Packaging a Python CLI tool for Homebrew
I finally figured out how to package Datasette for installation with Homebrew. My package was accepted into Homebrew core, which means you can now install it like this: brew install datasette Prior to…
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7 posts tagged “homebrew”.
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Automatically maintaining Homebrew formulas using GitHub Actions
I previously wrote about Packaging a Python CLI tool for Homebrew. I've now figured out a pattern for automatically updating those formulas over time, using GitHub Actions.
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Upgrading Homebrew and avoiding the failed to verify attestation error
I managed to get my Homebrew installation back into shape today. The first problem I was having is that it complained that macOS Sequoia was unsupported: It turns out I was on an older Homebrew…
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Browsing your local git checkout of homebrew-core
The homebrew-core repository contains all of the default formulas for Homebrew. It's a huge repo, and if you browse it through the GitHub web interface you can run into errors like this one…
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Upgrading Python Homebrew packages using pip
VisiData 2.0 came out today. I previously installed VisiData using Homebrew, but the VisiData tap has not yet been updated with the latest version.
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Running a MySQL server using Homebrew
First, install MySQL like so: brew install mysql This installs the server but doesn't run it. You can run it in the background like this: Then later on you can stop it like so: While it's running it…
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Browse files (including SQLite databases) on your iPhone with ifuse
I spotted an intriguing note in the release notes for osxphotos 0.51.7: Added ability to read Photos.sqlite from iPhone This lead me to osxphotos issue 745 which lead me to How to access iPhone files…
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