Gitpod ❤️ Homebrew
Gitpod has integrated Homebrew, a package manager for macOS and Linux, into its platform. This allows developers to easily install any software package in Gitpod without needing to set up a Dockerfile or create another workspace. Homebrew is convenient as it provides the latest stable versions of tools while other package managers may lag behind. Gitpod has pre-installed Homebrew for all workspaces and users can try it by opening a repository and running "brew install fzf". Packages installed with Homebrew have a low priority in the $PATH, but this can be changed by moving the installation command into the .gitpod.Dockerfile to make it permanent.
Company
Gitpod
Date published
Jan. 8, 2020
Author(s)
Jan Keromnes
Word count
413
Language
English
Hacker News points
2