Formula.resolve_alias to compatability.rb

Library/Homebrew/compatibility.rb

@@ -45,3 +45,20 @@ def search_brews text
   require 'cmd/search'
   Homebrew.search_brews text
 end
+
+class Formula
+  # in compatability because the naming is somewhat confusing
+  def self.resolve_alias name
+    opoo 'Formula.resolve_alias is deprecated and will eventually be removed'
+
+    # Don't resolve paths or URLs
+    return name if name.include?("/")
+
+    aka = HOMEBREW_REPOSITORY/:Library/:Aliases/name
+    if aka.file?
+      aka.realpath.basename('.rb').to_s
+    else
+      name
+    end
+  end
+end

Library/Homebrew/extend/ARGV.rb

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ module HomebrewArgvExtension
 
   def formulae
     require 'formula'
-    @formulae ||= downcased_unique_named.map{ |name| Formula.factory(Formula.resolve_alias(name)) }
+    @formulae ||= downcased_unique_named.map{ |name| Formula.factory name }
     raise FormulaUnspecifiedError if @formulae.empty?
     @formulae
   end
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ module HomebrewArgvExtension
     require 'keg'
     require 'formula'
     @kegs ||= downcased_unique_named.collect do |name|
-      d = HOMEBREW_CELLAR/Formula.resolve_alias(name)
+      d = HOMEBREW_CELLAR/Formula.caniconical_name(name)
       dirs = d.children.select{ |pn| pn.directory? } rescue []
       raise NoSuchKegError.new(name) if not d.directory? or dirs.length == 0
       raise MultipleVersionsInstalledError.new(name) if dirs.length > 1

Library/Homebrew/formula.rb

@@ -298,13 +298,16 @@ class Formula
     Dir["#{HOMEBREW_REPOSITORY}/Library/Aliases/*"].map{ |f| File.basename f }.sort
   end
 
-  def self.resolve_alias name
-    # Don't resolve paths or URLs
-    return name if name.include?("/")
-
-    aka = HOMEBREW_REPOSITORY+"Library/Aliases/#{name}"
-    if aka.file?
-      aka.realpath.basename('.rb').to_s
+  def self.caniconical_name name
+    formula_with_that_name = HOMEBREW_REPOSITORY/"Library/Formula/#{name}.rb"
+    possible_alias = HOMEBREW_REPOSITORY/"Library/Aliases"/name
+    if name.include? "/"
+      # Don't resolve paths or URLs
+      name
+    elsif formula_with_that_name.file? and formula_with_that_name.readable?
+      name
+    elsif possible_alias.file?
+      possible_alias.realpath.basename('.rb').to_s
     else
       name
     end