jjthrash / homebrew-headonly

Some foamy head is good in your brew, but you don't want a pour that is all head.

Homebrew-headonly

These formulae are only available in head-only versions, and have no stable tarballs.

How do I install these formulae?

Just brew tap homebrew/headonly and then brew install <formula>.

If the formula conflicts with one from mxcl/master or another tap, you can brew install homebrew/headonly/<formula>.

You can also install via URL:

brew install https://raw.github.com/Homebrew/homebrew-headonly/master/<formula>.rb

Why is "head-only" bad?

There are a few problems with head-only software:

• Since there's no stable release, the software is liable to change at any moment. We can't guarantee that head-only software will build reliably or be compatible with other software which builds against it, and that increases our support burden.
• Homebrew's version-management and upgrade mechanics don't work with head-only software.

What can I do to get this back in Homebrew core?

Contact the software's developer and ask them to tag a stable release. If the software has a stable release and works reliably, feel free to submit a pull request at the main Homebrew repository.

Docs

brew help, man brew, or the Homebrew wiki.