I think I'll work on this next month. Do you know how to create a Cask for Homebrew? Would you do that?

I'm new to the macOS ecosystem myself, but I have around 10 apps to create formulae for in the pipeline in the next few weeks. This would actually be a good case for me to learn cask development, so I can definitely try.

Awesome, it'd be of great help. I'll let you know when I have something actionable. Thank you!

@vaygr If you get stuck let me know if you need some help. I can also help submit a PR to Homebrew to see if they can add Passepartout to their cask repo.

Passepartout would ideally be added as a Cask built into the default cask repo in Homebrew. If they don't allow this cask though, you can always put together a tap and have it be installed by something like brew install --cask passepartoutvpn/tap/passepartout instead of brew install --cask passepartout. First we can submit the PR to Homebrew to get your binary added. If they reject it for some reason, we can create a tap and cask that you would own and run outside of Homebrew.

Here is what Homebrew says about a cask and it's notability requirements:

Exceptions to the notability threshold

Casks which do not reach a minimum notability threshold (see Rejected Casks) aren’t accepted in the main repositories because the increased maintenance burden doesn’t justify the poor usage numbers they will likely get. This notability check is performed automatically by the audit commands we provide, but its decisions aren’t set in stone. A cask which fails the notability check can be added if it is:

1. A popular app that has its own website but the developers use GitHub for hosting the binaries. That repository won’t be notable but the app may be.
2. Submitted by a maintainer or prolific contributor. A big part of the reasoning for the notability rule is unpopular software garners less attention and the cask gets abandoned, outdated, and broken. Someone with a proven investment in Homebrew Cask is less likely to let that happen for software they depend on.
3. A piece of software that was recently released to great fanfare—everyone is talking about it on Twitter and Hacker News and we’ve even gotten multiple premature submissions for it. That’d be a clear case of an app that will reach the threshold in no time so that’s a PR we won’t close immediately (but may wait to merge).

Note that none of these exceptions is a guarantee for inclusion, but examples of situations where we may take a second look.

@kris-anderson thanks!

I already established my personal tap for casks and formulae, so will be testing it there anyway while review to homebrew-cask is in progress. In case of rejection we'll move it under passepartoutvpn.

@keeshux this is great news, I'll start drafting cask code.

That's fine, the final URL will be part of the GitHub Release of the next update. I think I will try the cask tomorrow. At this first stage, the app will not support paid features, but a payment server is already being worked on. One step at a time. ;)

Thanks a lot, this is exciting!

I left a comment in your commit with the tentative URL.

Thanks! Once there's a proper release, I'll update it there, test and submit to homebrew-cask.

Hello, @keeshux and @vaygr

I hope it is okay to write here.

I only used Github to download DMG or ZIP files that included Mac apps before. I once made an account because I wasn't able to download an app without it and for reporting a bug.

Is there a DMG to download at the moment? I hope not, then I have to be blind. ;) I looked everywhere for it. Only expired links or just source code.

I need the ARM version.

I already have the TestFlight beta installed but I don't like apps tied to an Apple ID. I could also compile my self the latest "nightly" build if someone is explaining it to me. I have Xcode installed but never really used it.

I also know how to use Homebrew and Macports.

I already self-signed apps with the Xcode command line tools, that Apple didn't allow despite disabling Gatekeeper and SIP.

I am always running the latest Developer Beta of macOS and almost all my installed apps are betas, alphas or nightly builds.

Kind regards,
Julie

To be released next week in 3.4.0, follow the repository for updates in GitHub Releases.

Please tag me in your PR to Homebrew when you have it, so that I can follow and add a section in the README.

Done, and credited. #1401

Closing, thanks again!