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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? |