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All notable changes to zerobrew are documented here. The format is based on Keep a Changelog, and this project adheres to Semantic Versioning.

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Added

Compile packages from source when no bottle is available for your platform.Pull Request #212
Force building packages from source with the new flag for zb install.
zb install <package> --build-from-source
# or
zb install <package> -s
Pull Request #212
Install packages from external taps and casks with safer install/uninstall behavior.Pull Request #203
Install packages directly from GitHub releases with automatic clone fallback.Pull Request #198

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Fixed

Fixed the “zbx-darwin-arm64 not found” error on macOS ARM devices.Pull Request #229
Mach-O binary string patching now preserves the execute bit on files.Pull Request #228
Changed default prefix to stay within the 13-character Mach-O path limit on macOS.Pull Request #206
Improved shell initialization with proper support for fish shell.Pull Request #200
Removed unnecessary -D flag since directories are already created.Pull Request #221
Static linking of liblzma with verification for macOS binaries.Pull Request #222
Automatically skip binary patching when the new prefix exceeds the old prefix length.Pull Request #227

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Changed

  • Refreshed README with banner and star history (#224)

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0.1.1 - 2026-02-08

Initial release of zerobrew - a fast, modern package manager. We’re excited for our pilot release and want to thank all the support from all channels, as well as all our contributors up to this point.
To get an idea of the initial features zerobrew supports, check out the README. See the full commit history for more details.

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