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Suite of Sparse Matrix Software. Version 7.12.3 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-28.
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Package summary
Suite of Sparse Matrix Software
Project links
Commands and aliases
- suitesparse_mongoose
history
Project history and usage
SuiteSparse is a long-running suite of sparse-matrix algorithms and libraries by Tim Davis and collaborators. For package managers it is a classic scientific-computing dependency: users may only notice one binary, but many numerical, graph, and language ecosystems care about the libraries underneath.
Project history
The official SuiteSparse page describes a collection including GraphBLAS, Mongoose, UMFPACK, CHOLMOD, SPQR, KLU, ordering methods such as AMD and COLAMD, CSparse/CXSparse, and other sparse-matrix packages. The GitHub README identifies SuiteSparse as sparse-matrix-related packages written or co-authored by Tim Davis.
SuiteSparse's history is tied to numerical linear algebra and MATLAB as well as C/C++ libraries. The official page notes that UMFPACK, CHOLMOD, SPQR, ordering methods, and sparse multiplication components appear in MATLAB operations such as LU, Cholesky, QR, `x=A\b`, and `C=A*B`.
Adoption history
The Homebrew input records SuiteSparse availability through Homebrew, Debian, Ubuntu, and openSUSE-family package managers. Its adoption is less about a flashy CLI and more about being a foundational dependency that downstream packages link against for sparse direct solvers, ordering, graph partitioning, and GraphBLAS-style graph algorithms.
How it is used
Users install SuiteSparse to build or run software that needs sparse matrix factorization, ordering, graph partitioning, GraphBLAS operations, or MATLAB/Octave-adjacent numerical routines. The Homebrew package exposes `suitesparse_mongoose`, but the broader package value is the installed library suite and headers.
Why package nerds care
Package nerds care about SuiteSparse because it is dependency plumbing at scientific scale: mixed licenses across subpackages, BLAS/LAPACK integration, optional CUDA acceleration, language bindings, and ABI-sensitive library packaging. It is exactly the sort of package where a manager's build flags and dependency graph matter.
Timeline
- 2000s: SuiteSparse components such as UMFPACK, CHOLMOD, SPQR, AMD, COLAMD, CSparse, and CXSparse become established sparse-matrix building blocks.
- 2016: The official page references SuiteSparse 4.6.0 beta with multi-GPU CHOLMOD presented at NVIDIA GTC16.
- 2021: SuiteSparse 5.10.1 includes GraphBLAS, SLIP_LU, and a new SuiteSparse Matrix Collection interface.
- 2026: The official GitHub README lists SuiteSparse 7.12.2.
Related projects
- Related upstream components include SuiteSparse:GraphBLAS, Mongoose, UMFPACK, CHOLMOD, SPQR, KLU, BTF, AMD, CAMD, COLAMD, CCOLAMD, CSparse, CXSparse, and the SuiteSparse Matrix Collection.
Sources
- Input package-manager data: source_facts.package-manager
- Official GitHub README: https://github.com/DrTimothyAldenDavis/SuiteSparse#readme
- Official SuiteSparse page: https://people.engr.tamu.edu/davis/suitesparse.html
- Official SuiteSparse:GraphBLAS page: https://github.com/DrTimothyAldenDavis/GraphBLAS
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.
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executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
suitesparse_mongoose | 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 version7.12.3
manager updated2026-07-28
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:suite-sparse |
|---|---|
| Version | 7.12.3 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://people.engr.tamu.edu/davis/suitesparse.html |
| Repository | https://github.com/DrTimothyAldenDavis/SuiteSparse |
| Last updated | 2026-07-28T02:03:12Z |
| 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
- Nucleus package database
- curated package history
- pkgdb category and tag curation