mxcl/homebrew — Issue #10407: MacGPG2 awareness
Author: Zearin
Created: 2012-02-22 17:51:10+00:00
State: open

# Problems
Was trying to figure out some mysterious problems I have with certain formula (but not most! ☺). So I opened up the source code of `brew doctor` (`doctor.rb`) and discovered the following:

* **MacGPG2 causes problems with Homebrew!** I never knew this was a problem, and `brew doctor` never reported it—but I do have MacGPG2 installed.
* **Homebrew is untested with XQuartz!** I never knew this either, and `brew doctor` never reported it. But I do have XQuartz installed. (Thankfully I’ve never had a problem during the few times I’ve used X11-associated formulae.)

# Recommended
* Add page(s) to the wiki explaining that MacGPG2 causes problems
* I would love it if Homebrew and MacGPG2 could coexist. Some specifics on the nature of the problem would be nice—and maybe someday, someone will read it and say “I can fix that!”
* Add page(s) to the wiki explaining that XQuartz is untested
* Add **MacGPG2** and **XQuartz** tags to GitHub Issues

I don’t know why `brew doctor` never reported these things, even though it appears to me that it’s supposed to. I sometimes toy with Ruby but I really don’t know it, so if there’s anything I can provide to help fix this, please let me know!

Thanks. ☺