From 8f8a5e03b457830c70493fa84822272b381e6d35 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: native-api Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2024 22:40:53 +0300 Subject: [PATCH] Better document installing the HEAD version with Homebrew --- README.md | 11 ++++++++--- 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 1513c83f..89adb548 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -209,10 +209,15 @@ As far as Pyenv is concerned, version names are simply directories under brew update brew install pyenv ``` - 2. Then follow the rest of the post-installation steps, starting with + If you want to install (and update to) the latest development head of Pyenv + rather than the latest release, instead run: + ```sh + brew install pyenv --head + ``` + 3. Then follow the rest of the post-installation steps, starting with [Set up your shell environment for Pyenv](#set-up-your-shell-environment-for-pyenv). - 3. OPTIONAL. To fix `brew doctor`'s warning _""config" scripts exist outside your system or Homebrew directories"_ + 4. OPTIONAL. To fix `brew doctor`'s warning _""config" scripts exist outside your system or Homebrew directories"_ If you're going to build Homebrew formulae from source that link against Python like Tkinter or NumPy @@ -504,7 +509,7 @@ If you've installed Pyenv using Homebrew, upgrade using: brew upgrade pyenv ``` -To switch from a release to the latest development version of Pyenv, use: +To switch from a release to the latest development head of Pyenv, use: ```sh brew uninstall pyenv