文件
| 命令 | 类型 | 暴露范围 | 备注 |
|---|---|---|---|
tractorgen | cli | 全局可执行文件 |
新鲜度
版本和新鲜度
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页面生成时间2026-07-25
管理器版本0.31.7
管理器更新时间2026-07-10
本地数据OK
上游not checked
检测到的最新版本未检测到
https://vergenet.net/~conrad/software/tractorgen/
- 信息Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://vergenet.net/~conrad/software/tractorgen/none 置信度
安装元数据
软件包元数据
| 软件包键 | brew:tractorgen |
|---|---|
| 版本 | 0.31.7 |
| 软件包管理器 | Homebrew |
| 软件包管理器页面 | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/tractorgen |
| 主页 | https://vergenet.net/~conrad/software/tractorgen/ |
| 仓库 | https://github.com/kfish/tractorgen |
| 上游文档 | https://vergenet.net/~conrad/software/tractorgen |
| 许可证 | GPL-2.0-or-later |
| 源码归档 | https://vergenet.net/~conrad/software/tractorgen/dl/tractorgen-0.31.7.tar.gz |
| 最后更新 | 2026-07-10T10:41:25-04:00 |
| Pulse | updated |
| Bottle | 可用 (于 arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux) |
| 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 | tractorgen |
| 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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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 package history
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment