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`brew doctor` is a debugging command line interface for Homebrew, a package manager for macOS.

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Brew doctor - "warning: unbrewed header files were found in /usr/local/include"?

When I run brew doctor, the following error is thrown Warning: Unbrewed header files were found in /usr/local/include. If you didn't put them there on purpose they could cause problems when building Homebrew formulae, and may need to be…
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Homebrew brew doctor warning about /Library/Frameworks/Python.framework, even with brew's Python installed

When I ran Homebrew's brew doctor (Mac OS X 10.9.2), I get the following warning message: Warning: Python is installed at /Library/Frameworks/Python.framework Homebrew only supports building against the System-provided Python or a brewed Python.…
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What is the safest way to removing Python framework files that are located in different place than Brew installs

I want to remove a Python installed in location that brew complains about, when I run brew doctor Warning: Python is installed at /Library/Frameworks/Python.framework What is the best way? Here are more details / research: The message from the…
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What does this mean? Some installed kegs have no formulae

I see this after typing in "brew doctor" Warning: Some installed kegs have no formulae! This means they were either deleted or installed with brew diy. You should find replacements for the following formulae: python@2 What does this mean and how…
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brew doctor - How to fix these warnings and what do they mean

When I run brew doctor on my Mac, I get the following warnings: Warning: Unbrewed dylibs were found in /usr/local/lib. If you didn't put them there on purpose they could cause problems when building Homebrew formulae, and may need to be…
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How to clean up brew doctor: Unbrewed header files were found in /usr/local/include?

Running "brew doctor". Warning: Unbrewed header files were found in /usr/local/include. If you didn't put them there on purpose they could cause problems when building Homebrew formulae, and may need to be deleted. Unexpected header files: …
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Unbrewed header files found in /usr/local/include

I got the following after running 'brew doctor' and have no idea how to delete them. How do I delete them? I tried to install python 3 after and then got an error saying that some kegs didn't link so I followed the command to overwrite it and now Im…
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How to fix missing dependencies for python - Homebrew

I recently installed Python3.7 from Python.org. Previously I had an installation via brew which I uninstalled because I just could not get some packages to work. Now, python3.7 is working but when I run brew doctor I get a warning message saying I…
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"sudo xcodebuild -license" fails to cure recurring xcode license prompt

I am attempting to install Homebrew on my new Mac (OS X 10.9.5; XCode ver 6.1), and I keep getting the following error message when I run "brew doctor": "Agreeing to the Xcode/iOS license requires admin privileges, please re-run as root via sudo."…
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Unable to link node to brewdoctor

I have been trying to link node to brewdoctor and it says it is not symlinked properly due to node/ares.h I ran it in terminal and got this: brew install node ==> Downloading…
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how can I fix this error when trying to install fpc with homebrew

im trying to install fpc via homebrew brew install fpc but I got an error Warning: fpc 3.2.2_1 is already installed, it's just not linked. To link this version, run: brew link fpc and when I use that command I got another error `Error: Could not…
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Received error after entering 'brew doctor'

I'm new to programming and this question may seem pretty easy...so please bear with me. After I entered 'brew doctor' in the terminal, instead of prompting something like 'Your system is ready to brew', I got the following: Please note that these…
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brew doctor Warning: Unbrewed dylibs were found in /usr/local/lib

I'm sort of new to programming and in the path of setting the environment ready under Mac OS X Yosemite I ran into some issues under the brew doctor command. It says Please note that these warnings are just used to help the Homebrew maintainers with…
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Homebrew doctor crashes

I just upgraded & updated my homebrew and now if I run brew doctor, I get the following errors and it fails to run. May I deleted the unexpected header files or is there a better solution? Warning: Your XQuartz (2.7.6) is outdated Please install…
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How can I fix 'brew cleanup' in Mac Big Sur?

I was trying to upgrade my Python in Mac's Big Sur OS. Due to the problem with 'brew' I was failing to upgrade my python. The problem was as follows- I was trying to 'brew cleanup', it was giving me the following error: (base)…
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