# 使用 Homebrew, Nix 安装 surfer

查看 surfer 的安装路径、可执行文件、元数据以及面向 AI 代理工作流的安全说明。

## 安装

```sh
sudo av install brew:surfer
```

其他安装命令:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install surfer
```

  证据: local Homebrew formula metadata

### Linux

- Nix (92%):

```sh
nix profile install nixpkgs#surfer
```

  证据: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/su/surfer/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

## 软件包事实

- **软件包键:** brew:surfer
- **软件包管理器:** Homebrew
- **软件包管理器页面:** <https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/surfer>
- **版本:** 0.7.0
- **来源摘要:** Waveform viewer, supporting VCD, FST, or GHW format
- **主页:** <https://surfer-project.org/>
- **上游文档:** <https://surfer-project.org/>
- **许可证:** EUPL-1.2
- **源码归档:** <https://gitlab.com/surfer-project/surfer.git>
- **最后更新:** 2026-05-11T18:34:18-04:00
- **已生成:** 2026-08-04T22:13:35+00:00

## 可执行文件

- surfer (cli)
- surfer (别名)

## 构建依赖

- pkgconf
- rust

## 安装行为

- post-install 钩子: 未定义
- Bottle: 可用 于 arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux

## 版本和新鲜度

- 页面生成时间: 2026-08-04
- 管理器版本: 0.7.0
- 管理器更新时间: 2026-05-11
- 本地数据: OK
- 上游仓库: https://surfer-project.org/
- 信息: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.
## 项目历史与用法

Surfer is a Rust waveform viewer for hardware-development waveforms, supporting VCD, FST, GHW, and FTR-style inputs. Official documentation describes it as a configurable native and web-capable viewer with a separate server mode named surver.

### 项目历史

Surfer's official changelog says the project is still in the 0.x phase and treats releases as mostly symbolic snapshots on a six-week release cycle. Official GitLab release metadata shows early public release tags in 2024, followed by rapid feature growth through 2025 and 2026.

### 采用历史

The README says native builds are recommended for day-to-day use, while a browser-hosted version exists for trying the tool. The documentation also notes package-manager availability for some Linux distributions and Homebrew, matching the supplied Homebrew and Nix package facts.

### 使用方式

Surfer is used to inspect HDL simulation waveforms locally, through a browser/WebAssembly build, or through surver client-server mode when waveform files live on another machine. Its feature list emphasizes snappy zooming, command-line interaction, configurable colors, waveform translations, VS Code integration, and remote/server support.

### 为什么软件包爱好者会关心

Package nerds care about Surfer because it is part of the modern Rust-and-open-EDA tooling wave: a native GUI/TUI-adjacent developer tool with cargo installation, Homebrew packaging, web artifacts, and platform-specific binary concerns. It packages the everyday debugging surface for HDL developers rather than the compiler itself.

### 时间线

- 2024: GitLab releases show 0.1.0 and later 0.2.0/0.3.0 public tags
- 2025: Changelog records 0.4.0 and 0.5.0 feature releases
- 2026: GitLab releases show 0.6.0 and 0.7.0 releases

### Related projects

- Surfer is related to HDL waveform formats and tools such as VCD, FST, GHW, GTKWave/libfst, GHDL, Spade integrations, and VS Code waveform workflows.

### 来源

- <https://docs.surfer-project.org/book/>
- <https://gitlab.com/api/v4/projects/surfer-project%2Fsurfer/releases>
- <https://gitlab.com/surfer-project/surfer/-/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md>
- <https://gitlab.com/surfer-project/surfer/-/blob/main/README.md>
- source_facts.package-manager


## 安全说明

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

- **Geiger 风险:** 绿色 / 低
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals

## 源数据库详情

- **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API
- **Tap:** homebrew/core
- **Full Name:** surfer
- **Version Scheme:** 0
- **Revision:** 0
- **Head Version:** HEAD
- **Bottle Stable Root URL:** <https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core>
- **Deprecated:** no
- **Disabled:** no
- **Keg Only:** no
- **URL Keys:** head, stable

## 其他软件包管理器记录

- Nix - surfer: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/su/surfer/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1


## 相关链接

- [Terminal utility packages](https://pkg.so/zh-hans/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata.
- [Text processing packages](https://pkg.so/zh-hans/text-processing-tools/) - Matched text, document, or structured-data processing metadata.
- [Developer build packages](https://pkg.so/zh-hans/developer-build-tools/) - Matched build, compiler, generator, or developer workflow metadata.
- [Networking and protocol packages](https://pkg.so/zh-hans/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata.
- [pkgconf](https://pkg.so/zh-hans/brew/pkgconf/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew.
- [rust](https://pkg.so/zh-hans/brew/rust/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew.
- [icarus-verilog](https://pkg.so/zh-hans/brew/icarus-verilog/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, eda, hdl.
- [sv2v](https://pkg.so/zh-hans/brew/sv2v/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, eda, hdl.
- [svlint](https://pkg.so/zh-hans/brew/svlint/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, eda, hdl.
- [yosys](https://pkg.so/zh-hans/brew/yosys/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, eda.
- [gerbv](https://pkg.so/zh-hans/brew/gerbv/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, eda.
- [nvc](https://pkg.so/zh-hans/brew/nvc/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, hdl.
- [easyeda2kicad](https://pkg.so/zh-hans/brew/easyeda2kicad/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, eda.
- [netlistsvg](https://pkg.so/zh-hans/brew/netlistsvg/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, eda.

## Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/surfer.yml](https://github.com/mxcl/pkgdb/blob/main/combined/surfer.yml)


## 来源

- pkg.so package database
- Geiger risk classifier
- package-page enrichment
- curated package history
- package version freshness
- pkgdb category and tag curation
- package relationship graph
- external package-manager database matches
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
