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authorMike McQuaid2017-04-18 08:22:37 +0100
committerMike McQuaid2017-04-18 08:22:41 +0100
commit43253ede656a93562344c8a39b7e3145ad2358fc (patch)
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parent417f49dd32bfe555b20f3f7d88e2739f6623991b (diff)
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create: use GitHub metadata where available.
GitHub provides a description and homepage field so let `brew create` use them where possible. Also, detect GitHub repositories based on `releases` as well as `archive`s.
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@@ -729,7 +729,7 @@ Generate a formula for the downloadable file at \fIURL\fR and open it in the edi
If \fB\-\-autotools\fR is passed, create a basic template for an Autotools\-style build\. If \fB\-\-cmake\fR is passed, create a basic template for a CMake\-style build\. If \fB\-\-meson\fR is passed, create a basic template for a Meson\-style build\.
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-If \fB\-\-no\-fetch\fR is passed, Homebrew will not download \fIURL\fR to the cache and will thus not add the SHA256 to the formula for you\.
+If \fB\-\-no\-fetch\fR is passed, Homebrew will not download \fIURL\fR to the cache and will thus not add the SHA256 to the formula for you\. It will also not check the GitHub API for GitHub projects (to fill out the description and homepage)\.
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The options \fB\-\-set\-name\fR and \fB\-\-set\-version\fR each take an argument and allow you to explicitly set the name and version of the package you are creating\.