[Cialug] Homebrew

[Adam Shannon]

Hah. Yea. Homebrew is the only other package manager on macOS though with
their main one being the App Store (which has tons of hurdles)

On Wed, Jan 9, 2019 at 11:19 AM jim kraai <jimgkraai at gmail.com> wrote:

> how about a package manager manager!!!  that automagically chooses the
> best...
>
> ugh, just can't fully commit to the joke
>
> makes me think of https://xkcd.com/927/ but replace "standards" with
> "package managers"
>
> Kraai's (n+1) observation:  Every interestingly complex, useful X becomes
> overcomplicated and entrenched and sucks after Y years.
>
> X, Y
> package manager, 7
> development methodology, 15
> programming language, 10
> ...
>
> the "sucks" tension is relieved by a (biological evolution-like) radiation
> of species, followed by a winnowing to a small number of alternatives that
> will eventually suck
>
> let's all celebrate the rich tapestry this process creates
>
>
> On Wed, Jan 9, 2019, 12:53 Adam Shannon <adamkshannon at gmail.com wrote:
>
> > I've used homebrew for years - it's the "missing" package manager for
> > macOS.
> >
> > The powerful part of homebrew is casks, which fully install/setup (with
> > spotlight auto-complete) an application.
> >
> > $ brew cask install emacs
> >
> > On Wed, Jan 9, 2019 at 5:45 AM Todd Walton <tdwalton at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > > So... Homebrew, the package manager (I guess?) for MacOS is now
> > > available for Linux as well.
> > >
> > > https://brew.sh/2019/01/09/homebrew-1.9.0/
> > >
> > > I see Homebrew mentioned all the time in installation instructions for
> > > our fruity friends in the Apple world. Anyone had experience with it?
> > > I assume it's a Snap-alike?
> > >
> > > --
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