arm-linux-gnueabihf-binutils ☆

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Description:
FSF/GNU binutils for cross-compiling to arm-linux

Type: Formula | Latest Version: 2.45.1@0 | Tracked Since: Dec 17, 2025

Links: Homepage | formulae.brew.sh

Category: Developer tools

Tags: cross-compilation arm binutils embedded gnu linker

Install: brew install arm-linux-gnueabihf-binutils

About:
GNU Binutils provides a comprehensive suite of binary tools essential for building and manipulating binary code. This package specifically offers the cross-compilation toolchain for the arm-linux-gnueabihf target, enabling developers to create applications for ARM hardware on non-ARM hosts. It includes the linker, assembler, and binary utilities required for low-level development.

Key Features:

Cross-compilation toolchain for ARM hard-float ABI
Includes ld (linker), as (assembler), and objcopy/readelf
Supports ELF binary format and DWARF debugging information
Essential for embedded Linux and bare-metal development

Use Cases:

Compiling software for Raspberry Pi or other ARM SBCs from macOS or x86 Linux
Developing firmware or embedded Linux applications for ARM processors
Analyzing or manipulating ARM binary files during reverse engineering

Alternatives:

llvm – LLVM/Clang provides a modern alternative with modular architecture and faster compilation, though binutils remains the GNU standard.
arm-none-eabi-binutils – Targeted specifically at bare-metal ARM (no OS), whereas arm-linux-gnueabihf targets Linux systems with hardware floating point.

License: GPL-3.0-or-later

Dependencies: zstd

Bottles available for: arm64_tahoe, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, sonoma, arm64_linux, x86_64_linux

Version History

Detected	Rev	Change	Commit
Nov 12, 2025 2:24am	0	VERSION_BUMP	5646acc9
Sep 13, 2025 8:56am	0	VERSION_BUMP	4c525a9a
Sep 11, 2024 4:55am	0	VERSION_BUMP	ef2adfc5
Aug 18, 2024 10:08am	0	VERSION_BUMP	f253c012
Aug 15, 2024 12:14pm	0	VERSION_BUMP	2980feb0
Dec 10, 2023 7:42pm	1	VERSION_BUMP	4caa4fa1