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Yep. Especially fun when Homebrew doesn't provide binaries for your OS anymore and you have to compile the latest version of Rust from source just to get ripgre

by cglong 3y ago

Yep. Especially fun when Homebrew doesn't provide binaries for your OS anymore and you have to compile the latest version of Rust from source just to get ripgrep.

cpach 3y ago
MacPorts might be a better fit for older versions of macOS.
- hnarayanan 3y ago
  Also current
  - cpach 3y ago
    Whatever floats your boat :) I like Homebrew but good alternatives can’t hurt!
    - lrvick 3y ago
      Homebrew does not sign commits, code reviews, or artifacts so just be aware you are giving thousands of randos access to run anything they want on your system.
dagw 3y ago
Or when it replaces an old version of a library with a new, not backwards compatible version, behind your back and breaks stuff.