macOS
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Install psc-package with Homebrew, Nix
Package manager for PureScript based on package sets. Version 0.6.2 via Homebrew; verified 2026-09-13. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#psc-package.
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Linux
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nix profile install nixpkgs#psc-packagenixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/ps/psc-package/package.nix · source: api.github.com
overview
Package summary
Package manager for PureScript based on package sets
Project links
Commands and aliases
- psc-package
history
Project history and usage
psc-package is a PureScript dependency manager that uses Git and package sets to produce reproducible project dependency selections.
Project history
The PureScript project developed psc-package as a Git-based dependency manager centered on curated package sets. Its stated goals were to avoid requiring Node, improve reproducibility, provide a Stack-like out-of-the-box experience, and still permit custom package sets.
The official documentation revision identifies a 2018 guide maintained by Justin Woo. The tool's model was later carried forward conceptually by Spago, which cites psc-package as an inspiration.
Adoption history
psc-package could be invoked directly or embedded by external tools such as Pulp. Binary releases, source builds, Chocolatey, Homebrew, and Nix provided several installation paths.
It belongs to an earlier generation of PureScript dependency management. The later Spago project explicitly lists psc-package among its inspirations and became the broader package-manager and build-tool workflow for contemporary PureScript projects.
How it is used
A project records dependencies in psc-package.json. Running psc-package install installs or updates the recorded set, while psc-package install <package> also adds a named dependency to the manifest.
Advanced users can work with local or customized package sets; external build tools can invoke psc-package rather than requiring users to call it directly.
Why package nerds care
psc-package represents PureScript's move away from generic front-end dependency managers toward compiler-aware, reproducible package sets. Its small cross-platform dependency model and JSON project manifest make it a useful historical link between Bower-era PureScript and Spago's integrated workflow.
Timeline
- 2018: The published official guide identifies a 2018 copyright and documentation revision.
- Package-set era: psc-package established a Git-based, psc-package.json-driven workflow for PureScript dependencies.
- Later ecosystem: Spago emerged as a package manager and build tool inspired in part by psc-package.
Related projects
- PureScript: The language ecosystem served by psc-package.
- Pulp: An external PureScript build tool capable of invoking psc-package.
- Bower: The Node-dependent package manager used as a comparison point in psc-package's design goals.
- Spago: The later PureScript package manager and build tool that cites psc-package as an inspiration.
- Haskell Stack: An inspiration for the intended package-set user experience.
Sources
- Input package coverage: source_facts.package-manager
- Official Spago repository: https://github.com/purescript/spago
- Official guide: https://psc-package.readthedocs.io/en/latest/
- Official repository: https://github.com/purescript/psc-package
security posture
Risk level: orange
infrastructure mutation or orchestration signal.
Risk classifier
orange risk · medium confidence · infrastructure
Why
- infrastructure mutation or orchestration signal
Signals
- text:package manager
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
- Installs with 2 runtime dependencies.
- Build metadata lists 2 build dependencies.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
local files
Configuration and credential file locations
These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.
Configuration files
Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.
- Unix
psc-package.json
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
psc-package | cli | global executable |
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 generated2026-09-19
manager version0.6.2
manager updated2026-09-13
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detectedv0.6.2
https://github.com/purescript/psc-package
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:psc-package |
|---|---|
| Version | 0.6.2 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/psc-package |
| Homepage | https://psc-package.readthedocs.io |
| Repository | https://github.com/purescript/psc-package |
| Upstream docs | https://psc-package.readthedocs.io |
| License | BSD-3-Clause |
| Source archive | https://github.com/purescript/psc-package/archive/refs/tags/v0.6.2.tar.gz |
| Last updated | 2026-09-13T12:44:36Z |
| Pulse | updated |
| Dependencies | gmp, purescript |
| Build dependencies | cabal-install, ghc |
| Uses from macOS | libffi |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux) |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | psc-package |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 2 |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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source database matches
Other package-manager records
Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.
Nix95%
psc-package
nix profile install nixpkgs#psc-package- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Psc Package
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 configuration and credential file locations
- curated package history
- external package-manager database matches
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment
- pkg.so package database
- pkgdb category and tag curation