- From documentation at https://github.com/syl20bnr/spacemacs/blob/master/README.md
macOS The recommended way of installing Emacs on macOS is using homebrew:
$ brew update $ brew tap d12frosted/emacs-plus $ brew install emacs-plus $ brew linkapps emacs-plus
- From SO article https://superuser.com/questions/1109614/brew-linkapps-will-not-link-emacs-to-the-applications-folder-in-el-capitan#1109623
$ ln -s /usr/local/Cellar/emacs-plus/25.3/Emacs.app /Applications $ alias emacs="/usr/local/Cellar/emacs-plus/25.3/Emacs.app/Contents/MacOS/Emacs -nw"
- From documentation at https://github.com/syl20bnr/spacemacs/blob/master/README.md
$ cd ~ $ mv .emacs.d .emacs.d.bak $ mv .emacs .emacs.bak
$ git clone https://github.com/syl20bnr/spacemacs ~/.emacs.d $ brew tap caskroom/fonts && brew cask install font-source-code-pro