brew/share/doc/homebrew/Interesting-Taps-&-Branches.md

Interesting Taps & Branches

A Tap is homebrew-speak for a git repository containing extra formulae. Homebrew has the capability to add (and remove) multiple taps to your local installation with the brew tap and brew untap command. Type man brew in your Terminal. The main repository https://github.com/Homebrew/homebrew often called "Homebrew/homebrew" is always built-in.

Main Taps

• homebrew/science

  • A collection of scientific libraries and tools.

• homebrew/dupes

  • Need GDB or a newer Tk? System duplicates go here.

• homebrew/versions

  • Need e.g. older or newer versions of Postgresql? Older versions of GCC?

• homebrew/games

  • Game or gaming-emulation related formulae.

• homebrew/apache

  • A tap for Apache modules, extending OS X's built-in Apache. These brews may require unconventional additional setup, as explained in the caveats.

• homebrew/head-only

  • A tap for brews that only have unstable, unreleased versions.

• homebrew/devel-only

  • A tap for brews that only have pre-release/development versions.

• homebrew/php

  • Repository for php-related formulae.

• homebrew/python

  • A few Python formulae that do not build well with pip alone.

• homebrew/completions

  • Shell completion formulae.

• homebrew/x11

  • Formulae with hard X11 dependencies.

• homebrew/boneyard

  • Formula are not deleted, they are moved here.

• homebrew/nginx

  • Feature rich Nginx tap for modules.

• homebrew/binary

  • Precompiled binary formulae.

• homebrew/brewdler

  • A Bundler-equivalent for installing project dependencies from Homebrew.

brew search looks in these main taps and as well in Homebrew/homebrew. So don't worry about missing stuff. We will add other taps to the search as they become well maintained and popular.

You can be added as a maintainer for one of the Homebrew organization taps and aid the project! If you are interested write to our list: homebrew@librelist.com. We want your help!

Other Interesting Taps

• osx-cross/avr

  • GNU AVR toolchain (Libc, compilers and other tools for Atmel MCUs, useful for Arduino hackers and AVR programmers).

• titanous/gnuradio

  • GNU Radio and friends running on OS X.

• besport/ocaml

  • A tap for Ocaml libraries, though with caveats, it requires you install its customized ocaml formula. Perhaps a template for more work.

• petere/postgresql

  • Allows installing multiple PostgreSQL versions in parallel.

• edavis/emacs

  • A tap for Emacs packages.

• InstantClientTap/instantclient

  • A tap for Oracle Instant Client. The packages need to be downloaded manually.

Interesting Branches (aka forks)

• mistydemeo/tigerbrew

  • Experimental Tiger PowerPC version

• homebrew/linuxbrew

  • Experimental Linux version

• wilmoore/homebrew-home

  • Homebrew install for those that like to Homebrew @ $HOME (i.e. ~/.homebrew).

• nddrylliog/homebrew-mingw

  • An experimental port of Homebrew for Windows (with an MSYS/MinGW environment).

Technical Details

Your taps are git repositories located at $(brew --prefix)/Library/Taps.