Teach client to find Homebrew installations on Apple Silicon#5164
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Pull Request Overview
This PR adds support for detecting Homebrew-installed PowerShell on Apple Silicon by updating both the platform detection logic and related tests. Key changes include:
- Defining new constants and functions to locate Homebrew installations in src/platform.ts.
- Updating the enumeration order to search for Homebrew stable, LTS, and preview installations on macOS.
- Enhancing tests in test/core/platform.test.ts to validate the correct discovery of Homebrew installations.
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| File | Description |
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| test/core/platform.test.ts | Adds test cases for Homebrew installation paths (stable, LTS, preview). |
| src/platform.ts | Introduces constants and functions to locate Homebrew installations on macOS. |
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test/core/platform.test.ts:598
- The Homebrew stable installation path is set to "/usr/local/bin/pwsh", but on Apple Silicon it should be "/opt/homebrew/bin/pwsh". Please update this path to reflect the correct location.
{ exePath: "/usr/local/bin/pwsh", displayName: "PowerShell (Homebrew)", supportsProperArguments: true }
test/core/platform.test.ts:604
- The Homebrew LTS installation path is set to "/usr/local/bin/pwsh-lts", but it should be "/opt/homebrew/bin/pwsh-lts" for Apple Silicon. Consider updating to the correct path.
{ exePath: "/usr/local/bin/pwsh-lts", displayName: "PowerShell LTS (Homebrew)", supportsProperArguments: true }
test/core/platform.test.ts:614
- The Homebrew preview installation path is set to "/usr/local/bin/pwsh-preview", but it should be "/opt/homebrew/bin/pwsh-preview" for Apple Silicon. Please update this accordingly.
{ exePath: "/usr/local/bin/pwsh-preview", displayName: "PowerShell Preview (Homebrew)", supportsProperArguments: true }
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Since `/opt/homebrew` is now used instead of `/usr/local`.
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/opt/homebrewis now used instead of/usr/local.This annoyed me when setting up a new MacBook.