macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install umka-langlocal Homebrew formula metadata
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Install umka-lang with Homebrew, Nix
Statically typed embeddable scripting language. Version 1.5.6 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#umka-lang.
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Linux
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#umka-langnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/um/umka-lang/package.nix · source: api.github.com
overview
Package summary
Statically typed embeddable scripting language
Project links
Commands and aliases
- umka
history
Project history and usage
Umka is a statically typed embeddable scripting language implemented in C99, with a bytecode compiler, virtual machine, garbage collection, fibers, and a C API.
Project history
The official README positions Umka as a lightweight embeddable scripting language inspired syntactically by Go but intended for applications that need a small interpreter rather than Go's compiled runtime model. It highlights distribution as a static or dynamic library and documents the language, standard library, and embedding API in the repository.
Adoption history
Umka's adoption is niche but visible inside its own ecosystem: the README links Homebrew installation, UmBox packaging, editor support across multiple editors, a playground, and a list of real projects using the language, including games, demos, an operating-system proof of concept, and build tooling.
How it is used
Package users install the umka executable and use it to run or compile scripts, experiment in the playground, or embed the VM through the C API. The README's examples focus on raytracing, a Lisp interpreter, and C+Umka integration.
Why package nerds care
For package maintainers, Umka is notable as a compact language runtime with a single CLI and C library surface, packaged by Homebrew and Nix while also carrying its own small package channel through UmBox.
Timeline
- 2020: Official repository tag v.0.1-alpha is associated with a May 2020 commit.
- README era: Project documents Homebrew installation, UmBox packages, a playground, editor integrations, and real-life projects.
- README era: Documentation covers the language, standard library, and embedding API.
Related projects
- The README compares Umka with Go and mentions Lua and Wren as inspirations for the multitasking model. It also lists tophat, SaveScum, buum, kilocat, SpaceSim, and other Umka-using projects.
Sources
security posture
Risk level: yellow
generalized runtime or code generation signal.
Risk classifier
yellow risk · medium confidence · runtime
Why
- generalized runtime or code generation signal
Signals
- text:scripting language
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
umka | 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 version1.5.6
manager updated
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:umka-lang |
|---|---|
| Version | 1.5.6 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://github.com/vtereshkov/umka-lang |
| Repository | https://github.com/vtereshkov/umka-lang |
| 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.
Nix95%
umka-lang
nix profile install nixpkgs#umka-lang- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Umka Lang
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
- external package-manager database matches
- pkg.so package database
- pkgdb category and tag curation