require 'formula' def kext_prefix prefix/'Library/Extensions' end class Tuntap < Formula homepage 'http://tuntaposx.sourceforge.net/' url 'git://git.code.sf.net/p/tuntaposx/code', :tag => 'release_20111101' version '20111101' def install ENV.j1 # to avoid race conditions (can't open: ../tuntap.o) cd 'tuntap' do system "make" kext_prefix.install "tun.kext", "tap.kext" prefix.install "startup_item/tap", "startup_item/tun" end end def caveats; <<-EOS.undent In order for TUN/TAP network devices to work, the tun/tap kernel extensions must be installed by the root user: sudo cp -pR #{kext_prefix}/tap.kext /Library/Extensions/ sudo cp -pR #{kext_prefix}/tun.kext /Library/Extensions/ sudo chown -R root:wheel /Library/Extensions/tap.kext sudo chown -R root:wheel /Library/Extensions/tun.kext sudo touch /Library/Extensions/ To load the extensions at startup, you have to install those scripts too: sudo cp -pR #{prefix}/tap /Library/StartupItems/ sudo chown -R root:wheel /Library/StartupItems/tap sudo cp -pR #{prefix}/tun /Library/StartupItems/ sudo chown -R root:wheel /Library/StartupItems/tun If upgrading from a previous version of tuntap, the old kernel extension will need to be unloaded before performing the steps listed above. First, check that no tunnel is being activated, disconnect them all and then unload the kernel extension: sudo kextunload -b foo.tun sudo kextunload -b foo.tap EOS end end