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authorMike McQuaid2017-07-21 09:06:50 +0100
committerGitHub2017-07-21 09:06:50 +0100
commite0560ff363d5efa177cf567281e78f73848557b4 (patch)
tree99189f69078f5239cf516c6935839f0e283a5d91 /docs
parent997260da541cf4d1be8769e8c7960372bd6a92f0 (diff)
parentbd06a7926cbcdeb8d8d80f6eb46b5bde27b365e4 (diff)
downloadbrew-e0560ff363d5efa177cf567281e78f73848557b4.tar.bz2
Merge pull request #2919 from baughj/add-check-for-build-from-source
Add check for build from source
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@@ -89,16 +89,13 @@ following conditions:
will use a bottled version of the formula, but
`brew install <formula> --enable-bar` will trigger a source build.
* The `--build-from-source` option is invoked.
-* The environment variable `HOMEBREW_BUILD_FROM_SOURCE` is set.
+* The environment variable `HOMEBREW_BUILD_FROM_SOURCE` is set
+(intended for developers only).
* The machine is not running a supported version of macOS as all
bottled builds are generated only for supported macOS versions.
* Homebrew is installed to a prefix other than the standard
`/usr/local` (although some bottles support this).
-In order to completely disable bottled builds, simply add a value for
-the environment variable `HOMEBREW_BUILD_FROM_SOURCE` to
-your profile.
-
We aim to bottle everything.
## How do I get a formula from someone else’s branch?