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Consider using brew install --cask in FAQ

Open jmuncaster opened this issue 4 years ago • 2 comments

Describe the bug The FAQ suggests using the brew command if the user wishes to install MacVim from a package manager:

If you would like to use a package manager instead, you can use Homebrew to install MacVim. Simply download Homebrew and do brew install macvim.

Following these instructions, MacVim is not available from the Applications folder and thus not found by Spotlight.

To Reproduce Run brew install macvim

Expected behavior I can launch MacVim from Applications folder in Finder.

Proposed Solution Homebrew recommends "cask" installs for pre-built applications. The syntax for such an install is

brew install --cask macvim

Recommend updating FAQ to use this command.

jmuncaster avatar Sep 21 '21 18:09 jmuncaster

You can run gvim for example.

By the way, add the same issue to Homebrew formula for maintainers of it.

eirnym avatar Sep 21 '21 22:09 eirnym

I do debate if Homebrew Cask is really "package manager" but I can see why some people find it useful to use it to install MacVim as you get both the pre-built binary and CLI interface to install. I can add that to the FAQ.

ychin avatar Sep 21 '21 23:09 ychin