macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install go-bindatalocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install go-bindataMacPorts ports tree · devel/go-bindata/Portfile · source: api.github.com
brew / rank 3985
Install go-bindata with Homebrew, apk, apt, MacPorts, Nix, zypper
Small utility that generates Go code from any file. Version 4.0.2 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-25. Also installable with debian: sudo apt install go-bindata.
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Linux
Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add go-bindataAlpine Linux edge package indexes · go-bindata · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org
Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install go-bindataDebian stable package indexes · go-bindata · source: deb.debian.org
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#go-bindatanixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/go/go-bindata/package.nix · source: api.github.com
openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install golang-github-jteeuwen-go-bindataopenSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · golang-github-jteeuwen-go-bindata · source: download.opensuse.org
overview
Package summary
Small utility that generates Go code from any file
Project links
Commands and aliases
- go-bindata
history
Project history and usage
go-bindata is a Go code-generation utility for embedding files into Go programs. It belongs to an older pre-embed generation of Go asset tooling: developers ran a command over static assets, committed or built the generated Go file, and accessed assets through generated helper functions.
Project history
The project lineage began with jteeuwen/go-bindata, whose README described conversion of arbitrary files into manageable Go source code. Kevin Burke's fork became the Homebrew-trusted version and documented maintenance changes such as atomic writes, SHA-256 hashes for embedded files, generated code formatting, size reporting, and safer file-mode handling.
Adoption history
The tool spread through package-manager ecosystems because it solved a common deployment problem for Go services before Go added native file embedding. Homebrew, Debian-family packages, Nix, MacPorts, and other distributions carried go-bindata or its original jteeuwen package name, which made it a familiar build-time dependency for Go web services and single-binary CLIs.
How it is used
Practitioners use go-bindata by pointing the CLI at one or more directories, often with recursive `...` patterns, and then importing the generated `bindata.go` output into an application. The README highlights common production and development patterns: debug mode loads assets from disk during iteration, release mode embeds them into the binary, and flags such as `-o`, `-ignore`, `-prefix`, `-nocompress`, and `-nomemcopy` tune output shape and runtime tradeoffs.
Why package nerds care
For package maintainers, go-bindata is notable as a maintained fork of a once widely packaged Go asset tool. Its presence in Homebrew under Kevin Burke's fork records the practical packaging move from an older upstream identity to a maintained distribution target.
Timeline
- 2016: Kevin Burke's fork was created on GitHub.
- 2017: The fork began publishing GitHub releases.
- 2023: v4 releases continued the module-era maintenance line.
Related projects
- jteeuwen/go-bindata
- elazarl/go-bindata-assetfs
- Go embed package
Sources
security posture
Risk level: green
library-like package without higher-risk signals.
Risk classifier
green risk · low confidence · appliance
Why
- library-like package without higher-risk signals
Signals
- metadata:library-like
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
go-bindata | 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 version4.0.2
manager updated2026-07-25
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:go-bindata |
|---|---|
| Version | 4.0.2 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://github.com/kevinburke/go-bindata |
| Repository | https://github.com/kevinburke/go-bindata |
| Last updated | 2026-07-25T20:55:23-04:00 |
| Pulse | updated |
| Bottle | not recorded |
| Service | none declared |
source database matches
Other package-manager records
Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.
Debian apt95%
go-bindata 3.0.7+git20151023.72.a0ff256-4+b16
embed data in a Go program
https://github.com/jteeuwen/go-bindata
sudo apt install go-bindata- Section: devel
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: golang-bindata
- 1 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Go Bindata
Nix95%
go-bindata
nix profile install nixpkgs#go-bindata- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Go Bindata
Ubuntu apt95%
go-bindata 3.0.7+git20151023.72.a0ff256-4build1
embed data in a Go program
https://github.com/jteeuwen/go-bindata
sudo apt install go-bindata- Section: universe/devel
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: golang-bindata
- 1 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Go Bindata
apk95%
go-bindata 3.1.3-r45
A small utility which generates Go code from any file
https://github.com/go-bindata/go-bindata
sudo apk add go-bindata- License: CC0-1.0
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: go-bindata
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Go Bindata
zypper95%
golang-github-jteeuwen-go-bindata 3.0.7+git20151023.72.a0ff256-5.26
A small utility which generates Go code from any file
https://github.com/jteeuwen/go-bindata
sudo zypper install golang-github-jteeuwen-go-bindata- License: CC0-1.0
- Category: Development/Languages/Golang
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: golang-github-jteeuwen-go-bindata
- 3 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Go Bindata
MacPorts95%
go-bindata
sudo port install go-bindata- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Go Bindata
source trail
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Used sources
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