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| author | Mike McQuaid | 2017-08-11 17:23:11 +0100 |
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| committer | Mike McQuaid | 2017-08-11 17:23:11 +0100 |
| commit | 0e3f1ab27337338c19996a15e8f1e3b72ec270f1 (patch) | |
| tree | 6b33641bd055ce80ffd6ef5770ec556cadc59fa0 /docs | |
| parent | 93051b27d6886dae6df01544c86df579f21f6410 (diff) | |
| download | brew-0e3f1ab27337338c19996a15e8f1e3b72ec270f1.tar.bz2 | |
Note cases when pinned formulae get upgraded.
Fixes #3021.
Diffstat (limited to 'docs')
| -rw-r--r-- | docs/FAQ.md | 2 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | docs/Manpage.md | 7 |
2 files changed, 6 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/docs/FAQ.md b/docs/FAQ.md index 23f53d54c..788c49626 100644 --- a/docs/FAQ.md +++ b/docs/FAQ.md @@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ To allow that formulae to update again: brew unpin <formula> +Note that pinned, outdated formulae that are depended on by another formula will be upgraded when required as we do not allow formulae to be built against non-latest versions. + ## How do I uninstall old versions of a formula? By default, Homebrew does not uninstall old versions of a formula, so over time you will accumulate old versions. To remove them, simply use: diff --git a/docs/Manpage.md b/docs/Manpage.md index 49f6bb5ae..0fbaf7fc7 100644 --- a/docs/Manpage.md +++ b/docs/Manpage.md @@ -364,7 +364,8 @@ With `--verbose` or `-v`, many commands print extra debugging information. Note * `pin` `formulae`: Pin the specified `formulae`, preventing them from being upgraded when - issuing the `brew upgrade` command. See also `unpin`. + issuing the `brew upgrade `formulae`` command (but can still be upgraded + as dependencies for other formulae). See also `unpin`. * `postinstall` `formula`: Rerun the post-install steps for `formula`. @@ -529,8 +530,8 @@ With `--verbose` or `-v`, many commands print extra debugging information. Note source. This is useful for creating patches for the software. * `unpin` `formulae`: - Unpin `formulae`, allowing them to be upgraded by `brew upgrade`. See also - `pin`. + Unpin `formulae`, allowing them to be upgraded by `brew upgrade `formulae``. + See also `pin`. * `untap` `tap`: Remove a tapped repository. |