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Dominyk Tiller 1e04a7f16a Documentation Changes

More proposed documentation updates.

Acceptable Formulae:

* Adds Perl to the list of stuff we offer Dupes of in the Core.
* Notes that OS X’s OpenSSL is usually horribly outdated.
* Removes the incorrect space between font and forge.

Common Issues:

* We said three issues, we listed four. Oops.

External Commands:

* The cache is usually at /Library rather than ~/Library, and the rest
of the documentation says /Library, so this makes the referencing
consistent.

FAQ:

* Adds a tiny section on pinning formulae.

Interesting-Taps-And-Branches:
* Notes gaming-emulation software belongs in Homebrew/Games as well.
* nolith/Embedded hasn’t been touched for 28 months. I’ve cut it.
* anarchivist/forensics hasn’t been touched for 35 months. I’ve cut it.
* codebutler’s GTK+ experiment seems to have been terminated after one
commit. I’ve cut it.
* paxam/linux hasn’t been touched for 34 months. I’ve cut it.
* rmyers/homebrew hasn’t been touched in 42 months. I’ve cut it.
* nddrylliog/winbrew has moved, I’ve changed the URL to the new one.

Winbrew.md:
* Removed. It’s referenced in the prior file, and doesn’t really need
its own.

Closes Homebrew/homebrew#34599.

Signed-off-by: Mike McQuaid <mike@mikemcquaid.com>

2014-12-02 14:31:32 +00:00

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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 Python? Newer 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/headonly
- A tap for brews that don't have stable 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.

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

larsimmisch/avr
- GNU AVR toolchain (avr-gcc etc. for Arduino hackers).
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.
iMichka/MacVTKITKPythonBottles
- VTK and ITK binaries with Python wrapping.
edavis/emacs
- A tap for Emacs packages.

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.

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