make
Install command:
brew install makeUtility for directing compilation
https://www.gnu.org/software/make/
License: GPL-3.0-only
Development: Pull requests
Formula JSON API: /api/formula/make.json
Formula code: make.rb on GitHub
Bottle (binary package) installation support provided for:
| macOS on Apple Silicon |
golden gate | ✅ |
|---|---|---|
| tahoe | ✅ | |
| sequoia | ✅ | |
| sonoma | ✅ | |
| ventura | ✅ | |
| monterey | ✅ | |
| macOS on Intel |
tahoe | ✅ |
| sequoia | ✅ | |
| sonoma | ✅ | |
| ventura | ✅ | |
| monterey | ✅ | |
| Linux | ARM64 | ✅ |
| x86_64 | ✅ |
Current versions:
| stable | ✅ | 4.4.1 |
| head | ⚡️ | HEAD |
Binaries:
gmake
| GNU "make" has been installed as "gmake". If you need to use it as "make", you can add a "gnubin" directory to your PATH from your bashrc like: PATH="$HOMEBREW_PREFIX/opt/make/libexec/gnubin:$PATH" |
GitHub Packages downloads:
| Last 30 days | 337,748 |
|---|---|
| Downloads | 12,593,750 |
| Analytics install events (30 days) | 7,896 |
| Downloads / install events (30 days) | 42.8× |
Source: GitHub Packages, fetched 2026-11-15T00:54:19Z. Analytics dates: 2026-10-16 to 2026-11-15. Totals exclude downloads from Bintray before the migration to GitHub Packages. Downloads and install attempts measure different things; the difference does not count analytics opt-outs. Definitions and limitations.
Analytics:
| 30 days | 90 days | 365 days | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Installs | 7,892 | 19,973 | 94,056 |
Installs (--HEAD) | 4 | 9 | 60 |
| Installs on Request | 3,956 | 9,545 | 48,720 |
Installs on Request (--HEAD) | 4 | 9 | 60 |
| Build Errors | 3 | ||
Build Errors (--HEAD) | 1 |