Show conflicting files on install if linking fails

Closes #18303. Closes #20726.
Homebrew · Jun 24, 2013 · d8d41cc · d8d41cc
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diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/formula_installer.rb b/Library/Homebrew/formula_installer.rb
@@ -364,6 +364,10 @@ def link
       onoe "The `brew link` step did not complete successfully"
       puts "The formula built, but is not symlinked into #{HOMEBREW_PREFIX}"
       puts "You can try again using `brew link #{f.name}'"
+      puts
+      puts "Possible conflicting files are:"
+      mode = OpenStruct.new(:dry_run => true, :overwrite => true)
+      keg.link(mode)
       ohai e, e.backtrace if ARGV.debug?
       @show_summary_heading = true
       ignore_interrupts{ keg.unlink }