fakeroot

Install command: 
brew install fakeroot

Provide a fake root environment

https://tracker.debian.org/pkg/fakeroot

License: GPL-3.0-or-later

Development: Pull requests

Formula JSON API: /api/formula/fakeroot.json

Formula code: fakeroot.rb on GitHub

Bottle (binary package) installation support provided for:

macOS on
Apple Silicon		 tahoe ✅
sequoia ✅
sonoma ✅
macOS on
Intel		 sonoma ✅
Linux ARM64 ✅
x86_64 ✅

Current versions:

stable ✅ 2.1.4

Depends on when building from source:

autoconf 2.73 Automatic configure script builder
automake 1.18.1 Tool for generating GNU Standards-compliant Makefiles
libtool 2.6.2 Generic library support script

Analytics:

Installs (30 days)
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fakeroot 122
Build Errors (30 days)
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Installs (90 days)
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fakeroot --HEAD 1
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fakeroot --HEAD 1
Installs (365 days)
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fakeroot --HEAD 2
Installs on Request (365 days)
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fakeroot --HEAD 2