These formulæ provide software tailored for genomics applications, which otherwise don't belong in homebrew-science.
In general it is preferred to contribute to homebrew-science, however they have some rules which are occasionally overly restrictive
- only install from src -- why when there are perfectly usable pre-built Mac OS binaries?
- must be actively updated -- if it works, then why not make it easier to install? (eg plinkseq)
- must have specific git version tag
- must be buildable on a linux travis CI server -- isn't brew a Mac OS package manager?
My goal here is to make installation of genomics software easier, and caters only to the Mac OS community. Where possible installing from source is favoured, but if prebuilt OSX binaries exist, then I encourage these to be used to save time. This is not intended to duplciate or replace homebrew-science, nor does this project have the resources available to it that other taps do, such as auto-testing brews via a Travis CI server.
brew install KCCG/homebrew-genomics/<formula>
Or brew tap KCCG/homebrew-genomics and then brew install <formula>.
IMPORTANT First read the Troubleshooting Checklist.
Use brew gist-logs <formula> to create a Gist and post the link in your issue.
Search open @ homebrew-science open and closed issues. See also Homebrew's Common Issues and FAQ.
brew help, man brew or check Homebrew's documentation.
If you'd like to contribute to this tap, then please see below & replace any references to homebrew-science with homebrew-genomics:
Thanks, Mark Cowley Team Leader, Translational Genomics Kinghorn Centre for Clinical Genomics Garvan Institute of Medical Genomics