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Install hotbuild with Homebrew
Cross platform hot compilation tool for go. Version 1.0.9 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-25.
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Package summary
Cross platform hot compilation tool for go
Project links
Commands and aliases
- hotbuild
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Project history and usage
hotbuild is a small Go development utility for automatically rebuilding and rerunning a project when files change. Its upstream site and README present it as a cross-platform hot compilation tool for Go projects.
Project history
The project is published by Wander/rustpub under the wandercn GitHub account, with the documentation site carrying rustpub branding and a 2021 copyright. The README examples show the tool creating a project-local `.hotbuild.toml` file and running a Go build command into a temporary binary before launching it.
Adoption history
hotbuild has a narrow package footprint compared with larger Go live-reload tools, but Homebrew packages it as `hotbuild` and builds from the upstream GitHub release archive. That makes it discoverable to macOS and Linux developers who install small Go CLIs through Homebrew.
How it is used
The documented workflow is to run `hotbuild initconf` inside a Go project, edit the generated build and run commands, then use `hotbuild run` while developing. The tool watches recursive subdirectories under the configured project path and can separate the watched directory from the command working directory.
Why package nerds care
For package-manager people, hotbuild is an example of the file-watcher hot-reload pattern packaged as a tiny standalone Go command. It is less important as an ecosystem standard than as a representative of many small development-loop accelerators that package managers preserve.
Timeline
- 2021: The project site and README examples document hotbuild as a Go hot-compilation tool with `.hotbuild.toml` project configuration.
- v1.0.5: README run output shows the tool banner and rebuild/run loop around a Go application.
- v1.0.9: Homebrew builds the formula from the upstream GitHub release archive.
Related projects
- Go's own `go build` remains the underlying compilation command in the documented examples.
- Other Go development-loop tools such as air, reflex, and fresh occupy the same file-watch-and-rerun niche, though hotbuild keeps its own simple configuration format.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
hotbuild | 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 version1.0.9
manager updated2026-07-25
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:hotbuild |
|---|---|
| Version | 1.0.9 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://hotbuild.rustpub.com/ |
| Repository | https://github.com/wandercn/hotbuild |
| Last updated | 2026-07-25T20:56:30-04:00 |
| 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
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated package history
- pkg.so package database
- pkgdb category and tag curation