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| -rw-r--r-- | Library/Homebrew/formula.rb | 9 |
1 files changed, 5 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/formula.rb b/Library/Homebrew/formula.rb index f9b5a112c..f2638bc02 100644 --- a/Library/Homebrew/formula.rb +++ b/Library/Homebrew/formula.rb @@ -651,10 +651,11 @@ private #{formula} cannot be installed alongside #{name.downcase}. EOS message << "This is because #{opts[:because]}\n" if opts[:because] - if !ARGV.force? then message << <<-EOS.undent - Please `brew unlink` or `brew uninstall` #{formula} before continuing. - To install anyway, use: - brew install --force + unless ARGV.force? then message << <<-EOS.undent + Please `brew unlink #{formula}` before continuing. Unlinking removes + the formula's symlinks from #{HOMEBREW_PREFIX}. You can link the + formula again after the install finishes. You can --force this install + but the build may fail or cause obscure side-effects in the end-binary. EOS end |