# Install syntaxerl with Homebrew Syntax checker for Erlang code and config files. Version 0.15.0 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:syntaxerl ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install syntaxerl ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:syntaxerl - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 0.15.0 - **Source summary:** Syntax checker for Erlang code and config files - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **License:** MIT - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-08-04T22:13:35+00:00 ## Executables - syntaxerl (cli) - syntaxerl (alias) ## Dependencies - erlang ## Build dependencies - rebar3 ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_big_sur, arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, big_sur, catalina, monterey, sonoma, ventura ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-08-04 - Package-manager version: 0.15.0 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/ten0s/syntaxerl - Upstream latest detected: 0.15.0 (current) - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. ## Project history and usage SyntaxErl is a command-line syntax checker for Erlang source, header, application, release, escript, Leex, and Yecc files. It is designed primarily as a backend for editor diagnostics. ### Project history The official repository was created in June 2012. SyntaxErl grew as a focused wrapper around Erlang parsing and compilation behavior, reading project dependency and library paths from rebar, rebar3, or erlang.mk projects rather than maintaining a separate application configuration. Its compatibility expanded beyond `.erl` files to Erlang headers and configuration artifacts, escripts, Leex lexer sources, and Yecc parser sources. The README documents the 0.16 command-line interface and editor setup. ### Adoption history SyntaxErl was integrated into Emacs Flymake and Vim tooling, first through Syntastic and later ALE. The supplied metadata records Homebrew packaging, giving editor users a system-managed way to install the checker on macOS and other Homebrew platforms. ### How it is used Users invoke `syntaxerl ` directly or configure an editor linter to run it when Erlang files change or are saved. The checker relies on a buildable Erlang project and existing dependencies so it can resolve the same include, dependency, and library paths as the project's build tooling. ### Why package nerds care SyntaxErl represents the Unix editor-tool pattern of a narrow command-line checker serving several front ends. Its support for multiple generations of Erlang build tooling and several editor integrations makes a single packaged executable useful across otherwise different development setups. ### Timeline - 2012: The official SyntaxErl repository was created. - 2010s: SyntaxErl was integrated with Emacs Flymake and Vim Syntastic. - 2010s–2020s: Support expanded to rebar3, erlang.mk, and Vim ALE workflows. ### Related projects - Erlang/OTP supplies the language and compiler ecosystem; rebar, rebar3, and erlang.mk provide the project metadata SyntaxErl reads. Flymake, Syntastic, and ALE are the editor diagnostic front ends documented by upstream. ### Sources - - - 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:** syntaxerl - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## Related links - [Source-control packages](https://pkg.so/source-control-tools/) - Belongs to a source-control command family. - [Terminal utility packages](https://pkg.so/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Text processing packages](https://pkg.so/text-processing-tools/) - Matched text, document, or structured-data processing metadata. - [Developer build packages](https://pkg.so/developer-build-tools/) - Matched build, compiler, generator, or developer workflow metadata. - [erlang](https://pkg.so/brew/erlang/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [rebar3](https://pkg.so/brew/rebar3/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [elvis](https://pkg.so/brew/elvis/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, erlang, linter. - [vint](https://pkg.so/brew/vint/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, linter, vim. - [dscanner](https://pkg.so/brew/dscanner/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, linter, syntax-checker. - [neovim](https://pkg.so/brew/neovim/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, vim. - [swiftlint](https://pkg.so/brew/swiftlint/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, linter. - [ruff](https://pkg.so/brew/ruff/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, linter. - [ansible-lint](https://pkg.so/brew/ansible-lint/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, linter. - [biome](https://pkg.so/brew/biome/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, linter. - [codebook-lsp](https://pkg.so/brew/codebook-lsp/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: checker, cli, code, developer, developer-tools. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/syntaxerl.yml](https://github.com/mxcl/pkgdb/blob/main/combined/syntaxerl.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 - cross-ecosystem install command graph