This is required to build some of the pacakages that Homebrew will install. Get the command line tools for Apple Developer. This is included with XCode, but I don't want the heavy XCode download so I opt for the lighter Command Line Tools.
A write-up on the use of this step from the project authors. Thoughtbot has a useful script for setting up a Mac development environment. If you want to use their script as is then you can navigate to their Git repository and follow the instructions on the ReadMe. If you want to customize the install script then fork their repository and customize as needed. Their code is very well commented and you can use their code as a template for your packages. sit back and chill, this'll take a minute (might I suggest some: Keziah Jones ??)
See this write-up for an explanation of setup and usage.
Another write-up on the rcm tool that backs this project.
Following the directions from the Data Science at the Command Line book. Install that
There are some tools installed by this setup that you will be unfamiliar with. In particular:
- ZSH
- Zshell
- tmux
- vim
- The Silver Searcher