I need to use the old version for cmake but I can't find the formula in homebrew, is that a way to install cmake 3.12 using Homebrew?
EDITED: the solution presented here is much more objective considering the answers from the previous question.
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Duplicate of Homebrew install specific version of formula?Simba– Simba2019-09-28 17:19:46 +00:00Commented Sep 28, 2019 at 17:19
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# install cmake 3.12.4
curl -O https://github.com/Homebrew/homebrew-core/raw/a3b64391ebace30b84de8e7997665a1621c0b2c0/Formula/cmake.rb
brew install ./cmake.rb
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You could install it from specific formula file.
- Go to homebrew/homebrew-core, the place where package formula is stored.
- Use the search bar to search "cmake" in this repository.
- Find the specific commit you want.
- Enter it. And find the RAW url for this
cmake.rbfile. - Download the formula file and
brew install path-to-cmake.rb.
Update 1: Homebrew 3.6.0 removed the function to install with URL of a formula. We need to download the formula file first.
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Simba
Just found the problem is duplicate of stackoverflow.com/questions/3987683/…
Darkwonder
This does not work anymore
Yingchen
Error: Installation of cmake from a GitHub commit URL is unsupported!
brew extract cmake to a stable tap on GitHub instead.Simba
Sorry, forgot to update the answer. Homebrew dropped the support for installation from url. @Yingchen
Dash
If you download the older formula file (e.g. with
wget), you can install it from source: brew install -s ./url-to-cmake.rb |