homebrew-core/CONTRIBUTING.md

Contributing to Homebrew

First time contributing to Homebrew? Read our Code of Conduct.

Report a bug

• run brew update (twice)
• run and read brew doctor
• read the Troubleshooting Checklist
• open an issue on the formula's repository

Submit a version upgrade for the foo formula

• check if the same upgrade has been already submitted by searching the open pull requests for foo.
• brew bump-formula-pr --strict foo with --url=... and --sha256=... or --tag=... and --revision=... arguments.

Add a new formula for foo version 2.3.4 from $URL

• read the Formula Cookbook or: brew create $URL and make edits
• brew install --build-from-source foo
• brew audit --new-formula foo
• git commit with message formatted foo 2.3.4 (new formula)
• open a pull request and fix any failing tests

Contribute a fix to the foo formula

• brew edit foo and make edits
• leave the bottle as-is
• brew uninstall --force foo, brew install --build-from-source foo, brew test foo, and brew audit --strict foo
• git commit with message formatted foo: <insert details>
• open a pull request and fix any failing tests

Thanks!