From 1e76a207b5bfacebee0a7198318230446be8da47 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Mike McQuaid <mike@mikemcquaid.com> Date: Sat, 13 Aug 2016 08:45:36 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Tell people about update bug in README/issue template. --- .github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE.md | 2 ++ README.md | 6 ++++++ 2 files changed, 8 insertions(+) diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE.md index 2316ba6e89..192aa471e5 100644 --- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE.md +++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE.md @@ -1,3 +1,5 @@ +If Homebrew was updated on Aug 10-11th 2016 and `brew update` always says `Already up-to-date.` you need to run: `cd $(brew --repo); git fetch; git reset --hard origin/master; brew update`. + # Please follow the general troubleshooting steps first: - [ ] Ran `brew update` and retried your prior step? diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 1fbd7fde30..d19a471a21 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -1,6 +1,12 @@ # Homebrew Features, usage and installation instructions are [summarised on the homepage](http://brew.sh). +## Update Bug +If Homebrew was updated on Aug 10-11th 2016 and `brew update` always says `Already up-to-date.` you need to run: +```bash +cd $(brew --repo); git fetch; git reset --hard origin/master; brew update +``` + ## What Packages Are Available? 1. Type `brew search` for a list. 2. Or visit [braumeister.org](http://braumeister.org) to browse packages online. -- GitLab