{"action":"created","issue":{"url":"https://api.github.com/repos/caskroom/homebrew-cask/issues/2534","repository_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/caskroom/homebrew-cask","labels_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/caskroom/homebrew-cask/issues/2534/labels{/name}","comments_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/caskroom/homebrew-cask/issues/2534/comments","events_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/caskroom/homebrew-cask/issues/2534/events","html_url":"https://github.com/caskroom/homebrew-cask/issues/2534","id":26051438,"number":2534,"title":"Reconsider default installation path","user":{"login":"ndr-qef","id":3063022,"avatar_url":"https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/3063022?v=3","gravatar_id":"","url":"https://api.github.com/users/ndr-qef","html_url":"https://github.com/ndr-qef","followers_url":"https://api.github.com/users/ndr-qef/followers","following_url":"https://api.github.com/users/ndr-qef/following{/other_user}","gists_url":"https://api.github.com/users/ndr-qef/gists{/gist_id}","starred_url":"https://api.github.com/users/ndr-qef/starred{/owner}{/repo}","subscriptions_url":"https://api.github.com/users/ndr-qef/subscriptions","organizations_url":"https://api.github.com/users/ndr-qef/orgs","repos_url":"https://api.github.com/users/ndr-qef/repos","events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/ndr-qef/events{/privacy}","received_events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/ndr-qef/received_events","type":"User","site_admin":false},"labels":[],"state":"closed","locked":false,"assignee":null,"milestone":null,"comments":34,"created_at":"2014-01-21T22:44:19Z","updated_at":"2016-05-16T14:58:07Z","closed_at":"2015-03-10T19:55:31Z","body":"I would like to propose /Applications as the default installation path, changing from the current ~/Applications. For past opinions surrounding this issue, see #30.\r\n\r\nTo better direct the discussion, note that I am not arguing that installing to /Applications is strictly better practice than installing to ~/Applications. My suggestion is that symlinking apps to /Applications would be a better default, as it is where most users expect to find their apps based on common practice. Consider the following:\r\n\r\n- As of 10.7, OSX does not create ~/Applications. A user application folder is supported, but optional. On 10.6, the user application folder was created empty. See [thread on Apple Support](https://discussions.apple.com/message/16752624#16752624).\r\n\r\n- The Mac App Store installs to /Applications. I would expect most Cask users to have at least one MAS-only application they like or need (cue harrowing screams of those who like to automate provisioning of their machines), which is problematic for those who favor ~/Applications as some of their software will be relegated to the global folder.\r\n\r\n- Homebrew changed the default --linkapps path to /Applications about five months ago with https://github.com/Homebrew/homebrew/pull/22378. (--linkapps symlinks certain programs, e.g. Emacs, to a folder, similarly to Cask.) Given that Cask is implemented as an external brew command, it should be desirable to mantain consistent behavior for shared functionality.\r\n\r\n- Other applications seemingly expect the absence of a user application folder. E.g. Alfred, a very popular tool, does not include ~/Applications in its search scope.\r\n\r\nI find these to be increasingly good reasons to adapt our current default path; the trend appears rather clear. Of course, Cask would remain configurable, and those who prefer to keep Cask application separate will be able to change their installation folder with `export HOMEBREW_CASK_OPTS`. However, most users (particularly new ones) would be better served by the more common /Applications as default."},"comment":{"url":"https://api.github.com/repos/caskroom/homebrew-cask/issues/comments/219447151","html_url":"https://github.com/caskroom/homebrew-cask/issues/2534#issuecomment-219447151","issue_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/caskroom/homebrew-cask/issues/2534","id":219447151,"user":{"login":"alexchandel","id":637714,"avatar_url":"https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/637714?v=3","gravatar_id":"","url":"https://api.github.com/users/alexchandel","html_url":"https://github.com/alexchandel","followers_url":"https://api.github.com/users/alexchandel/followers","following_url":"https://api.github.com/users/alexchandel/following{/other_user}","gists_url":"https://api.github.com/users/alexchandel/gists{/gist_id}","starred_url":"https://api.github.com/users/alexchandel/starred{/owner}{/repo}","subscriptions_url":"https://api.github.com/users/alexchandel/subscriptions","organizations_url":"https://api.github.com/users/alexchandel/orgs","repos_url":"https://api.github.com/users/alexchandel/repos","events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/alexchandel/events{/privacy}","received_events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/alexchandel/received_events","type":"User","site_admin":false},"created_at":"2016-05-16T14:58:07Z","updated_at":"2016-05-16T14:58:07Z","body":"@vitorgalvao I'm happy to do either. 2 questions: where do I locally edit homebrew-cask source (i.e. where's the git repo—it's not /usr/local I take it)? And where's the best place in the source to declare such a global directory root?\r\n\r\nAlternatively, how much to donate to fix it this week?"}}