bug#46700: closed (Update instructions for mac OS installation of emacs via homebrew)

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Your message dated Fri, 26 Feb 2021 15:21:12 +0000
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on the page:

https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/download.html

brew cask install emacs

should be replaced with:

brew install --cask emacs

as the cask subcommand has been removed from homebrew, in favor of a --cask flag.

relevant commit removing the cask subcommand from the usage instructions on the official homebrew github:

https://github.com/Homebrew/homebrew-cask/commit/1fb821a4a50f75c92afe1ded44ccc6709314461b#diff-58a825c70bccfbe691d7ddbddb133275f4f657de6aeb4a502fa9fce279f8bf8d

tyler@iheartapis.com

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> On 26 February 2021 15:17:06 GMT, Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org> wrote:
> >> Date: Fri, 26 Feb 2021 14:48:29 +0000
> >> From: Alan Third <alan@idiocy.org>
> >> Cc: Tyler Chambers <tyler@iheartapis.com>, 46700@debbugs.gnu.org
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> >> I believe this is purely in reference to the website. I don't have
> >> any special insight into homebrew, but I see this:
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> >>     breton:/Users/alan>brew cask install emacs
> >>     Updating Homebrew...
> >>     [...]
> >>     Error: Unknown command: cask
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> >> so I guess the requested change is correct.
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> >> I have no idea how to update the website myself.
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> >Thanks.  I think I updated the website, although I don't yet see the
> >change in my browser.  maybe it takes some time for the changes to
> >propagate?
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> I see the change here. So all is good, I think.
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