Cannot install formulas using --formula -s <file.rb> #20521
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HOMEBREW_FORBID_PACKAGES_FROM_PATHS: set
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Rosetta 2: falseWhat were you trying to do (and why)?
I want to install a formula by manually using a .rb file. This has worked before and it now pops up an error message.
What happened (include all command output)?
$ brew install --formula -s ./gettext.rb
Error: Homebrew requires formulae to be in a tap, rejecting:
./gettext.rb (/Users/ychin/Dev/macvim/gettext.rb)
To create a tap, run e.g.
brew tap-new <user|org>/<repository>
To create a formula in a tap run e.g.
brew create <url> --tap=<user|org>/<repository>What did you expect to happen?
Homebrew should build gettext from source given the .rb file. This has worked before and there seems to be a backwards incompatible flag HOMEBREW_FORBID_PACKAGES_FROM_PATHS that seemed to be added. I tried manually setting that flag to 0 and it didn't work as well, so maybe it's something else.
I looked at https://github.com/orgs/Homebrew/discussions/6351 but it seems to be referring to something else, and the "fix" according to that thread (#20507) is already in my Homebrew installation.
Step-by-step reproduction instructions (by running brew commands)
brew cat gettext > gettext.rb
brew install --formula -s ./gettext.rb