Re:Back on Linux (after one year of Apple and OS X)
by lloeki on Monday February 13, 2012 @04:19PM
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> it requires a fairly unpolished workflow
I find it quite the contrary as it summons git power upon /usr/local. So the workflow is basically just editing live in /usr/local/Library/Formula ('brew create url' scaffolds in many cases, 'brew edit formula' gets you to an existing one), committing, and handling merges on pull (which is what 'brew update' does)
If you want to contribute back, fork on github and add your repo as a remote, then push and submit a pull request.
It's really different than apt (which it is normal as Debian packaging has a massively different scope) , but IMHO much, much simpler and efficient.
I find it quite the contrary as it summons git power upon /usr/local. So the workflow is basically just editing live in /usr/local/Library/Formula ('brew create url' scaffolds in many cases, 'brew edit formula' gets you to an existing one), committing, and handling merges on pull (which is what 'brew update' does)
If you want to contribute back, fork on github and add your repo as a remote, then push and submit a pull request.
It's really different than apt (which it is normal as Debian packaging has a massively different scope) , but IMHO much, much simpler and efficient.