macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install remakelocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install remakeMacPorts ports tree · devel/remake/Portfile · source: api.github.com
brew / rank 9790
Install remake with Homebrew, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, zypper
GNU Make with improved error handling, tracing, and a debugger. Version 4.3-1.6 via Homebrew; verified 2026-09-13. Also installable with debian: sudo apt install remake.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install remakeDebian stable package indexes · remake · source: deb.debian.org
Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install remakeFedora Rawhide package metadata · remake · source: dl.fedoraproject.org
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#remakenixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/re/remake/package.nix · source: api.github.com
Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S remakeArch Linux sync databases · remake · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com
openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install remakeopenSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · remake · source: download.opensuse.org
overview
Package summary
GNU Make with improved error handling, tracing, and a debugger
Project links
Commands and aliases
- remake
history
Project history and usage
remake is a fork of GNU Make that adds comprehensible tracing, profiling, extended error reporting, target discovery, and an interactive Makefile debugger.
Project history
Rocky Bernstein originated remake as a fork and extension of GNU Make. Its debugger borrows interaction ideas from GDB and the trepanning family of debuggers, while retaining GNU Make's build semantics.
Adoption history
remake is packaged by Debian and derivatives, Homebrew, MacPorts, and other Unix-like package ecosystems. The official installation guide warns that distribution packages may lag the latest debugger release.
How it is used
Use `remake` as a substitute for `make` when investigating a build. `--trace` exposes execution, `--debugger` enters the interactive debugger, `--post-mortem` stops after errors, and `--profile` emits Callgrind-compatible profiling data.
Why package nerds care
remake preserves GNU Make behavior while exposing the build graph and evaluator through tracing, call stacks, breakpoints, stepping, profiling, and improved errors. It is valuable when an opaque Makefile failure cannot be understood from ordinary `make` output.
Timeline
- Project origin: Rocky Bernstein forked GNU Make to add debugging and tracing facilities
- 2020: The current Sphinx documentation lineage identifies Rocky Bernstein as copyright holder
- Current releases: Distributed by multiple Unix-like package managers while active development is hosted on GitHub
Related projects
- GNU Make, GDB, realgud, KCachegrind, trepan debuggers
Sources
security posture
Risk level: red
escape, surveillance, or offensive capability signal.
Risk classifier
red risk · medium confidence · escape-surveillance-offensive
Why
- escape, surveillance, or offensive capability signal
Signals
- text:debugger
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 12 platform targets.
- Installs with 1 runtime 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
remake | 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 version4.3-1.6
manager updated2026-09-13
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
https://bashdb.sourceforge.net/remake/
- infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://bashdb.sourceforge.net/remake/none confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:remake |
|---|---|
| Version | 4.3-1.6 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/remake |
| Homepage | https://bashdb.sourceforge.net/remake/ |
| Upstream docs | https://bashdb.sourceforge.net/remake/ |
| License | GPL-3.0-only |
| Source archive | https://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/bashdb/remake/4.3%2Bdbg-1.6/remake-4.3%2Bdbg-1.6.tar.gz |
| Last updated | 2026-09-13T07:34:15Z |
| Pulse | updated |
| Dependencies | readline |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_big_sur, arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, big_sur, monterey, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux) |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | remake |
| 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 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%
remake 4.3+dbg-1.6+dfsg-2
GNU make fork with improved error reporting and debugging
http://bashdb.sourceforge.net/remake
sudo apt install remake- Section: devel
- Architecture: amd64
- 3 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Remake
Nix95%
remake
nix profile install nixpkgs#remake- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Remake
Ubuntu apt95%
remake 4.3+dbg-1.6+dfsg-1build2
GNU make fork with improved error reporting and debugging
http://bashdb.sourceforge.net/remake
sudo apt install remake- Section: universe/devel
- Architecture: amd64
- 3 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Remake
dnf95%
remake 0.16-6.fc45
Build system that bridges the gap between make and redo
https://github.com/silene/remake
sudo dnf install remake- License: GPL-3.0-or-later
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: remake
- 4 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Remake
dnf95%
remake-doc 0.16-6.fc45
Documentation for remake
https://github.com/silene/remake
sudo dnf install remake-doc- License: GPL-3.0-or-later AND GPL-1.0-or-later AND MIT
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: noarch
- Source Package: remake
- 1 dependencies
- 2 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Remake
pacman95%
remake 4.3+dbg1.6-3
Enhanced GNU Make - tracing, error reporting, debugging, profiling and more
http://bashdb.sourceforge.net/remake/
sudo pacman -S remake- License: GPL3
- Architecture: x86_64
- 2 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Remake
zypper95%
remake 4.3_1.6-1.4
A gnu make version including a debuger
http://bashdb.sourceforge.net/remake/
sudo zypper install remake- License: GPL-3.0-or-later
- Category: Development/Tools/Building
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: remake
- 3 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Remake
zypper95%
remake-lang 4.3_1.6-1.4
Translations for package remake
http://bashdb.sourceforge.net/remake/
sudo zypper install remake-lang- License: GPL-3.0-or-later
- Category: System/Localization
- Architecture: noarch
- Source Package: remake
- 1 dependencies
- 3 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Remake
MacPorts95%
remake
sudo port install remake- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Remake
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
- external package-manager database matches
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment
- pkg.so package database
- pkgdb category and tag curation