Boost on OSX via Homebrew

Micos 0
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I try to install boost using homebrew, and when i try, this happens:

admin:~ Admin$ brew install boost
Warning: No available formula with the name "boost".
==> Searching for similarly named formulae...
Error: No similarly named formulae found.
==> Searching for a previously deleted formula (in the last month)...
Error: No previously deleted formula found.
==> Searching taps on GitHub...
Error: No formulae found in taps.

Specifing version doesnt help either:

```bash
admin:~ Admin$ brew install boost@1.58
Warning: No available formula with the name "boost@1.58".
==> Searching for similarly named formulae...
Error: No similarly named formulae found.
==> Searching for a previously deleted formula (in the last month)...
Error: No previously deleted formula found.
==> Searching taps on GitHub...
Error: No formulae found in taps.
boost homebrew macos
2 Answers

you seemed to join a WiiU Homebrew discord for help, but imma still try to help you with your issue.

Does brew install boost@1.79 work for you?

If it still returns the same Issue, please try following things:

  1. brew update after that, try installing boost again.
  2. (Only do if #1 didnt work) brew update-reset after that try installing boost again. [Note: this will destroy all your uncommitted or committed changes in any Homebrew repository]
  3. (do this if the other 2 failed) git -C $(brew --repo homebrew/core) checkout -- Formula/boost.rb followed by trying to install boost again.

Hope this helps

NicoAICP0

Apparently rm -rf /usr/local/Homebrew/Library/Taps/homebrew/homebrew-core; brew update fixed it!

Micos0
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