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@@ -96,6 +96,8 @@ You’re now at a new prompt with the tarball extracted to a temporary sandbox.
 
 Check the package’s `README`. Does the package install with `./configure`, `cmake`, or something else? Delete the commented out `cmake` lines if the package uses `./configure`.
 
+If no compilation is involved, add the line `bottle :unneeded` since bottles are unnecessary in that case. Otherwise, a `bottle` block will be added by Homebrew's CI upon merging the formula pull-request.
+
 ### Check for dependencies
 
 The `README` probably tells you about dependencies and Homebrew or macOS probably already has them. You can check for Homebrew dependencies with `brew search`. Some common dependencies that macOS comes with: