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Modern homebrew links cellarin /usr/local/opt too
sandercox Aug 24, 2023
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fix: Use full package name for the package
sandercox Oct 7, 2024
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sandercox Aug 28, 2025
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openssl3 and ca_certificates use etc too
sandercox Feb 12, 2026
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15 changes: 14 additions & 1 deletion brew-pkg.rb
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Expand Up @@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ def with_deps?

# cribbed Homebrew module code from brew-unpack.rb
module Homebrew extend self
include Utils::Output::Mixin
def pkg
unpack_usage = <<-EOS
Usage: brew pkg [--identifier-prefix] [--with-deps] [--without-kegs] formula
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FileUtils.mkdir_p staging_root


pkgs = [f]
pkgs = [ARGV.last]

# Add deps if we specified --with-deps
pkgs += f.recursive_dependencies if ARGV.include? '--with-deps'
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safe_system "mkdir", "-p", "#{staging_root}/Cellar/#{formula.name}/"
safe_system "rsync", "-a", "#{HOMEBREW_CELLAR}/#{formula.name}/#{dep_version}", "#{staging_root}/Cellar/#{formula.name}/"
safe_system "mkdir", "-p", "#{staging_root}/opt"
safe_system "ln", "-s", "../Cellar/#{formula.name}/#{dep_version}", "#{staging_root}/opt/#{formula.name}"
end

end

# Stage etc/ files for this formula (e.g. openssl@3 CA certs, config files)
# These live outside the Cellar at HOMEBREW_PREFIX/etc/<formula_name>/
# and are typically created during `brew postinstall`.
etc_dir = File.join(HOMEBREW_PREFIX, "etc", formula.name)
if File.exist?(etc_dir)
ohai "Staging etc directory #{etc_dir}"
safe_system "mkdir", "-p", "#{staging_root}/etc/"
safe_system "rsync", "-a", "#{etc_dir}", "#{staging_root}/etc/"
end

# Write out a LaunchDaemon plist if we have one
if formula.service?
ohai "Plist found at #{formula.plist_name}, staging for /Library/LaunchDaemons/#{formula.plist_name}.plist"
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