v0.2.0 β Homebrew cask support
Casks
metalbrew can now install macOS apps and vendor binaries from Homebrew's cask index β no Ruby, no sudo by default, self-contained under the metalbrew prefix.
metalbrew cask install rectangle # .dmg app -> ~/Applications
metalbrew cask install iterm2 # .zip app -> ~/Applications
metalbrew cask install ngrok # binary -> <prefix>/bin
metalbrew cask uninstall <token> # reverses placement + runs zap/uninstall directives
metalbrew cask info / list / upgradeSupported artifacts
.zipand raw.appbundles β~/Applicationsbinaryβ copied into the Caskroom and symlinked into<prefix>/bin.tar.gz.dmgβ mounted viahdiutil, app copied out, detached.pkgβ only with--allow-sudo/METALBREW_ALLOW_SUDO(runs Apple'sinstaller)
Details
- Downloads stage under
<prefix>/Caskroom/<token>/<version>/; apps land in~/Applications. - Uninstall honors cask
uninstall/zapdirectives (delete,trash,quit,pkgutil,launchctl). com.apple.quarantineis intentionally kept β Gatekeeper still vets apps on first launch.sha256 :no_checkcasks download with a printed warning; checksummed casks are verified as before.- New end-to-end CI matrix installs real casks across every no-sudo path and verifies uninstall.
Built on a clean hexagonal seam (new Runner subprocess port); the formula install path is unchanged.