# Install lief-patchelf with Homebrew, winget Robust, modern reimplementation of patchelf based on the LIEF. Version 1.0.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-27. Also installable with winget: winget install --id lief-project.lief-patchelf -e. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:lief-patchelf ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install lief-patchelf ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Windows - winget (92%): ```sh winget install --id lief-project.lief-patchelf -e ``` Evidence: Windows Package Manager source index: lief-project.lief-patchelf from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:lief-patchelf - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 1.0.0 - **Source summary:** Robust, modern reimplementation of patchelf based on the LIEF - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** Apache-2.0 - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-07-27T02:32:46Z - **Generated:** 2026-08-04T22:13:35+00:00 ## Executables - lief-patchelf (cli) - lief-patchelf (alias) ## Build dependencies - rust ## 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: 1.0.0 - Package-manager updated: 2026-07-27 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/lief-project/LIEF - Upstream latest detected: 1.0.0 (current) ## Project history and usage lief-patchelf is LIEF's Rust-based reimplementation of NixOS patchelf, a command-line utility for modifying properties of ELF executables and shared libraries. It intentionally preserves the original tool's command-line interface. ### Project history The LIEF project introduced lief-patchelf in July 2025 as a more robust, modern, and maintainable implementation built on LIEF's binary-parsing and rewriting facilities. The tool lives inside the broader LIEF repository rather than as a separate upstream project. ### Adoption history Compatibility with the original NixOS patchelf command line is intended to make substitution straightforward. The supplied package record shows lief-patchelf as a standalone Homebrew formula, while the official documentation also supports building it directly with Cargo. ### How it is used Users employ lief-patchelf through the familiar patchelf-style CLI to alter ELF metadata. The binary can also generate its own man page and completion scripts for bash, elvish, fish, PowerShell, and zsh. ### Why package nerds care patchelf is a foundational packaging utility for repairing interpreter and runtime-library paths in prebuilt ELF software. lief-patchelf is significant because it offers a compatible implementation based on a cross-platform binary-instrumentation library and a Rust CLI, while remaining installable as its own package. ### Timeline - 2025: LIEF added lief-patchelf on July 12 as a LIEF-based implementation of NixOS patchelf. - 2026: LIEF 1.0.0 was released on July 12 with lief-patchelf included in the official tool documentation. ### Related projects - NixOS/patchelf is the original implementation whose command-line interface lief-patchelf preserves. - LIEF provides the executable-format parsing and modification foundation used by lief-patchelf. ### Sources - - - - source_facts.package-manager ## Security Notes No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for lief-patchelf. Package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL. ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** lief-patchelf - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - winget - lief-project.lief-patchelf: normalized package name match | Windows Package Manager source index: lief-project.lief-patchelf from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix ## Related links - [Networking and protocol packages](https://pkg.so/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [Documentation packages](https://pkg.so/documentation-tools/) - Matched documentation, manual, or publishing metadata. - [Web development packages](https://pkg.so/web-dev-tools/) - Matched web development metadata. - [Homebrew utility packages](https://pkg.so/brew-utility-packages/) - Matched curated package taxonomy and local package facts. - [rust](https://pkg.so/brew/rust/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [micro](https://pkg.so/brew/micro/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. 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