require 'formula' class Mtr < Formula homepage 'http://www.bitwizard.nl/mtr/' url 'ftp://ftp.bitwizard.nl/mtr/mtr-0.82.tar.gz' sha1 'f1319de27324d85898a9df0a293a438bbaaa12b5' depends_on 'gtk+' => :optional def install # We need to add this because nameserver8_compat.h has been removed in Snow Leopard ENV['LIBS'] = "-lresolv" args = %W[ --disable-dependency-tracking --prefix=#{prefix} ] args << "--without-gtk" if build.without? 'gtk+' system "./configure", *args system "make install" end def caveats; <<-EOS.undent mtr requires superuser privileges. You can either run the program via `sudo`, or change its ownership to root and set the setuid bit: sudo chown root:wheel #{sbin}/mtr sudo chmod u+s #{sbin}/mtr In any case, you should be certain that you trust the software you are executing with elevated privileges. EOS end end