not-kennethreitz/osx-gcc-installer
GCC Installer for OSX! Without Xcode! observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
10/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 8
- Longevity 100
Flags: archived no_license
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 5514
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 4153
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
3017 stars · 208 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
An installer that provides GCC, LLVM, Clang, and developer CLI tools for OS X without requiring a full Xcode installation. It offers pre-built binary packages for older macOS versions and a script to build custom installer packages.
Use cases
- install gcc on mac without xcode
- get command line compilers on os x
- build a custom developer tools installer package for mac
- install clang and llvm without downloading xcode
- set up a build environment on snow leopard or lion
When to choose
- you are stuck on an old OS X version like Lion or Snow Leopard and cannot install Xcode
- you need gcc-4.2 era toolchains on legacy macOS
When to avoid
- you use any modern macOS version - use xcode-select --install instead
- you already have Xcode installed, as mixing them causes hard-to-diagnose problems
- you need maintained, supported tooling
Facets
application · maturity abandoned
compiler build-tool developer-tools developer-tools compilers operating-systems cli gcc xcode-alternative installer legacy-osx clang llvm macos
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/not-kennethreitz/osx-gcc-installer · fetched 2026-08-28 · 67db617165bb
- homepage: http://kennethreitz.com/xcode-gcc-and-homebrew.html · fetched 2026-08-29 · 6c0c137039ce
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| not-kennethreitz/osx-gcc-installer | main | 10 |
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