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								# README
  
						 
					
						
							
								
							 
							
								
							 
							
								 
							
								
									
										 
							
							
								Homebrew installs the stuff you need that Apple didn’ 
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
							 
							
								
							 
							
								 
							
								
									
								 
							
							
								
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
									
										
										
										
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								-  [Install Homebrew ](Installation.md ) 
						 
					
						
							
								
							 
							
								
							 
							
								 
							
								
									
								 
							
							
								-  [Frequently Asked Questions ](FAQ.md ) 
						 
					
						
							
								
							 
							
								
							 
							
								 
							
								
									
								 
							
							
								-  [Tips and Tricks ](Tips-N'-Tricks.md ) 
						 
					
						
							
								
							 
							
								
							 
							
								 
							
								
									
								 
							
							
								-  [Gems, Eggs and Perl Modules ](Gems,-Eggs-and-Perl-Modules.md ) 
						 
					
						
							
								
							 
							
								
							 
							
								 
							
								
									
								 
							
							
								-  [Homebrew and Python ](Homebrew-and-Python.md ) 
						 
					
						
							
								
									
										
										
										
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								Please note: Homebrew is not 1.0 yet. Generally it works well, but when
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
									
										
										
										
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								it doesn’ ’ 
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
									
										
										
										
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								## Troubleshooting
  
						 
					
						
							
								
									
										
										
										
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								First, please run `brew update`  (twice) and `brew doctor` .
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
									
										
										
										
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								Second, please read the [Troubleshooting Checklist ](Troubleshooting.md ).
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
							 
							
								
							 
							
								 
							
								
									
								 
							
							
								
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
									
										
										
										
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								**If you don’ 
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
									
										
										
										
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								your problem.**
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
							 
							
								
							 
							
								 
							
								
									
								 
							
							
								
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
							 
							
								
							 
							
								 
							
								
									
								 
							
							
								However! Fixing build issues is easier than you think: try
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
							 
							
								
							 
							
								 
							
								
									
								 
							
							
								`brew edit $FORMULA`  and see how you fare. 
						 
					
						
							
								
							 
							
								
							 
							
								 
							
								
									
								 
							
							
								
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
							 
							
								
							 
							
								 
							
								
									
								 
							
							
								## Contributing
  
						 
					
						
							
								
									
										
										
										
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								Read [CONTRIBUTING.md ](/.github/CONTRIBUTING.md ).
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
									
										
										
										
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								### Community Forums
  
						 
					
						
							
								
									
										
										
										
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								-   [@MacHomebrew ](https://twitter.com/MacHomebrew ) 
						 
					
						
							
								
									
										
										
										
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								-   [homebrew-discuss@googlegroups.com ](mailto:homebrew-discuss@googlegroups.com ) ([archive ](https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/homebrew-discuss )) - subscribe by sending a mail to  [homebrew-discuss+subscribe@googlegroups.com ](mailto:homebrew-discuss+subscribe@googlegroups.com ) 
						 
					
						
							
								
									
										
										
										
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								-   [freenode.net\#machomebrew ](irc://irc.freenode.net/#machomebrew ) 
						 
					
						
							
								
									
										
										
										
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								## Supporters
  
						 
					
						
							
								
							 
							
								
							 
							
								 
							
								
									
								 
							
							
								[A list of the awesome people who gave £5 or more to our
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
									
										
										
										
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								Kickstarter](./Kickstarter-Supporters.md).