macOS
Homebrew已验证 · 100%
brew install nekolocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPorts已验证 · 94%
sudo port install nekoMacPorts ports tree · lang/neko/Portfile · 来源: api.github.com
安装
其他安装命令
Linux
Alpine Linux apk已验证 · 92%
sudo apk add nekoAlpine Linux edge package indexes · neko · 来源: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org
Nix已验证 · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#nekonixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/ne/neko/package.nix · 来源: api.github.com
Arch Linux pacman已验证 · 92%
sudo pacman -S nekoArch Linux sync databases · neko · 来源: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com
openSUSE zypper已验证 · 92%
sudo zypper install nekoopenSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · neko · 来源: download.opensuse.org
Windows
Chocolatey已验证 · 92%
choco install nekoChocolatey community package catalog · neko · 来源: community.chocolatey.org
Scoop已验证 · 92%
scoop install main/nekoScoop official bucket manifest trees · bucket/neko.json · 来源: api.github.com
Windows Package Manager已验证 · 92%
winget install --id ankitshuxe.Neko -eWindows Package Manager source index · ankitshuxe.Neko · 来源: cdn.winget.microsoft.com
概览
软件包摘要
High-level, dynamically typed programming language
历史
项目历史与用法
Neko is both a small dynamically typed programming language and a virtual machine designed as a common runtime for multiple languages. In package-manager practice, it is most historically tied to Haxe, which supported compilation to Neko bytecode before HashLink became the preferred successor target.
项目历史
The Neko website says it was developed as part of Motion-Twin's research and development work on better languages by Nicolas Cannasse. The same site describes the compiler as producing `.n` bytecode executed by the VM, with a lightweight embeddable runtime and a C foreign-function interface.
The Haxe manual records Neko as a VM originally designed for Haxe and says it was superseded by HashLink, introduced with Haxe 3.4. Nicolas Cannasse's 2016 HashLink article adds the historical detail that Neko was designed before Haxe and intended for several languages, but in practice NekoML and Haxe were the two that targeted it.
采用历史
Neko's adoption followed Haxe's early toolchain and server/runtime story rather than becoming a mainstream standalone language. The Neko GitHub repository's README marked the project deprecated on 2021-09-09, saying it is no longer actively maintained and is kept compatible with existing Haxe standard-library and language features.
Despite that deprecation, package-manager usage persists because old Haxe projects, tooling, and runtime integrations still need it. Homebrew listed stable version 2.4.1 and showed 1,052 installs over 365 days, 174 over 90 days, and 72 over 30 days when checked on 2026-07-01. The GitHub API showed 584 stars and 110 forks the same day.
使用方式
Users install `neko`, `nekoc`, `nekoml`, and `nekotools` to run Neko bytecode, compile `.neko` sources, support legacy Haxe targets, or work with Neko's bundled libraries and Apache module history. Homebrew's formula notes the `NEKOPATH` environment variable, which matters because Neko expects to find its runtime libraries.
For package nerds, Neko is less about new application development and more about keeping an older cross-language VM and Haxe target buildable. Its dependencies on a garbage collector, regex, TLS, database, and build tooling also show the VM's broader ambition as an embeddable and server-capable runtime.
为什么软件包爱好者会关心
Neko is significant as an early piece of the Haxe ecosystem and a predecessor to HashLink. It is a good example of a package that remains useful after deprecation because language ecosystems have long tails of bytecode targets, build scripts, and runtime assumptions.
时间线
- 2005: Haxe started; Neko predates or overlaps the earliest Haxe runtime design work.
- 2013-05-25: HaxeFoundation/neko GitHub repository created.
- 2016-11-22: HashLink article described HashLink as the successor to NekoVM for Haxe system/server/desktop applications.
- 2021-09-09: Neko README marked the project deprecated and not actively maintained.
- 2026-07-01: Homebrew formula stable version observed as 2.4.1.
Related projects
- Haxe
- HashLink
- NekoML
- Motion-Twin
- mod_neko
来源
安全态势
风险级别：yellow
generalized runtime or code generation signal.
风险分类器
yellow 风险 · 中 置信度 · runtime
原因
- generalized runtime or code generation signal
信号
- text:programming language
安装行为
- 未记录 Homebrew bottle 元数据。
建议审查
在无人值守的代理使用前，请检查该工具是否读取明文凭据、写入远程状态、发布制品或调用插件。
可执行文件
已安装的可执行文件
| 命令 | 类型 | 暴露范围 | 备注 |
|---|---|---|---|
neko | 可执行文件 | 已索引可执行文件 | 从本地可执行文件索引发现。 |
nekoc | 可执行文件 | 已索引可执行文件 | 从本地可执行文件索引发现。 |
nekoml | 可执行文件 | 已索引可执行文件 | 从本地可执行文件索引发现。 |
nekotools | 可执行文件 | 已索引可执行文件 | 从本地可执行文件索引发现。 |
新鲜度
版本和新鲜度
这些信号区分页生成时间、软件包管理器活动和上游发布比较。只有存在证据 URL 和可比较版本时，才会提示版本落后。
页面生成时间2026-08-03
管理器版本2.4.1
管理器更新时间2026-06-25
本地数据未知
上游不可用
检测到的最新版本未检测到
- OK没有生成新鲜度警告。
安装元数据
软件包元数据
| 软件包键 | brew:neko |
|---|---|
| 版本 | 2.4.1 |
| 软件包管理器 | Homebrew |
| 主页 | https://nekovm.org/ |
| 仓库 | https://github.com/HaxeFoundation/neko |
| 最后更新 | 2026-06-25T13:37:56+02:00 |
| Pulse | updated |
| Bottle | 未记录 |
| 服务 | 未声明 |
源数据库匹配
其他软件包管理器记录
匹配项来自外部软件包管理器索引，并与本地 Automic Vault 软件包链接分开显示。
Debian apt95%
libapache2-mod-neko 2.4.0-2+b1
Apache module for running server-side Neko programs
sudo apt install libapache2-mod-neko- Section: httpd
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: neko
- 3 依赖
- normalized package name match
- 匹配方式：Neko
Debian apt95%
libneko2 2.4.0-2+b1
Lightweight virtual machine - shared library
sudo apt install libneko2- Section: libs
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: neko
- 2 依赖
- normalized package name match
- 匹配方式：Neko
Debian apt95%
neko 2.4.0-2+b1
Lightweight virtual machine - compiler and tools
sudo apt install neko- Section: interpreters
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: neko
- 11 依赖
- 2 可选依赖
- normalized package name match
- 匹配方式：Neko
Debian apt95%
neko-dev 2.4.0-2+b1
Lightweight virtual machine - headers
sudo apt install neko-dev- Section: libdevel
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: neko
- 1 依赖
- normalized package name match
- 匹配方式：Neko
Nix95%
neko
nix profile install nixpkgs#neko- normalized package name match
- 匹配方式：Neko
Ubuntu apt95%
libapache2-mod-neko 2.3.0-2build2
Apache module for running server-side Neko programs
sudo apt install libapache2-mod-neko- Section: universe/interpreters
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: neko
- 3 依赖
- normalized package name match
- 匹配方式：Neko
Ubuntu apt95%
libneko2 2.3.0-2build2
Lightweight virtual machine - shared library
sudo apt install libneko2- Section: universe/libs
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: neko
- 2 依赖
- normalized package name match
- 匹配方式：Neko
Ubuntu apt95%
neko 2.3.0-2build2
Lightweight virtual machine - compiler and tools
sudo apt install neko- Section: universe/interpreters
- Architecture: amd64
- 11 依赖
- 2 可选依赖
- normalized package name match
- 匹配方式：Neko
Ubuntu apt95%
neko-dev 2.3.0-2build2
Lightweight virtual machine - headers
sudo apt install neko-dev- Section: universe/libdevel
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: neko
- 1 依赖
- normalized package name match
- 匹配方式：Neko
apk95%
neko 2.4.1-r1
The Neko Virtual Machine
sudo apk add neko- License: MIT
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: neko
- 1 依赖
- 1 提供
- normalized package name match
- 匹配方式：Neko
apk95%
neko-dev 2.4.1-r1
The Neko Virtual Machine (development files)
sudo apk add neko-dev- License: MIT
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: neko
- 1 依赖
- normalized package name match
- 匹配方式：Neko
apk95%
neko-doc 2.4.1-r1
The Neko Virtual Machine (documentation)
sudo apk add neko-doc- License: MIT
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: neko
- normalized package name match
- 匹配方式：Neko
pacman95%
neko 2.4.1-4
High-level dynamically typed programming language
sudo pacman -S neko- License: MIT
- Architecture: x86_64
- 5 依赖
- 1 可选依赖
- normalized package name match
- 匹配方式：Neko
zypper95%
libneko2 2.4.1-3.3
Neko virtual machine shared library
sudo zypper install libneko2- License: MIT
- Category: System/Libraries
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: neko
- 4 依赖
- 2 提供
- normalized package name match
- 匹配方式：Neko
zypper95%
neko 2.4.1-3.3
A cross-platform lightweight virtual machine and language
sudo zypper install neko- License: MIT
- Category: Development/Languages/Other
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: neko
- 12 依赖
- 2 提供
- normalized package name match
- 匹配方式：Neko
zypper95%
neko-devel 2.4.1-3.3
Development files for the Neko virtual machine
sudo zypper install neko-devel- License: MIT
- Category: Development/Languages/Other
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: neko
- 1 依赖
- 3 提供
- normalized package name match
- 匹配方式：Neko
来源线索
由仓库数据生成
此页面由 av-web 从 scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py 生成的私有软件包 SQLite 工件提供。
Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
使用的来源
- 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