# Install objc-run with Homebrew Use Objective-C files for shell script-like tasks. Version 1.4 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:objc-run ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install objc-run ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:objc-run - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Version:** 1.4 - **Source summary:** Use Objective-C files for shell script-like tasks - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Generated:** 2026-08-03T19:37:03+00:00 ## Executables - objc-run (alias) ## Install behavior - Bottle: not available ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-08-03 - Package-manager version: 1.4 ## Project history and usage objc-run is a shell script that compiles and executes Objective-C source files so they can be used for small macOS scripting-style tasks without creating an Xcode project. Its README describes it as suitable for jobs such as manipulating plist files and as similar to CodeRunner without a user interface. ### Project history The GitHub repository was created on 2014-01-03, with a short burst of activity through early 2014 and tags from 1.0 to 1.4. The repository metadata recorded the last push on 2014-02-10, making it a compact, stable script rather than a long-running framework. The project wrapped the native Objective-C compiler flow behind a single executable and added two conveniences: shebang-style execution with `#!/usr/bin/env objc-run`, and CocoaPods integration by embedding a Podfile section inside a C comment in the Objective-C source file. ### Adoption history The GitHub repository metadata recorded 424 stars and 13 forks, which is meaningful for a single shell script in the Objective-C tooling niche. Homebrew core packaged version 1.4 as a macOS-only formula with one executable and recorded 31 installs over 365 days in the 2026-07-01 formula JSON. ### How it is used A user runs `objc-run myfile.m arg1 arg2`; the script compiles `myfile.m` into a temporary application named after the source file, launches it with the remaining arguments, and removes the compiled output after execution. With a shebang line and executable bit, the `.m` file can be invoked directly from the terminal. The CocoaPods feature made the script more useful for small Objective-C programs that wanted third-party libraries without a full project setup: the source file could include pod declarations between `podfile-start` and `podfile-end` markers. ### Why package nerds care objc-run is a small but telling package: it treats Objective-C as a shell-scripting language for Mac automation. For av.db, it belongs with developer conveniences that expose a platform compiler in one command rather than building a new language runtime or project template. ### Timeline - 2014-01-03: the public GitHub repository was created. - 2014-02-10: GitHub API metadata recorded the repository's last push. - 2026-07-01: Homebrew core formula metadata listed stable version 1.4. ### Related projects - objc-run is tied to clang/Xcode command-line compilation, CocoaPods, macOS Foundation/Cocoa scripting, and small Objective-C command-line programs. It overlaps in spirit with tools such as CodeRunner, but it stays as a terminal script. ### Sources - - - - - ## 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/objc-run.yml](https://github.com/mxcl/pkgdb/blob/main/combined/objc-run.yml) ## Sources - pkg.so package database - Geiger risk classifier - curated package history - pkgdb category and tag curation - cross-ecosystem install command graph