nikitabobko/brew-install-path

brew-install-path

Homebrew 4.6.4 introduced a breaking change that disabled the possibility of installing formulas/casks from paths.

• Homebrew Breaking change Issue
• Homebrew Breaking change PR
• Homebrew 4.6.4 Release notes

The official workaround is to create a local tap and move your ruby file there, which is obnoxious to do manually every time. brew-install-path automates this by allowing you to install local paths in one command.

Installation

brew install nikitabobko/tap/brew-install-path

Usage

After installing brew-install-path, you can do the following:

brew install-path ./formula-or-cask.rb
brew ip ./formula-or-cask.rb

Formulas/Casks installed by brew-install-path are no different from other formulas/casks and can be uninstalled as usual by brew uninstall.

Synopsis

Usage: brew install-path [-h|--help] [-v|--version] [--cask|--formula] [OTHER_OPTIONS]... [--] <PATH>...

Options:
  -h, --help               Print this help and exit
  -v, --version            Print version and exit
  --cask                   Treat all named arguments as casks
  --formula, --formulae    Treat all named arguments as formulas

All other options are forwarded to 'brew install'

Disclaimer

brew-install-path is written by somebody who "demonstrates their lack of understanding of Homebrew works", use at your own risk.

If you found this script to be useful, keep in mind that your workflow is probably "broken" and you should reevaluate using it. Also, please note that by using this script, you are actively "wasting the limited time" of precious homebrew volunteers.

Thank you for your understanding.