# \#homebrew

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## [Managing external dependencies on macOS](https://discuss.ocaml.org/t/managing-external-dependencies-on-macos/17357)

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**Author:** [@tiago](https://discuss.ocaml.org/u/tiago)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [October 7, 2025, 3:12pm UTC](https://discuss.ocaml.org/t/managing-external-dependencies-on-macos/17357 "2025-10-07T15:12:42Z")

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Hi there, Recently I wanted to install the cvc5 package. It depends on conf-python3-pyparsing, which is marked as != macos. I tried to see why this is, and it seems to be because it (naturally) requires the pyparsing li…

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## [System package pkg-config can no longer be found (Opam, Homebrew)](https://discuss.ocaml.org/t/system-package-pkg-config-can-no-longer-be-found-opam-homebrew/15649)

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**Author:** [@jonsterling](https://discuss.ocaml.org/u/jonsterling)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [November 22, 2024, 10:23am UTC](https://discuss.ocaml.org/t/system-package-pkg-config-can-no-longer-be-found-opam-homebrew/15649 "2024-11-22T10:23:13Z")

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Hi all! I’m using opam 2.3.0 and I have started recently receiving the following warning: \[WARNING\] Opam package conf-pkg-config.3 depends on the following system package that can no longer be found: pkg-config As far …

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## [Packaging an executable for homebrew install for non-OCaml users](https://discuss.ocaml.org/t/packaging-an-executable-for-homebrew-install-for-non-ocaml-users/12388)

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**Author:** [@triangle-man](https://discuss.ocaml.org/u/triangle-man)\
**Replies:** 17\
**Last updated:** [August 17, 2023, 12:43pm UTC](https://discuss.ocaml.org/t/packaging-an-executable-for-homebrew-install-for-non-ocaml-users/12388 "2023-08-17T12:43:39Z")

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Would anyone have an example I could look at of a homebrew “formula” for an OCaml program? I’m looking to distribute an executable to colleagues who are not OCaml users. (There seem to be lots of moving parts and I’m no…