MacOS need the option to overwrite the previously installed Git client
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Bug
Needs Triage
- Dominant language
- Ruby
- Stars
- 125
- Forks
- 170
- Avg merge
- 5h 43m
- Merged PRs (30d)
- 1
Description
👻 Brief Description
Without the --overwrite option given to brew git does not install when already installed on a machine
🥞 Cookbook version
main
👩🍳 Chef-Infra Version
latest
🎩 Platform details
MacOS
Steps To Reproduce
kitchen test macos
🚓 Expected behavior
brew install git
➕ Additional context
https://github.com/sous-chefs/git/runs/6453218663?check_suite_focus=true
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
Start by locating the macOS/Homebrew installation entry point used by kitchen test macos and inspect how Git is installed when it is already present. Reproduce the failure with that Kitchen target and confirm that the completed change allows the existing Git client to be overwritten.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- git, macos, ruby
- Domain
- devops
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 2/5
- Estimated time
- 1-3 hours
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100