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... the recepies then download code from random sources. Obviously vetted sources, but it's not a central repository with all of the packages that is controlled
by orf 10y ago
... the recepies then download code from random sources. Obviously vetted sources, but it's not a central repository with all of the packages that is controlled by Homebrew like the other package managers you list.
It's just a big git repository of recepies, which are exactly that. Instructions on how to combine things (source code, binaries, flags etc) from external sources.
- stephenr 10y agoNot random, specific source archives, listed in the recipe, along with a known hash of the file being downloaded. Given that, it effectively is a central repo that is controlled by Homebrew.