# Install aamath with Homebrew, MacPorts Renders mathematical expressions as ASCII art. Version 0.3 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-17. Also installable with macports: sudo port install aamath. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:aamath ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install aamath ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install aamath ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: math/aamath/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:aamath - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 0.3 - **Source summary:** Renders mathematical expressions as ASCII art - **Homepage:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** GPL-2.0-only - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-07-17T09:28:30-04:00 - **Generated:** 2026-08-04T22:13:35+00:00 ## Executables - aamath (cli) - aamath (alias) ## Uses from macOS - libedit ## 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: 2026-08-04 - Package-manager version: 0.3 - Package-manager updated: 2026-07-17 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://web.archive.org/web/20260501180020/http://fuse.superglue.se/aamath/ - info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories. ## Project history and usage aamath is a small command-line utility that reads mathematical expressions in infix notation and renders them as ASCII art for text-only communication. ### Project history The official project homepage listed by the package metadata is fuse.superglue.se, and Homebrew packages the 0.3 source release from the original upstream tarball with a NetBSD distfiles mirror. The source ChangeLog records a compact 2005 release series ending at version 0.3. ### Adoption history The supplied package metadata records aamath in Homebrew and MacPorts. Homebrew also carries a local patch for modern builds, which is typical of small older Unix utilities that remain useful but no longer have an active upstream VCS workflow. ### How it is used The documented use is direct terminal execution: run `aamath` with an expression argument or interactively, then paste or send the resulting plain-text formula through media such as email, newsgroups, terminal sessions, and text documentation. ### Why package nerds care aamath matters as a tiny package-manager survivor: a lex/yacc-era C++ utility preserved because package systems can keep old text-processing tools buildable long after their original homepage becomes fragile. ### Timeline - 2005-03-02: Version 0.1 first release recorded in the ChangeLog. - 2005-03-07: Version 0.2 added determinants, nabla, and radical-rendering improvements. - 2005-06-22: Version 0.3 added command-line expression input and man page cleanup. ### Related projects - Related contexts include terminal math rendering, computer algebra text output, AsciiMath-style notation, and lightweight plain-text documentation workflows. ### Sources - - source_facts.description - source_facts.homepage - source_facts.package-manager ## 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:** aamath - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** yes - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - MacPorts - aamath: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: math/aamath/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Related links - [Terminal utility packages](https://pkg.so/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Archive and compression packages](https://pkg.so/archive-compression-tools/) - Matched archive or compression metadata. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://pkg.so/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [Scientific computing packages](https://pkg.so/scientific-computing-tools/) - Matched scientific computing metadata. - [suite-sparse](https://pkg.so/brew/suite-sparse/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, mathematics, science. - [maxima](https://pkg.so/brew/maxima/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, mathematics, science. - [calc](https://pkg.so/brew/calc/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, mathematics, science. - [wxmaxima](https://pkg.so/brew/wxmaxima/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, mathematics, science. - [astroterm](https://pkg.so/brew/astroterm/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, science, terminal. - [singular](https://pkg.so/brew/singular/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, mathematics, science. - [pari](https://pkg.so/brew/pari/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, mathematics, science. - [cddlib](https://pkg.so/brew/cddlib/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, mathematics, science. - [asciitex](https://pkg.so/brew/asciitex/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: art, ascii, ascii-art, cli, mathematical. - [phoon](https://pkg.so/brew/phoon/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: art, ascii, ascii-art, cli, science. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/aamath.yml](https://github.com/mxcl/pkgdb/blob/main/combined/aamath.yml) ## Sources - pkg.so package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated package history - package version freshness - pkgdb category and tag curation - package relationship graph - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph