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Homebrew actually uses /usr/local/Cellar for all its installations, and then makes symlinks in the relevant /usr/local/{bin,sbin} directories. Not sure if that'
by scott_karana 12y ago
Homebrew actually uses /usr/local/Cellar for all its installations, and then makes symlinks in the relevant /usr/local/{bin,sbin} directories. Not sure if that's what you meant.
- nmc 12y agoThanks for the clarification. Still, a quick Google search seems to indicate that this does not solve all related problems (symlinking, overriding, etc.).
- quarterto 12y agoBrew does refuse to link anything that would collide, and it knows to not link e.g. gettext, as a lot of Mac programs rely on BSD gettext