install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install etl

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%

sudo pacman -S etl

Arch Linux sync databases · etl · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com

Debian aptverified · 92%

sudo apt install etl-dev

Debian stable package indexes · etl-dev · source: deb.debian.org

Fedora dnfverified · 92%

sudo dnf install ETL-devel

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · ETL-devel · source: dl.fedoraproject.org

overview

Package summary

Extensible Template Library

Project links

Commands and aliases

ETL-config

history

Project history and usage

ETL is packaged as Synfig's Extensible Template Library, a C++ support library associated with the Synfig animation stack.

Project history

The Homebrew package facts identify `etl` as the Extensible Template Library and point to Synfig's official source repository. The current Synfig repository describes itself as the official source code repository for Synfig Studio animation software, with Synfig available on Windows, Linux, and macOS.

Adoption history

The input package facts list ETL packages across Homebrew, Debian, Ubuntu, Fedora/DNF, and Arch/Pacman, indicating that downstream Unix-like distributions have treated it as a separately consumable development package.

How it is used

Package users typically install ETL for its development headers and `ETL-config` helper rather than as an end-user application. It is closely tied to building or packaging Synfig-related code.

Why package nerds care

ETL matters to package maintainers because it is a small but historically separate C++ development component in the Synfig stack, exposed by multiple distributions as `etl`, `etl-dev`, or `ETL-devel`.

Timeline

2011: Current official Synfig GitHub repository created.
2020s: Synfig changelog continues to tag ETL-affecting changes alongside core and studio changes.

Related projects

Synfig Studio
Synfig Core
C++ template libraries

Sources

GitHub API for synfig/synfig repository metadata.
Official Synfig ChangeLog.md.
Official Synfig README.
source_facts.description
source_facts.executables
source_facts.package-manager

security posture

Risk level: green

library-like package without higher-risk signals.

Risk classifier

green risk · low confidence · appliance

Why

library-like package without higher-risk signals

Signals

metadata:library-like

Install behavior

No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 1 platform targets.
Installs with 1 runtime dependencies.
Build metadata lists 1 build dependencies.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`ETL-config`	cli	global executable

freshness

Version and freshness

These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.

page generated2026-08-04

manager version1.5.5

manager updated

local dataok

upstreamnot checked

latest detectednot detected

https://github.com/synfig/synfig

infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
infoNo cached GitHub release or tag data was available.https://github.com/synfig/synfignone confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:etl
Version	1.5.5
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/etl
Homepage	https://synfig.org
Repository	https://github.com/synfig/synfig
Upstream docs	https://synfig.org
License	GPL-3.0-or-later
Source archive	https://github.com/synfig/synfig/releases/download/v1.5.5/ETL-1.5.5.tar.gz
Dependencies	glibmm@2.66
Build dependencies	pkgconf
Bottle	available (on all)
Homebrew post-install	not defined
Service	none declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source Database	Homebrew formula API
Tap	homebrew/core
Full Name	etl
Version Scheme	0
Revision	0
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
URL Keys	stable

source database matches

Other package-manager records

Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.

Debian apt95%

etl-dev 1.5.1-1

Extended Class and Template Library

http://www.synfig.org/

sudo apt install etl-dev

Section: libdevel
Architecture: amd64
Source Package: etl
normalized package name match
Matched by: Etl

Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: etl-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

Ubuntu apt95%

etl-dev 1.5.1-1

Extended Class and Template Library

http://www.synfig.org/

sudo apt install etl-dev

Section: universe/libdevel
Architecture: amd64
Source Package: etl
normalized package name match
Matched by: Etl

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: etl-dev from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz

dnf95%

ETL-devel 1.5.4-2.fc45

Development files for ETL

http://synfig.org

sudo dnf install ETL-devel

License: GPL-2.0-or-later
Category: Unspecified
Architecture: i686
Source Package: ETL
2 dependencies
2 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Etl

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: ETL-devel from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/210a2053c8e007daf9ae39c2a21daaed9b2ddd07d63ecffa597050361e73650c-primary.xml.zst

pacman95%

etl 1.4.5-1

VoriaETL: C++ STL complementory multiplatform template library

https://www.synfig.org/

sudo pacman -S etl

License: GPL3
Architecture: any
normalized package name match
Matched by: Etl

Arch Linux sync databases · geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com · Arch Linux sync databases: etl from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

source trail

Generated from repository data

This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.

Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub.

combined/etl.yml

Used sources

Geiger risk classifier
cross-ecosystem install command graph
curated package history
external package-manager database matches
package relationship graph
package version freshness
package-page enrichment
pkg.so package database
pkgdb category and tag curation

Install etl with Homebrew, pacman, apt, dnf