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Description:
Go cross compile tool

Type: Formula | Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025

Links: Homepage | formulae.brew.sh

Category: Developer tools

Tags: golang cross-compile build-tool devops compiler

Install: brew install gox

About:
Gox is a simple, drop-in tool for cross-compiling Go programs. It wraps the standard Go compiler to build for multiple platforms and architectures in parallel with a single command. This eliminates the complexity of manually setting GOOS and GOARM environment variables, making it ideal for creating distributable binaries.

Key Features:

Parallel cross-compilation for multiple targets
Simplifies GOOS/GOARCH environment variable management
Supports custom build flags and output naming
Minimal overhead, acts as a wrapper around 'go build'

Use Cases:

Building release binaries for Linux, macOS, and Windows from a single command
Creating distributable artifacts for CI/CD pipelines
Compiling Go applications for embedded systems (ARM) and servers (AMD64)

Alternatives:

gox – Built-in Go tooling
go build – Native but requires manual iteration over OS/arch combinations or complex shell scripts

Version History

Detected	Version	Rev	Change	Commit
Sep 14, 2024 8:35pm		0	VERSION_BUMP	e8f0a566