FWIW the author of Homebrew is also working on a next generation package manager in rust: https://pkgx.dev/ (beware facebook tracking and infinite AI slop)
Also in Rust, haha.
Sapphire: Rust based package manager for macOS
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Re: Sapphire: Rust based package manager for macOS
#12Earlier quoted context omitted.
Having different project leadership is probably a big selling point ;)
What exactly went down with homebrew? Suddenly my employer was pulling it from every device and I never really got a solid explanation of why ! I've not been able to get anything meaningful from searching on my own, obviously. Someone help a guy out?
Homebrew itself is not bad, but it does allow users to install software from thirdparty sources, that are unvetted, or unverified. This could pose a security risk. I can see why some companies will disable homebrew. Especially for non-developers.
Re: Sapphire: Rust based package manager for macOS
#13FWIW the author of Homebrew is also working on a next generation package manager in rust: https://pkgx.dev/ (beware facebook tracking and infinite AI slop)
Also in Rust, haha.
I finally looked up the GitHub repo found some context about the website: https://github.com/pkgxdev/pantry/issues/5358
Re: Sapphire: Rust based package manager for macOS
#14Re: Sapphire: Rust based package manager for macOS
#15Earlier quoted context omitted.
What exactly went down with homebrew? Suddenly my employer was pulling it from every device and I never really got a solid explanation of why ! I've not been able to get anything meaningful from searching on my own, obviously. Someone help a guy out?
Homebrew itself is not bad, but it does allow users to install software from thirdparty sources, that are unvetted, or unverified. This could pose a security risk. I can see why some companies will disable homebrew. Especially for non-developers.
I think they’re specifically asking about the project as opposed to the tool
Re: Sapphire: Rust based package manager for macOS
#16FWIW the author of Homebrew is also working on a next generation package manager in rust: https://pkgx.dev/ (beware facebook tracking and infinite AI slop)
AI slop, but also for all the imagery. The early 00s called, and want their large icons back. This is the worst landing page I’ve seen—almost screams crypto-scam.
Re: Sapphire: Rust based package manager for macOS
#17FWIW the author of Homebrew is also working on a next generation package manager in rust: https://pkgx.dev/ (beware facebook tracking and infinite AI slop)
What’s the deal with the cautious warnings? Is homebrew being replaced by software developed using a “vibing coding” or what have you?
Re: Sapphire: Rust based package manager for macOS
#18What is it doing better than homebrew ?
Given homebrew was strictly worse than the tool it displaced, I’m not sure it’s the right question to ask. MacOS package management is strictly marketing based.
Re: Sapphire: Rust based package manager for macOS
#19FWIW the author of Homebrew is also working on a next generation package manager in rust: https://pkgx.dev/ (beware facebook tracking and infinite AI slop)
What’s the deal with the cautious warnings? Is homebrew being replaced by software developed using a “vibing coding” or what have you?
if you see the issue I linked, there are a lot of thumbs up / thumbs down in the comments, it's not just me =)
Re: Sapphire: Rust based package manager for macOS
#20> WARNING: ALPHA SOFTWARE > Sapphire is experimental, under heavy development, and may be unstable. Use at your own risk!
Ruby seems fine for brew. Does this do anything else better? Ruby makes it easy to write recipes for it which is a huge boon for a package manager.