nqp

Install command:
brew install nqp

Lightweight Raku-like environment for virtual machines

https://github.com/Raku/nqp

License: Artistic-2.0

Development: Pull requests

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

Formula code: nqp.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 ✅ 2026.09

Depends on:

moarvm 2026.09 VM with adaptive optimization and JIT compilation, built for Rakudo

Uses from macOS: perl (build)

Conflicts with: rakudo-star (because rakudo-star currently ships with nqp included)

Binaries: nqp, nqp-m

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