Posted on Apr 16, 2023

The One Where [Bottled] Conflicts with: [Formulae] (because both install [Those] binaries)

GoTask is a task runner / build tool that aims to be simpler and easier to use than, for example, GNU Make - https://taskfile.dev

That (Go|Task)/*/ is just great is no wonder.

What just a few lucky ones would learn, though, is that it might conflict with other binaries, sometimes - which might not be that great.

brew info go-task # => # go-task: stable 3.24.0 (bottled), HEAD # .. # Conflicts with: # task (because both install `task` binaries)

A quick workaround is changing the GoTask's binary - in just a few steps..

## unlink `Taskwarrior` brew unlink task ## install the `GoTask` brew install go-task ## unlink the `GoTask` brew unlink go-task ## relink `taskwarrior` brew link task ## find out the symlinks that Brew ought to create brew link go-task --dry-run # => # Would link: # /usr/local/etc/bash_completion.d/task # /usr/local/bin/task # /usr/local/share/fish/vendor_completions.d/task.fish # /usr/local/share/zsh/site-functions/_task ## Then manually links the binary as `gotask` - or whatever fits best ln -s /usr/local/Cellar/go-task/3.24.0/bin/task /usr/local/bin/gotask ## Next, checks the folders under `$FPATH` echo "${FPATH:?}" | sed 's/:/\n/g' | uniq -c # => # 1 ~/.config/zsh/opt/completions # 1 /usr/local/share/zsh/site-functions # 1 /usr/local/Cellar/zsh/5.9/share/zsh/functions ## Copy the shell-completion file to any directory listed in `$FPATH` ## while applying a few changes cat /usr/local/Cellar/go-task/3.24.0/share/zsh/site-functions/_task | sed s/task/gotask/g > ~/.config/zsh/opt/completions/_gotask ## Finally, resource ZSH files - or restart the terminal exit

And presto!

Id' just ensure that the binary is working just fine..

## after all, this is IT and not - you know - exact science! gotask --version # => # Task version: 3.24.0 ## And don't forget the completions.. ## for anybody who, like me, may have no life but.. **_TAB!_** gotask # => # | build # | format # | lint # |> nobody?