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authorMike McQuaid2017-01-11 11:13:26 -0800
committerGitHub2017-01-11 11:13:26 -0800
commitebf3d939d1d63ea2cf8b8185e1c36a6e4a066d48 (patch)
treefac9a4ff7c4867c53612e8349bea237777b17164 /Library/Homebrew/cmd
parent0a7e69173dc6fa2e5adf606abb9784fd827f9afc (diff)
parentc0a29d664420bb568036f8e92654cf5e0b73da3e (diff)
downloadbrew-ebf3d939d1d63ea2cf8b8185e1c36a6e4a066d48.tar.bz2
Merge pull request #1808 from MikeMcQuaid/deprecate-linkapps
Deprecate brew (un)linkapps.
Diffstat (limited to 'Library/Homebrew/cmd')
-rw-r--r--Library/Homebrew/cmd/linkapps.rb16
-rw-r--r--Library/Homebrew/cmd/unlinkapps.rb13
2 files changed, 27 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/cmd/linkapps.rb b/Library/Homebrew/cmd/linkapps.rb
index bd88409aa..7dd1a6b93 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/cmd/linkapps.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/cmd/linkapps.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
#: * `linkapps` [`--local`] [<formulae>]:
#: Find installed formulae that provide `.app`-style macOS apps and symlink them
-#: into `/Applications`, allowing for easier access.
+#: into `/Applications`, allowing for easier access (deprecated).
+#:
+#: Unfortunately `brew linkapps` cannot behave nicely with e.g. Spotlight using
+#: either aliases or symlinks and Homebrew formulae do not build "proper" `.app`
+#: bundles that can be relocated. Instead, please consider using `brew cask` and
+#: migrate formulae using `.app`s to casks.
#:
#: If no <formulae> are provided, all of them will have their apps symlinked.
#:
@@ -14,6 +19,15 @@ module Homebrew
module_function
def linkapps
+ opoo <<-EOS.undent
+ `brew linkapps` has been deprecated and will eventually be removed!
+
+ Unfortunately `brew linkapps` cannot behave nicely with e.g. Spotlight using
+ either aliases or symlinks and Homebrew formulae do not build "proper" `.app`
+ bundles that can be relocated. Instead, please consider using `brew cask` and
+ migrate formulae using `.app`s to casks.
+ EOS
+
target_dir = linkapps_target(local: ARGV.include?("--local"))
unless target_dir.directory?
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/cmd/unlinkapps.rb b/Library/Homebrew/cmd/unlinkapps.rb
index d04ef9ee4..b2ba458bf 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/cmd/unlinkapps.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/cmd/unlinkapps.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
#: * `unlinkapps` [`--local`] [`--dry-run`] [<formulae>]:
-#: Remove symlinks created by `brew linkapps` from `/Applications`.
+#: Remove symlinks created by `brew linkapps` from `/Applications` (deprecated).
+#:
+#: Unfortunately `brew linkapps` cannot behave nicely with e.g. Spotlight using
+#: either aliases or symlinks and Homebrew formulae do not build "proper" `.app`
+#: bundles that can be relocated. Instead, please consider using `brew cask` and
+#: migrate formulae using `.app`s to casks.
#:
#: If no <formulae> are provided, all linked apps will be removed.
#:
@@ -15,6 +20,12 @@ module Homebrew
module_function
def unlinkapps
+ opoo <<-EOS.undent
+ `brew unlinkapps` has been deprecated and will eventually be removed!
+
+ Unfortunately `brew linkapps` cannot behave nicely with e.g. Spotlight using either aliases or symlinks and Homebrew formulae do not build "proper" `.app` bundles that can be relocated. Instead, please consider using `brew cask` and migrate formulae using `.app`s to casks.
+ EOS
+
target_dir = linkapps_target(local: ARGV.include?("--local"))
unlinkapps_from_dir(target_dir, dry_run: ARGV.dry_run?)