I was tired of having to compile my shiz by hand and not being a fan of Macports, I decided to give HomeBrew a try. Not knowing if I would like it, I wanted to install it locally in my home directory so that I could blow it away should it upset me.
Here are the steps I used to make it happen.
Assuming that you have git and all other dependancies (Intel CPU 2, OS X 10.5 or higher, Xcode with X11 3, Java Developer Update 4) installed.
jared@localhost$ cd
jared@localhost$ git clone https://github.com/mxcl/homebrew.git
jared@localhost$ vi ~/.bash_profile
Add the following line then :wq
export PATH=$HOME/homebrew/bin:$PATH
Open a new shell session and type brew.
jared@localhost$ brew
Example usage:
brew install FORMULA...
brew uninstall FORMULA...
brew search [foo]
brew list [FORMULA...]
brew update
brew upgrade [FORMULA...]
brew [info | home] [FORMULA...]
Troubleshooting:
brew doctor
brew install -vd FORMULA
brew [--env | --config]
Brewing:
brew create [URL [--no-fetch]]
brew edit [FORMULA...]
open https://github.com/mxcl/homebrew/wiki/Formula-Cookbook
Further help:
man brew
brew home
You are all set!
