# void-linux/void-packages

The Void source packages collection

Repository: https://github.com/void-linux/void-packages
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/void-packages
Homepage: https://voidlinux.org
Language: Shell
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Topics: hacktoberfest, voidlinux
Last push: 2026-08-26T16:00:21+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 77/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3001, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 3396, forks 2774 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:02.547957+00:00)

## What it is
The XBPS source package collection for Void Linux, containing build recipes for thousands of packages plus the xbps-src tool that fetches, compiles, and packages software into XBPS binary packages. It supports native and cross compilation, musl and glibc targets, and chroot-based builds.

## Use cases
- build a package from source for void linux
- add a new package recipe to void linux
- cross-compile packages for another architecture
- build packages against musl libc
- maintain a local void linux package repository
- bootstrap void linux base system from source

## When to choose
- you use Void Linux and need a package that is not in the official repos or needs custom build options
- you want to contribute new or updated packages to Void Linux
- you need to build Void packages for musl or a foreign architecture

## When to avoid
- you use another distribution and just want to install prebuilt software
- you want a general-purpose build system independent of Void's XBPS tooling
- you need binary package management only, without building from source

## Facets
- artifact type: infra-config
- maturity: active
- function: build-tool, package-manager, developer-tools, cli
- domain: operating-systems, developer-tools
- platform: cli
- tags: void-linux, xbps, package-recipes, musl, cross-compilation, source-packages, linux-packaging, linux

## Member repositories
- void-linux/void-packages (main) score 77

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:02.547957+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T18:38:55.910729+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/void-linux/void-packages (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:02.547957+00:00, sha ed4d25d64a40)
  - homepage: https://voidlinux.org (fetched 2026-08-29T09:32:56.311456+00:00, sha e0d7c25f9460)
  - site_page: https://docs.voidlinux.org (fetched 2026-08-29T09:32:56.320689+00:00, sha 1ae07092d555)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.