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Consider using brew install --cask in FAQ
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Description
Describe the bug
The FAQ suggests using the brew command if the user wishes to install MacVim from a package manager:
If you would like to use a package manager instead, you can use Homebrew to install MacVim. Simply download Homebrew and do brew install macvim.
Following these instructions, MacVim is not available from the Applications folder and thus not found by Spotlight.
To Reproduce
Run brew install macvim
Expected behavior
I can launch MacVim from Applications folder in Finder.
Proposed Solution
Homebrew recommends "cask" installs for pre-built applications. The syntax for such an install is
brew install --cask macvim
Recommend updating FAQ to use this command.
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Open the linked MacVim wiki FAQ and locate the Homebrew installation instructions. Check the documented command against the proposed cask command, then verify that the finished FAQ tells users how to install MacVim so it appears in Applications and can be found by Spotlight.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- macos
- Domain
- documentation
- Issue type
- Documentation
- Difficulty
- 1/5
- Estimated time
- Under an hour
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Clearly specified
- Newbie friendliness
- 55/100