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Tool to provision OSGi bundles. Version 1.9.0 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.
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Package summary
Tool to provision OSGi bundles
Project links
Commands and aliases
- pax-runner
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Project history and usage
Pax Runner is an OPS4J command-line provisioning and launch tool for OSGi bundles and framework implementations.
Project history
OPS4J developed Pax Runner as part of its Pax family of open-source OSGi tools. The runner was designed to provision bundles and start OSGi frameworks without tying the workflow to one framework implementation.
The project belongs to an earlier generation of OSGi tooling and its official documentation is retained in the OPS4J Confluence space.
Adoption history
Pax Runner was distributed as a Java command-line tool and became useful in OSGi development workflows that needed to exercise bundles across different framework implementations.
Its Homebrew formula made this older Java/OSGi provisioning utility directly installable in the macOS command-line ecosystem.
How it is used
Developers use Pax Runner to provision bundles from supported locations or repositories and launch them under a selected OSGi framework.
It is suited to repeatable OSGi demonstrations, compatibility checks, and lightweight runtime assembly.
Why package nerds care
Pax Runner is notable as packaging infrastructure for another packaging system: it resolves and provisions modular Java bundles and can launch them on multiple OSGi frameworks. That makes it a representative artifact of the OSGi ecosystem's emphasis on repositories, profiles, and runtime-neutral deployment.
Timeline
- 2000s: OPS4J introduced Pax Runner during the expansion of open-source OSGi tooling.
- 2010s: Pax Runner documentation and integrations covered bundle repositories, profiles, and multiple OSGi frameworks.
- Later period: The project became legacy OSGi tooling while its source and documentation remained available.
Related projects
- OPS4J is the parent open-source community.
- Apache Felix, Eclipse Equinox, and Knopflerfish are OSGi framework implementations associated with runner-style testing and deployment.
- Pax URL supplies URL handlers and provisioning support used in the wider OPS4J tool family.
Sources
- https://github.com/ops4j/org.ops4j.pax.runner
- https://ops4j1.jira.com/wiki/spaces/paxrunner/overview
- source_facts.description
- source_facts.package-manager
security posture
Risk level: orange
infrastructure mutation or orchestration signal.
Risk classifier
orange risk · medium confidence · infrastructure
Why
- infrastructure mutation or orchestration signal
Signals
- text:provision
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 1 platform targets.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
pax-runner | 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 generated2026-09-19
manager version1.9.0
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
https://ops4j1.jira.com/wiki/spaces/paxrunner/overview
- infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
- infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://ops4j1.jira.com/wiki/spaces/paxrunner/overviewnone confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:pax-runner |
|---|---|
| Version | 1.9.0 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/pax-runner |
| Homepage | https://ops4j1.jira.com/wiki/spaces/paxrunner/overview |
| Upstream docs | https://ops4j1.jira.com/wiki/spaces/paxrunner/overview |
| License | Apache-2.0 AND MIT |
| Source archive | https://search.maven.org/remotecontent?filepath=org/ops4j/pax/runner/pax-runner-assembly/1.9.0/pax-runner-assembly-1.9.0-jdk15.tar.gz |
| 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 | pax-runner |
| 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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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.
Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated package history
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment
- pkg.so package database
- pkgdb category and tag curation