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macOS

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brew install adaptivecpp

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overview

Package summary

SYCL and C++ standard parallelism for CPUs and GPUs

Project links

Commands and aliases

acpp
acpp-appdb-tool
acpp-hcf-tool
acpp-info
acpp-pcuda-pp
syclcc
syclcc-clang

history

Project history and usage

AdaptiveCpp is an independent, community-driven C++ heterogeneous programming platform and compiler for SYCL, C++ standard parallelism, and experimental portable CUDA-style programming across CPUs and GPUs.

Project history

The README states that AdaptiveCpp was formerly known as hipSYCL and Open SYCL. It presents the project as a modern platform for C++ heterogeneous programming models that targets CPUs and GPUs from major vendors.

Development is primarily led by Heidelberg University with community contributions. The README describes AdaptiveCpp as both a production platform and a research project, with publications covering SYCL beyond OpenCL, single-pass compilation, standard parallelism offloading, CPU compiler techniques, and JIT-time optimization.

Adoption history

AdaptiveCpp's adoption story is tied to cross-vendor GPU computing. The README says it can target Intel, NVIDIA, AMD, Apple, x86, ARM, and other LLVM-supported CPUs, and that it is used in production on machines of all scales, including some of the most powerful supercomputers.

The release history shows the project moving from hipSYCL 0.x releases to AdaptiveCpp date-based releases beginning with the 23.10 line.

How it is used

Users compile applications with `acpp` as a compiler-like frontend, select targets through command-line arguments or environment variables, and integrate AdaptiveCpp into CMake projects through the official usage documentation.

Why package nerds care

AdaptiveCpp is packaging-heavy because it sits at the intersection of LLVM, GPU runtimes, vendor toolchains, and C++ build systems. A package needs to expose multiple executables while preserving compiler discovery, backend support, and environment-variable behavior.

Timeline

2018: GitHub repository now known as `AdaptiveCpp/AdaptiveCpp` was created.
2019: hipSYCL 0.8.0 release was published.
2020: hipSYCL 0.9.0 release was published and the project cited SYCL beyond OpenCL work.
2023: AdaptiveCpp 23.10.0 alpha and 23.10.0 releases marked the renamed release line.
2025: AdaptiveCpp 25.x releases continued the date-based release series.

Related projects

Related projects and technologies include SYCL, OpenCL, CUDA, HIP, LLVM, C++ standard parallelism, oneAPI, and vendor GPU tooling from Intel, NVIDIA, AMD, and Apple.

Sources

security posture

Risk level: green

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

Risk classifier

green risk · low confidence · appliance

Why

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals

Signals

metadata:no-higher-risk-signals

Install behavior

No Homebrew bottle metadata was recorded.

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
`acpp`	executable	indexed executable	Discovered from the local executable index.
`acpp-appdb-tool`	executable	indexed executable	Discovered from the local executable index.
`acpp-hcf-tool`	executable	indexed executable	Discovered from the local executable index.
`acpp-info`	executable	indexed executable	Discovered from the local executable index.
`acpp-pcuda-pp`	executable	indexed executable	Discovered from the local executable index.
`syclcc`	executable	indexed executable	Discovered from the local executable index.
`syclcc-clang`	executable	indexed executable	Discovered from the local executable index.

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 generated2026-08-03

manager version25.10.0

manager updated2026-06-22

local dataunknown

upstreamnot available

latest detectednot detected

okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:adaptivecpp
Version	25.10.0
Package manager	Homebrew
Homepage	https://adaptivecpp.github.io/
Repository	https://github.com/AdaptiveCpp/AdaptiveCpp
Last updated	2026-06-22T14:02:41-07:00
Pulse	updated
Bottle	not recorded
Service	none declared

package graph

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source trail

Generated from repository data

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Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub.

combined/adaptivecpp.yml

Used sources

Geiger risk classifier
Nucleus package database
curated package history
pkgdb category and tag curation

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