# Install frege-repl with Homebrew

REPL (read-eval-print loop) for Frege. Version 1.4-SNAPSHOT via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-22.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:frege-repl
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install frege-repl
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

## Package facts

- **Package key:** brew:frege-repl
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Version:** 1.4-SNAPSHOT
- **Source summary:** REPL (read-eval-print loop) for Frege
- **Homepage:** <https://github.com/Frege/frege-repl>
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/Frege/frege-repl>
- **Last updated:** 2026-06-22T14:03:22-07:00
- **Generated:** 2026-08-03T19:37:03+00:00

## Executables

- frege-repl (alias)

## Install behavior

- Bottle: not available

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-08-03
- Package-manager version: 1.4-SNAPSHOT
## Project history and usage

Frege REPL is the command-line read-eval-print loop for Frege, a Haskell-like purely functional language for the JVM.

### Project history

The frege-repl repository was created in 2012 under the Frege organization. Its README documents interactive Frege evaluation, REPL commands, Gradle-based source builds, and the requirement for a JDK because Frege compiles through Java.

### Adoption history

The README says the REPL can be downloaded from frege-repl releases and, later, is included in Frege releases. Homebrew packages frege-repl separately and declares openjdk@17 as a dependency.

### How it is used

Users run frege-repl to evaluate snippets and use commands such as :type, :browse, :java, :load, :history, :reset, :version, :help, and :quit. The broader Frege README positions Frege as Haskell for the JVM with Java interoperability.

### Why package nerds care

For package-manager users, frege-repl is the interactive front door to a JVM language toolchain: it packages a language REPL plus JDK dependency rather than a standalone text utility, making dependency metadata and language-runtime classification important.

### Timeline

- 2012: frege-repl GitHub repository created.
- 2015-2017: Frege README reports JavaOne Emerging Languages Bowl wins for Frege.
- 2019: frege-repl repository last pushed according to GitHub metadata.
- 2026: Homebrew formula reports stable version 1.4-SNAPSHOT with openjdk@17 dependency.

### Related projects

- Related official Frege projects include the Frege compiler, standard library, online REPL, FregeFX REPL, Eclipse plugin, VS Code plugin, and documentation tool.

### Sources

- <https://api.github.com/repos/Frege/frege-repl>
- <https://formulae.brew.sh/api/formula/frege-repl.json>
- <https://github.com/Frege/frege>
- <https://github.com/Frege/frege-repl>
- <https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Frege/frege-repl/master/README.md>
- <https://www.frege-lang.org/doc/fregedoc.html>


## Security Notes

generalized runtime or code generation signal.

- **Geiger risk:** yellow / medium
- generalized runtime or code generation signal


## Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/frege-repl.yml](https://github.com/mxcl/pkgdb/blob/main/combined/frege-repl.yml)


## Sources

- pkg.so package database
- Geiger risk classifier
- curated package history
- pkgdb category and tag curation
- cross-ecosystem install command graph