macOS
Homebrewverified ยท 100%
brew install elfutilsprovider-native install command
brew / rank 343
Install elfutils with Homebrew
Libraries and utilities for handling ELF objects. Version 0.195 via Homebrew; verified 2026-05-15.
install
Additional install commands
overview
Package summary
Libraries and utilities for handling ELF objects
Project links
Commands and aliases
- elfutils-addr2line
- elfutils-ar
- elfutils-elfclassify
- elfutils-elfcmp
- elfutils-elfcompress
- elfutils-elflint
- elfutils-findtextrel
- elfutils-make-debug-archive
- elfutils-nm
- elfutils-objdump
- elfutils-ranlib
- elfutils-readelf
- elfutils-size
- elfutils-srcfiles
- elfutils-stack
- elfutils-strings
- elfutils-strip
- elfutils-unstrip
- eu-addr2line
- eu-ar
- eu-elfclassify
- eu-elfcmp
- eu-elfcompress
- eu-elflint
- eu-findtextrel
- eu-make-debug-archive
- eu-nm
- eu-objdump
- eu-ranlib
- eu-readelf
- eu-size
- eu-srcfiles
history
Project history and usage
elfutils is a Sourceware-hosted collection of libraries and command-line tools for working with ELF objects and DWARF debug data on GNU/Linux. Its niche is lower-level than a single debugger or compiler: it gives distribution maintainers, toolchain developers, debuggers, profilers, and post-mortem analysis workflows reusable ELF/DWARF libraries plus eu-* inspection utilities.
Project history
The official project page presents elfutils as a toolkit for reading, creating, and modifying ELF binary files and for finding and handling DWARF debug data, symbols, thread state, stack traces, processes, and core files. Sourceware is the upstream home, with source available from the Sourceware git repository and releases published from the Sourceware elfutils area.
A later important extension is debuginfod, documented by Sourceware and GNU Binutils as an elfutils component. debuginfod turns debug-info lookup into an HTTP service indexed by build IDs, with client libraries that debuggers and binary tools can use when local separate debug files are missing.
Adoption history
elfutils is adopted most visibly through Linux distribution and toolchain plumbing rather than end-user application workflows. The project page emphasizes GNU/Linux process and core-file support, and the debuginfod documentation shows how other Sourceware tools such as GDB and Binutils can use libdebuginfod to retrieve debug information, executables, and source files on demand.
How it is used
Typical package usage is command-line inspection and transformation through tools such as eu-readelf, eu-objdump, eu-nm, eu-strip, eu-stack, eu-elflint, and eu-unstrip, or library usage through libelf, libdw, and libdebuginfod. debuginfod usage centers on configuring debug tools to query one or more HTTP servers for artifacts identified by build ID.
Why package nerds care
Package maintainers care about elfutils because it sits in the boring but critical layer between compiler output, stripped binaries, split debug packages, core dumps, and debugger UX. It is the kind of package whose utilities show up in build logs, debug-symbol pipelines, reproducibility investigations, and distribution debug-info services rather than in application feature lists.
Timeline
- Sourceware era: Upstream source and releases are hosted under the Sourceware elfutils project.
- 0.178: debuginfod began shipping as part of elfutils, according to GNU Binutils documentation.
- Current use: debuginfod client support lets tools query servers for missing ELF, DWARF, executable, and source artifacts by build ID.
Related projects
- GNU Binutils overlaps with elfutils at the command-line binary-inspection layer and can be built with libdebuginfod support.
- GDB uses the debuginfod client library to retrieve missing debug resources.
- DWARF and ELF are the core data formats that elfutils reads, writes, validates, and exposes to other tools.
Sources
security posture
No protected-tool coverage found yet
No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for elfutils. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
elfutils-addr2line | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
elfutils-ar | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
elfutils-elfclassify | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
elfutils-elfcmp | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
elfutils-elfcompress | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
elfutils-elflint | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
elfutils-findtextrel | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
elfutils-make-debug-archive | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
elfutils-nm | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
elfutils-objdump | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
elfutils-ranlib | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
elfutils-readelf | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
elfutils-size | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
elfutils-srcfiles | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
elfutils-stack | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
elfutils-strings | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
elfutils-strip | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
elfutils-unstrip | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
eu-addr2line | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
eu-ar | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
eu-elfclassify | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
eu-elfcmp | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
eu-elfcompress | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
eu-elflint | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
eu-findtextrel | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
eu-make-debug-archive | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
eu-nm | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
eu-objdump | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
eu-ranlib | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
eu-readelf | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
eu-size | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
eu-srcfiles | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
eu-stack | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
eu-strings | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
eu-strip | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
eu-unstrip | 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 version0.195
manager updated2026-05-15
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:elfutils |
|---|---|
| Version | 0.195 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://fedorahosted.org/elfutils/ |
| Last updated | 2026-05-15T12:01:54Z |
| Pulse | updated |
| Bottle | not recorded |
| Service | none declared |
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
- Nucleus package database
- curated package history
- pkgdb category and tag curation