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How to install latest version of Node using Brew

The latest version of NodeJs right now is 0.4.1

The command brew install node right now, installs 0.2.6 - which is not ideal. I would like 0.4.1

I've looked at this list of commands for brew and tried brew install --HEAD node

But that installs node 0.5-pre.

Why isn't brew installing the right version and how can I force it to get the right one?

At this stage, it looks like it would actually be easier just to download the src and install it manually. But I would like to know what's going on with Brew.

Solution

  • Have you run brew update first? If you don't do that, Homebrew can't update its formulas, and if it doesn't update its formulas it doesn't know how to install the latest versions of software.