diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 2ffed7333..b02f97297 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ - [Prerequisites](#prerequisites) - [Emacs](#emacs) - [Linux distros](#linux-distros) - - [OS X](#os-x) + - [macOS](#macos) - [Windows](#windows) - [Install](#install) - [Default installation](#default-installation) @@ -135,23 +135,26 @@ available. You have to [build from source][build_source] Emacs 24.4 or greater, as Spacemacs won't work with 24.3. The same may be true for other distributions as well. -### OS X +### macOS -The recommended way of installing Emacs on OS X is using [homebrew][]: +The recommended way of installing Emacs on macOS is using [homebrew][]: ```sh $ brew tap d12frosted/emacs-plus -$ brew install emacs-plus --with-cocoa --with-gnutls --with-librsvg --with-imagemagick --with-spacemacs-icon +$ brew install emacs-plus $ brew linkapps emacs-plus ``` -*Note:* these homebrew commands will install Emacs, and link it to your +*Note:* these homebrew commands will install GNU Emacs, and link it to your `/Applications` directory. You still need to run the `git clone` mentioned at -the start of this file. That will populate your `~/.emacs.d` directory, which -is what transforms a regular Emacs into Spacemacs. +the start of this file. That will populate your `~/.emacs.d` directory, which is +what transforms a regular GNU Emacs into Spacemacs. -*Note:* the proposed `emacs-plus` tap is identical to the `emacs` formulae, -it just defines some additional options like `--with-spacemacs-icon`. +*Note:* the proposed `emacs-plus` tap is identical to the `emacs` formulae, it +just builds GNU Emacs with support of several features by default along with +providing Spacemacs icon. +See [emacs-plus](https://github.com/d12frosted/homebrew-emacs-plus) for more +information. *Note:* after you have completed the [install process](#install) below, it is also recommended to add the [osx layer][] to your [dotfile][]. Install