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docs: trust Homebrew tap for VocaMac installs #164

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4 changes: 2 additions & 2 deletions README.md
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Expand Up @@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ VocaMac requires three macOS permissions:

```bash
brew tap jatinkrmalik/vocamac
brew trust --cask jatinkrmalik/vocamac/vocamac
brew trust jatinkrmalik/vocamac
brew install --cask vocamac
```

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**Via Homebrew (recommended):**
```bash
brew tap jatinkrmalik/vocamac
brew trust --cask jatinkrmalik/vocamac/vocamac-nightly
brew trust jatinkrmalik/vocamac
brew install --cask vocamac-nightly
```

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Expand Up @@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ Since VocaMac is a native macOS `.app` primarily distributed via Homebrew (with
```bash
# Install
brew tap jatinkrmalik/vocamac
brew trust --cask jatinkrmalik/vocamac/vocamac
brew trust jatinkrmalik/vocamac
brew install --cask vocamac

# Upgrade to latest version
Expand All @@ -29,13 +29,15 @@ brew untap jatinkrmalik/vocamac

After installation, VocaMac appears in `/Applications/VocaMac.app`. Launch it from Spotlight or the Applications folder.

`brew trust jatinkrmalik/vocamac` trusts the whole VocaMac tap. This is intentional: the stable and nightly casks conflict with each other, so Homebrew may load both cask definitions while resolving an install.

## Nightly Builds

A nightly cask is also available, built daily from the latest `main` branch:

```bash
brew tap jatinkrmalik/vocamac
brew trust --cask jatinkrmalik/vocamac/vocamac-nightly
brew trust jatinkrmalik/vocamac
brew install --cask vocamac-nightly
```

Expand All @@ -45,7 +47,7 @@ The nightly cask uses `version :latest` and `sha256 :no_check` because the DMG c

```bash
brew uninstall --cask vocamac
brew trust --cask jatinkrmalik/vocamac/vocamac-nightly
brew trust jatinkrmalik/vocamac
brew install --cask vocamac-nightly
```

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```bash
brew tap jatinkrmalik/vocamac
brew trust --cask jatinkrmalik/vocamac/vocamac
brew trust jatinkrmalik/vocamac
brew install --cask vocamac
```

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```bash
brew tap jatinkrmalik/vocamac
cp homebrew/Casks/vocamac.rb "$(brew --repository jatinkrmalik/vocamac)/Casks/vocamac.rb"
brew trust --cask jatinkrmalik/vocamac/vocamac
brew trust jatinkrmalik/vocamac
brew install --cask vocamac
```

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**Fix:** Remove the existing app first:
```bash
rm -rf /Applications/VocaMac.app
brew trust --cask jatinkrmalik/vocamac/vocamac
brew trust jatinkrmalik/vocamac
brew install --cask vocamac
```

### Homebrew refuses to load the cask from an untrusted tap

Homebrew 6 requires explicit trust for casks from third-party taps.
Homebrew 6 requires explicit trust for casks from third-party taps. Trust the VocaMac tap rather than only one cask, because the stable and nightly casks declare `conflicts_with` and Homebrew may load the other cask while resolving an install.

**Fix:** Trust the VocaMac cask, then install again:
**Fix:** Trust the VocaMac tap, then install again:

```bash
brew trust --cask jatinkrmalik/vocamac/vocamac
brew trust jatinkrmalik/vocamac
brew install --cask vocamac
```

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</div>
<div class="code-block__body">
<code><span class="prompt">$ </span>brew tap jatinkrmalik/vocamac
<span class="prompt">$ </span>brew trust --cask jatinkrmalik/vocamac/vocamac
<span class="prompt">$ </span>brew trust jatinkrmalik/vocamac
<span class="prompt">$ </span>brew install --cask vocamac</code>
</div>
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</div>
<div class="code-block__body">
<code><span class="prompt">$ </span>brew tap jatinkrmalik/vocamac
<span class="prompt">$ </span>brew trust --cask jatinkrmalik/vocamac/vocamac
<span class="prompt">$ </span>brew trust jatinkrmalik/vocamac
<span class="prompt">$ </span>brew install --cask vocamac</code>
</div>
</div>
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