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@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ Here's why you may prefer Homebrew to the alternatives: 8. Making the most of OS X A touch of RubyCocoa, a cheeky sysctl query or two and a smattering of FSEvent monitoring. In these manic days of cross-platform development, - it's sometimes a welcome relief to use something that is better because + it's can be a welcome relief to use something that is better because it isn't too generalized. 9. No duplication @@ -73,8 +73,8 @@ Here's why you may prefer Homebrew to the alternatives: Python, etc. Homebrew uses what is already there, and consequently, most stuff has zero dependencies and builds faster. - We resist packaging stuff that is already packaged. So we have a [wiki][] - page that describes how best to use RubyGems, Pip (or easy_install) and + We resist packaging stuff that is already packaged. So we have a [wiki page][wiki] + that describes how best to use RubyGems, Pip (or easy_install) and CPAN with OS X and Homebrew. 10. Fork with Git @@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ still under heavy development. Also: 3. We don't support PowerPC or OS X less than Tiger (though you could always maintain your own fork for such things if you like…) -Max Howell -- <http://twitter.com/mxcl> +Max Howell — <http://twitter.com/mxcl> Installation @@ -119,19 +119,20 @@ You can install Homebrew anywhere: Homebrew can already be used, try it: - homebrew/bin/brew install git - homebrew/bin/brew list git + homebrew/bin/brew install pip + homebrew/bin/brew list pip -Notice how Homebrew installed Git to homebrew/bin/git. Homebrew never touches -files outside its prefix. +Notice how Pip was installed to homebrew/bin/pip — Homebrew never touches +files outside of its prefix. -We recommend installing to /usr/local because: ----------------------------------------------- +But… we recommend installing to /usr/local because: +--------------------------------------------------- 1. It's already in your PATH -2. It makes it easy to install stuff like Ruby Gems +2. It makes it easier to install other stuff like Ruby Gems -Build tools all look to /usr/local for library dependencies they need. Thus -it should be much less troublesome to build your own gems, etc. +Build tools all look to /usr/local for library dependencies and thus you can +get on with building your own gems and not worry about having to Google for +unnecessary build assistance. But… don't sudo! ---------------- @@ -159,22 +160,15 @@ Installing to /usr/local Homebrew can co-exist with any software already installed in its prefix. -You may prefer this third party [installer script][sh] or [.pkg installer][pkg]. - -Updating --------- -To update you need git (brew install git). The following will soon be part of -the brew update command, it merges with whatever is already there: - +Installing with Git +------------------- cd /usr/local git init git remote add origin git://github.com/mxcl/homebrew.git git pull origin master -Note the above steps can also be used to install Homebrew if you prefer. - -Building Stuff --------------- +One last important caveat +------------------------- Almost everything Homebrew installs is written in C, so you need Xcode: <http://developer.apple.com/technology/xcode.html> @@ -185,7 +179,7 @@ Uninstallation cd `brew --prefix` rm -rf Cellar brew prune - rm -rf Library .git* bin/brew README.md + rm -rf Library .git .gitignore bin/brew README.md It is worth noting that if you installed somewhere like /usr/local then these uninstallation steps will leave that directory exactly like it was before @@ -199,8 +193,9 @@ Install wget: brew install wget -Update package list: +Two ways to update the package descriptions: + brew update cd /usr/local && git pull Two ways to delete a package: @@ -235,16 +230,16 @@ Show expensive packages: Contributing New Formulae ========================= -Create a formula thusly. +Create a new formula thusly: brew create http://example.com/foo-1.2.1.tar.bz2 -Homebrew automatically opened Library/Formula/foo.rb in your $EDITOR. You can +Homebrew automatically opens Library/Formula/foo.rb in your $EDITOR. You can now install it: - brew install git + brew install foo -Now check the [wiki][] for more information. +The [wiki][] has more help and information. Licensing @@ -255,6 +250,6 @@ confirm. Individual formulae are licensed according to their authors' wishes. The Wiki ======== -The [wiki][] has almost excessive detail on most topics. +The [wiki][] probably has the answers to any other questions you may have. [wiki]:http://wiki.github.com/mxcl/homebrew |