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Merge pull request #896 from MikeMcQuaid/no-chown-usr-local

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Don't require/recommend ownership of /usr/local.
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Mike McQuaid 2016-09-09 09:29:46 +01:00 committed by GitHub
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Library/Homebrew/cmd/update.sh
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@ -349,12 +349,13 @@ EOS
fi
# check permissions
if [[ "$HOMEBREW_PREFIX" = "/usr/local" && ! -w /usr/local ]]
if [[ -e "$HOMEBREW_CELLAR" && ! -w "$HOMEBREW_CELLAR" ]]
then
odie <<EOS
/usr/local is not writable. You should change the ownership
and permissions of /usr/local back to your user account:
sudo chown -R \$(whoami) /usr/local
$HOMEBREW_CELLAR is not writable. You should change the
ownership and permissions of $HOMEBREW_CELLAR back to your
user account:
sudo chown -R \$(whoami) $HOMEBREW_CELLAR
EOS
fi

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Library/Homebrew/diagnostic.rb
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@ -324,21 +324,37 @@ module Homebrew
EOS
end
def check_access_usr_local
return unless HOMEBREW_PREFIX.to_s == "/usr/local"
return if HOMEBREW_PREFIX.writable_real?
def check_access_homebrew_cellar
return if HOMEBREW_CELLAR.writable_real?
<<-EOS.undent
/usr/local is not writable.
Even if this directory was writable when you installed Homebrew, other
software may change permissions on this directory. For example, upgrading
to OS X El Capitan has been known to do this. Some versions of the
"InstantOn" component of Airfoil or running Cocktail cleanup/optimizations
are known to do this as well.
#{HOMEBREW_CELLAR} is not writable.
You should change the ownership and permissions of /usr/local back to
your user account.
sudo chown -R $(whoami) /usr/local
You should change the ownership and permissions of #{HOMEBREW_CELLAR}
back to your user account.
sudo chown -R $(whoami) #{HOMEBREW_CELLAR}
EOS
end
def check_access_top_level_directories
not_writable_dirs = []
(Keg::TOP_LEVEL_DIRECTORIES + ["opt"]).each do |dir|
path = HOMEBREW_PREFIX/dir
next unless path.exist?
next if path.writable_real?
not_writable_dirs << path
end
return if not_writable_dirs.empty?
<<-EOS.undent
The following directories are not writable:
#{not_writable_dirs.join("\n")}
You should change the ownership and permissions of these directories.
back to your user account.
sudo chown -R $(whoami) #{not_writable_dirs.join(" ")}
EOS
end

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share/doc/homebrew/Troubleshooting.md
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@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ brew gist-logs <formula>
* Read through the [Common Issues](Common-Issues.md).
* If you’re installing something Java-related, maybe you need to install Java (`brew cask install java`)?
* Check that **Command Line Tools for Xcode (CLT)** and/or **Xcode** are up to date.
* If things fail with permissions errors, check the permissions in `/usr/local`. If you’re unsure what to do, you can `sudo chown -R $(whoami) /usr/local`.
* If things fail with permissions errors, check the permissions of `/usr/local`'s subdirectories. If you’re unsure what to do, you can `cd /usr/local && sudo chown -R $(whoami) bin etc include lib sbin share var Frameworks`.
## Check to see if the issue has been reported
* Check the [issue tracker](https://github.com/Homebrew/homebrew-core/issues) to see if someone else has already reported the same issue.