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Overview

This PR adds support for Homebrew installation as requested in issue #[issue_number]. The implementation provides comprehensive documentation and optional automation to make tracker easily installable via Homebrew on macOS and Linux.

What's New

For Users

Users can now install tracker via Homebrew:

brew tap ShenMian/tap
brew install tracker

This installation method is now documented in the README alongside existing package managers (AUR, Scoop).

For Maintainers

1. Comprehensive Setup Guide (docs/homebrew-setup.md)

A detailed guide that covers:

  • Quick Start: Step-by-step instructions to set up Homebrew distribution
  • Formula Templates: Two ready-to-use options:
    • Binary distribution (uses pre-built release assets)
    • Source distribution (builds from source via Cargo)
  • Checksum Generation: Instructions for generating SHA256 checksums
  • Automation Options: How to set up automatic formula updates
  • Resources: Links to official Homebrew documentation

2. GitHub Actions Automation (.github/workflows/homebrew.yml)

An optional workflow that:

  • Triggers automatically on new releases
  • Downloads release assets and computes SHA256 checksums
  • Updates the Homebrew formula automatically (if HOMEBREW_TAP_TOKEN is configured)
  • Falls back to providing manual update instructions with all checksums if automation fails

3. Implementation Summary (HOMEBREW_IMPLEMENTATION.md)

A quick reference document outlining:

  • What was implemented
  • Next steps for the maintainer
  • Benefits of the implementation

Implementation Details

The solution follows the Rust project best practices referenced in the issue:

  • Uses Homebrew tap repository pattern (standard for third-party formulas)
  • Provides both binary and source installation options
  • Includes automation to reduce maintenance burden
  • Follows Homebrew Formula Cookbook guidelines

Next Steps

To complete the Homebrew setup, the repository owner needs to:

  1. Create a new repository: ShenMian/homebrew-tap
  2. Add the formula file Formula/tracker.rb using one of the provided templates
  3. (Optional) Configure HOMEBREW_TAP_TOKEN secret for automated updates

All instructions are provided in docs/homebrew-setup.md.

Benefits

  • ✅ Expands distribution reach to Homebrew users
  • ✅ Provides cross-platform installation (macOS and Linux)
  • ✅ Reduces manual work through optional automation
  • ✅ Well-documented for both users and maintainers
  • ✅ No impact on existing build/test processes
  • ✅ Follows minimal modification principles

Testing

  • ✅ All YAML workflow files validated
  • ✅ Project builds successfully (cargo check passes)
  • ✅ No changes to existing functionality
  • ✅ Documentation is comprehensive and accurate

Closes #[issue_number]

Original prompt

This section details on the original issue you should resolve

<issue_title>packaging: please consider providing Brew installation</issue_title>
<issue_description>Hi! This is a cool & interesting project, thanks! :-) It'd be awesome if it was available to more people through the common software delivery mechanism of Brew.

It’s pretty straightforward BUT it requires a bit of privileged user setup from the group owner; because of that, it’s not so easy for an outside contributor to craft a pull request. Here’s some direct links to docs and examples that might make it an even quicker process for the group owner:

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Fixes #26

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Copilot AI and others added 3 commits October 5, 2025 18:06
Co-authored-by: ShenMian <70068015+ShenMian@users.noreply.github.com>
Co-authored-by: ShenMian <70068015+ShenMian@users.noreply.github.com>
Co-authored-by: ShenMian <70068015+ShenMian@users.noreply.github.com>
Copilot AI changed the title [WIP] packaging: please consider providing Brew installation feat: Add Homebrew installation support with documentation and automation Oct 5, 2025
Copilot AI requested a review from ShenMian October 5, 2025 18:12
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