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- I vaguely remembered that ImageMagick was a download we mirrored on
  BinTray and that doing so required some manual effort post-merge. I
  went looking for some docs to confirm that memory, but didn't find
  any.
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@ -37,6 +37,10 @@ forever. Nobody really checks if they are necessary or not. Use the
Depend on as little stuff as possible. Disable X11 functionality if possible. Depend on as little stuff as possible. Disable X11 functionality if possible.
For example, we build Wireshark, but not the heavy GUI. For example, we build Wireshark, but not the heavy GUI.
For [some formulae](https://github.com/Homebrew/homebrew-core/search?q=%22homebrew%2Fmirror%22&unscoped_q=%22homebrew%2Fmirror%22),
we mirror the tarballs to our own BinTray. To do this, run
`brew mirror <formula>` with a local checkout of a PR before it is merged.
Homebrew is about Unix software. Stuff that builds to an `.app` should Homebrew is about Unix software. Stuff that builds to an `.app` should
be in Homebrew Cask instead. be in Homebrew Cask instead.