b4
Install command:
brew install b4Tool to work with public-inbox and patch archives
https://b4.docs.kernel.org/en/latest/
License: GPL-2.0-or-later
Development: Pull requests
Formula JSON API: /api/formula/b4.json
Formula code: b4.rb on GitHub
Bottle (binary package) installation support provided for:
| macOS on Apple Silicon |
golden gate | ✅ |
|---|---|---|
| tahoe | ✅ | |
| sequoia | ✅ | |
| Linux | ARM64 | ✅ |
| x86_64 | ✅ |
Current versions:
| stable | ✅ | 0.16.0 |
Revision: 1
Depends on:
| certifi | 2026.10.19 | Mozilla CA bundle for Python |
| cffi | 2.1.1 | C Foreign Function Interface for Python |
| libgit2 | 1.9.7 | C library of Git core methods that is re-entrant and linkable |
| libsodium | 1.0.22 | NaCl networking and cryptography library |
| python@3.15 | 3.15.0 | Interpreted, interactive, object-oriented programming language |
Depends on when building from source:
| rust | 1.99.1 | Safe, concurrent, practical language |
Binaries:
b4
Analytics:
| 30 days | 90 days | 365 days | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Installs | 44 | 106 | 428 |
| Installs on Request | 44 | 106 | 428 |
| Build Errors | 0 |