Improve Install Path handling about whalebrew HOT 3 CLOSED

Hi!
Thanks for raising.
Indeed, there is room for improvement on how we can customize the various configuration options of whalebrew.

I doubt though that it is judicious to install whalebrew things in a homebrew folder. By default, we should keep the semantics.

What would be interesting is to understand what are the mechanisms brew bundle supports so we can find a long-term solution.

If you have more insights about how brew bundle works, or if you can investigate it, it would be a great help and starting point.

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Hi @tjamet

I did investigate thoroughly at the time and at the time, brew bundle really didn't offer much...

Note, I'm not suggesting whalebrew installs to a homebrew folder. I'm suggesting whalebrew adopts the same "pattern" but installs to its own folder /opt/whalebrew/bin. All that's necessary for this is to detect the architecture and switch the hard-coded path for Apple Silicon. I hope this makes sense!

// pseudo-code

if (architecture == Apple Silicon) {
  path = /opt/whalebrew/bin
} else {
  path = /usr/local/bin
}

The other solution is to add an install_path option to whalebrew's config file, allowing individual users to override the path as necessary.

// pseudo-code

if (config[install_path]) {
  path = config[install_path]
} else {
  path = /usr/local/bin
}

Or, better yet, add both!

I'm afraid I don't have time to write a PR until at least 2024...

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Hi @jmlnik!

The feature should have been implemented and available in this build.

It would be great to have your feedback about it.
What works and what not.

On MacOS, you will need to run xattr -d com.apple.quarantine whalebrew-Darwin-$(uname -m) to be able to remove the macOS download warnings and use it.

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