Wget
A few quick notes when using Wget, especially on a machine with OS updates from 2013/14:
- On a Mac, XCode takes a while to download. It's not you. Give it thirty minutes to an hour.
- On a Mac running Mavericks, to get the command line tools for Xcode you'll likely need to visit https://developer.apple.com/downloads/index.action#. Scroll down until you see "Command Line Tools (OS X Mavericks) for XCode." That is, you probably won't see the command line tools in the preferences for Xcode. When visiting the above link, you'll be prompted for your Apple ID. Enter it, and then sign up as a developer, answer their questions, etc.
- On a Mac, when installing Homebrew, you might need to run
ruby -e "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.github.com/mxcl/homebrew/go/install)", not ruby -e "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.github.com/mxcl/homebrew/go)". In other words, don't forget /install at the end of the GitHub URL.
- On a Mac, if you have issues installing Homebrew, then try reviewing these instructions.
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