Add Install Homebrew Button on MacOS

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#6 opened on Aug 23, 2024 0 comments 0 reactions 0 assignees View on GitHub

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Dominant language: TypeScript
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Forks: 3
PR merge metrics: No merged PRs in 30d

Description

Problem

There is no default package manager bundled with MacOS

Proposed Solution

If no known package manager installed and OS is darwin give option to install homebrew.

Lines to Work on

vscode.window.showErrorMessage('Failed to find a package manager to install NASM, you will have to do this yourself.');
vscode.window.showErrorMessage('Failed to find a package manager to install DOSBOX, you will have to do this yourself.');

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Research direction

Start in src/commands/enable.ts at the two package-manager failure messages linked in the issue, and trace how the NASM and DOSBOX installation paths identify the operating system and available package managers. Done means macOS users without a known package manager are offered an option to install Homebrew instead of only seeing the manual-install error.

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Assessment

Tech stack: typescript, vscode
Domain: devtools
Issue type: Feature
Difficulty: 2/5
Estimated time: 1-3 hours
Activity status: Stale
Clarity: Clearly specified
Newbie friendliness: 52/100

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