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Creates executables with SBCL. Version 1.5.6 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-29. Also installable with debian: sudo apt install buildapp.

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macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install buildapp

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install buildapp

Debian stable package indexes · buildapp · source: deb.debian.org

overview

Package summary

Creates executables with SBCL

Commands and aliases

  • buildapp

history

Project history and usage

Buildapp is a Common Lisp command-line tool by Zach Beane for creating executable images with SBCL or Clozure CL.

Project history

Buildapp comes from the Common Lisp image-building tradition: instead of compiling a small native binary from scratch, it configures a Lisp image, loads code and ASDF systems, sets an entry point, and saves an executable. The official page compares it to `cl-launch` and hu.dwim.build.

The public release tags run through the 1.x series, and the official page lists 1.5.6 as the latest version released on November 7, 2015.

Adoption history

Buildapp's adoption is niche but durable in Common Lisp packaging. It appears in Homebrew, Debian, and Ubuntu according to the input, reflecting its use as a small system tool for turning SBCL or CCL applications into command-line executables.

Its homepage examples show the kind of usage that made it handy before containerized deployment became common: single-file Lisp utilities, web-related command-line tools, and larger saved-image applications.

How it is used

A typical invocation passes `--output`, one or more `--eval`, `--load-system`, or ASDF path options, and an `--entry` function. Buildapp then saves a runnable Lisp image that starts at that entry point.

It has no documented per-user credentials or configuration file location in the official docs.

Why package nerds care

Buildapp is interesting because it packages the Lisp saved-image model as a Unix-friendly build command. For package maintainers, it turns a Lisp system into an executable artifact that can be installed like other CLI tools.

It also preserves a specific era of Common Lisp deployment practice, where ASDF systems, implementation-specific image saving, and small wrapper tools made Lisp programs feel more like conventional command-line software.

Timeline

  • 2000s: Buildapp emerged in the SBCL/CCL Common Lisp deployment ecosystem.
  • 2010s: Public release tags progressed through the 1.4 and 1.5 series.
  • 2015: Version 1.5.6 was released on November 7 according to the official homepage.

Related projects

  • SBCL and Clozure CL are the Lisp implementations named by the official page.
  • `cl-launch` and hu.dwim.build are similar tools named by the official page.
  • ASDF is part of the documented workflow for loading Lisp systems before saving an executable.

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

CommandKindExposureNote
buildappexecutableindexed executableDiscovered 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 version1.5.6
manager updated2026-07-29
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
  • okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:buildapp
Version1.5.6
Package managerHomebrew
Homepagehttps://www.xach.com/lisp/buildapp/
Repositoryhttps://github.com/xach/buildapp
Last updated2026-07-29T08:54:41+01:00
Pulseupdated
Bottlenot recorded
Servicenone declared

source database matches

Other package-manager records

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Debian apt95%

buildapp 1.5.6-3+b1

application to create common lisp images

https://www.xach.com/lisp/buildapp/

sudo apt install buildapp
  • Section: lisp
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: buildapp
  • 3 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Buildapp
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: buildapp from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Ubuntu apt95%

buildapp 1.5.6-3build1

application to create common lisp images

https://www.xach.com/lisp/buildapp/

sudo apt install buildapp
  • Section: universe/lisp
  • Architecture: amd64
  • 3 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Buildapp
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: buildapp from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz

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  • cross-ecosystem install command graph
  • curated package history
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