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Sorry we couldn’t support this for longer :( From the release notes: > The Intel support decision reflects the limits of a volunteer-run project: Apple have d

Sorry we couldn’t support this for longer :( From the release notes: > The Intel support decision reflects the limits of a volunteer-run project: Apple have dropped Intel x86_64 support from macOS 27 Golden Gate and GitHub Actions will retire Intel macOS runners in autumn 2027. If Apple and Microsoft’s GitHub, two of the world’s largest technology companies, cannot continue supporting macOS Intel x86_64, sadly neither can Homebrew. MacPorts still supports macOS Intel x86_64 and is likely to provide better results on this platform.

mwpmaybe 4d ago
So much of GNU et al is already in Homebrew that I wonder how close you are to being able to support Intel Macs using the Linux/amd64 branch (or backend or whatever you call it) of Homebrew or something close to it, possibly after installing a few base libraries and utilities from MacPorts.
eu 4d ago
very disappointed about this
- xtracto 4d ago
  I think they would be able to support older architectures under a paid contract if absolutely needed, for the right price. Other than that, I'm grateful for the free software.
jezek2 4d ago
How come that MacPorts supports macOS versions all the way back to 10.5 Leopard in the latest version?
- isityettime 4d ago
  Breadth of support and retention of historical support are also priorities that differ between other software distributions, especially free operating systems. See Debian vs. Ubuntu, or NetBSD vs. DragonflyBSD. Some software distributions emphasize package freshness and coverage, like Homebrew does, which multiplies the support burden involved for each architecture or platform supported. Others have a more prominent focus on backwards compatibility or exotic architectures, but have a smaller or slower-moving package set.
- sethaurus 4d ago
  That's an excellent question for the maintainers of the MacPorts project! It can supplement the very clear and polite answer you've already received from a maintainer of Homebrew.
- kps 4d ago
  Different philosophy of dependency management.
donatj 4d ago
My personal opinion, but I'd rather see wider macOS support than Linux support, if it's a sheer matter of where time is allocated. Linux already has world class package managers.
- Grombobulous 4d ago
  Homebrew is incredibly useful for immutable Linux distributions. That said, after trying Bazzite I now prefer CachyOS and Arch as a whole. I can see the appeal of using Homebrew and Flatpak to keep OS updates a little more separate from app updates, although I don't really see a specific need for it for myself.
- mikemcquaid 4d ago
  Linux Homebrew users would disagree. Supporting macOS Intel has been significantly harder, slower and more expensive for us the last few years than adding ARM Linux support. If it was easy and free we’d have kept it for longer (until Apple and GitHub killed theirs at least which is coming in less than a year).
michaelsbradley 4d ago
Thank you for all of your hard work, I’ve been very happily using Homebrew on OS X / macOS since 2010. No need to be sorry, the situation is understandable.

mwpmaybe 4d ago

So much of GNU et al is already in Homebrew that I wonder how close you are to being able to support Intel Macs using the Linux/amd64 branch (or backend or whatever you call it) of Homebrew or something close to it, possibly after installing a few base libraries and utilities from MacPorts.

eu 4d ago

very disappointed about this

xtracto 4d ago
I think they would be able to support older architectures under a paid contract if absolutely needed, for the right price. Other than that, I'm grateful for the free software.

jezek2 4d ago

How come that MacPorts supports macOS versions all the way back to 10.5 Leopard in the latest version?

isityettime 4d ago
Breadth of support and retention of historical support are also priorities that differ between other software distributions, especially free operating systems. See Debian vs. Ubuntu, or NetBSD vs. DragonflyBSD. Some software distributions emphasize package freshness and coverage, like Homebrew does, which multiplies the support burden involved for each architecture or platform supported. Others have a more prominent focus on backwards compatibility or exotic architectures, but have a smaller or slower-moving package set.
sethaurus 4d ago
That's an excellent question for the maintainers of the MacPorts project! It can supplement the very clear and polite answer you've already received from a maintainer of Homebrew.
kps 4d ago
Different philosophy of dependency management.

donatj 4d ago

My personal opinion, but I'd rather see wider macOS support than Linux support, if it's a sheer matter of where time is allocated. Linux already has world class package managers.

Grombobulous 4d ago
Homebrew is incredibly useful for immutable Linux distributions. That said, after trying Bazzite I now prefer CachyOS and Arch as a whole. I can see the appeal of using Homebrew and Flatpak to keep OS updates a little more separate from app updates, although I don't really see a specific need for it for myself.
mikemcquaid 4d ago
Linux Homebrew users would disagree. Supporting macOS Intel has been significantly harder, slower and more expensive for us the last few years than adding ARM Linux support. If it was easy and free we’d have kept it for longer (until Apple and GitHub killed theirs at least which is coming in less than a year).

michaelsbradley 4d ago

Thank you for all of your hard work, I’ve been very happily using Homebrew on OS X / macOS since 2010. No need to be sorry, the situation is understandable.