cask ☆

« Back to VersTracker

Description:
Emacs dependency management

Type: Formula | Latest Version: 0.9.1@0 | Tracked Since: Dec 17, 2025

Links: Homepage | formulae.brew.sh

Category: Developer tools

Tags: emacs package-manager lisp development dependency-management

Install: brew install cask

About:
Cask is a package manager for Emacs that automates the management of dependencies for your Emacs Lisp projects. It simplifies the setup process by handling the installation of required packages, ensuring a consistent and reproducible development environment. This tool is essential for developers looking to streamline their workflow and manage complex Emacs configurations.

Key Features:

Automatic dependency resolution and installation
Project-level environment isolation
Integration with ERT for running tests
Support for package development and distribution

Use Cases:

Managing dependencies for Emacs Lisp development projects
Setting up a reproducible Emacs testing environment in CI/CD pipelines

Alternatives:

use-package – A declarative configuration tool for Emacs that can manage packages but is primarily focused on configuration rather than project dependency management.
straight.el – A modern, pure Emacs Lisp package manager that offers more granular control over package versions and sources compared to Cask's higher-level approach.

License: GPL-3.0-or-later

Dependencies: coreutils, emacs

Bottles available for: all

Version History

Detected	Version	Rev	Change	Commit
Dec 15, 2024 11:08am		0	VERSION_BUMP	f24eac47