docs/FAQ: tap homebrew/core before editing formula #15708
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New installs don't tap
homebrew/core
and default to the API instead, sobrew edit foo
fails withError: Invalid usage: foo doesn't exist on disk.
for any formulafoo
. Add an instruction in the FAQs to runbrew tap homebrew/core
first, which fixes this issue. (See more notes below checklist.)brew style
with your changes locally?brew typecheck
with your changes locally?brew tests
with your changes locally?#15693 also addresses changes to docs now that the core repos are untapped by default, but seems to focus more on those developing and contributing new formulae rather than those making quick edits to core formulae.
#15693 uses
brew tap --force homebrew/core
, while my change omits--force
. Running without--force
results in a warning but the command still completes successfully. I can add--force
into the docs if desired.Ignoring failures in
brew style
andbrew tests
, as they seem to be unrelated to the doc change.Relevant
brew style
output:Relevant
brew tests
output: