Using cask messing things up

[thesoftwarephilosopher]

Problems

• Doesn't delete old binaries
  • They all show up in Spotlight
  • open -a Hydra isn't reliable
  • Using autolaunch.set(true) means they all open at login
• Doesn't allow us to self-upgrading code

Solution

I suggest we assume you're not installing from cask. This fixes the first three problems and lets us add self-upgrading methods to the updates module for added user-convenience.

[rolandwalker]

Sorry it didn't work for you.

Homebrew-cask grew very fast, but it is still very alpha in my mind – really only competent at initial installation.

I'm not sure why you couldn't self-update, but the other issues you mention are on our radar, and they are things that we have to address before cask can approximate a proper package manager.