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frege for Mac

Non-strict, functional programming language in the spirit of Haskell

Quick answer: frege is a developer tool for macOS. Install it with brew install frege. It is distributed under the BSD-3-Clause licence.

What frege is

frege is a developer tool for macOS: non-strict, functional programming language in the spirit of Haskell.

It is distributed as a Homebrew formula, which builds or pours a binary and puts it on your PATH. The project is open source and lives at https://github.com/Frege/frege/.

How to install frege

  1. Open Terminal (press ⌘ + Space and type “Terminal”).
  2. If Homebrew is not installed yet, run the installer below once.
  3. Run brew install frege.

Homebrew installer, if you need it:

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Frequently asked questions

How do I install frege on Mac?

Run brew install frege in Terminal. This requires Homebrew; if you do not have it, install it first with the command below.

Is frege open source?

Yes — Homebrew distributes it under the BSD-3-Clause licence.

Does frege run on Apple silicon?

Homebrew publishes this formula for macOS. If upstream does not ship an Apple silicon build, Rosetta 2 handles the Intel binary.

How popular is frege?

Homebrew does not publish a 30-day install count for this package, which usually means it is installed directly rather than through the analytics-reporting path.

What version of frege is current?

The latest packaged version is 3.24.405.