swift xcode link-templates fails if homebrew is installed in custom location

[andrekandore]

Summary

Running swift xcode link-templates when homebrew is installed somewhere other than /usr/local will cause the link to fail.

In my case, my homebrew is installed in ~/.homebrew so the swift-xcode-link-templates doesn't find it.

Expectation

swift-xcode-link-templates would work even if homebrew was installed in custom location (using $BREW_HOME for example)

Actual Result

swift-xcode-link-templates uses hardcoded /usr/local for the prefix.

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Workaround

Define

export prefix="$BREW_HOME"

in .bash_profile, and swift xcode link-templates will find the homebrew dir.

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Potential Solution

1. Mention in README or Wiki about custom homebrew location explaning to define the workaround mentioned above.

2. Change the script to use or at least check $BREW_HOME is defined or not and use as prefix.

3. Define a different env variable for the link templates script specifically and mention in the README... something like SWIFT_XCODE_TEMPLATES_HOME

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Sorry for the long report, but hope this is some use! ^^

[helje5]

Fair enough! Thanks for reporting.