Installing DITA-OT via Homebrew

An alternative installation method can be used to install DITA-OT via Homebrew, one of the most popular open-source package managers on macOS and Linux.

The steps below assume you have already installed Homebrew according to the instructions at brew.sh.

Tip: Verify that your PATH environment variable begins with the bin subfolder of the Homebrew installation directory 1 to ensure that Homebrew-installed software takes precedence over any programs of the same name elsewhere on the system.

1. Update Homebrew to make sure the latest package formulas are available on your system:

   $ `brew update`
   Already up-to-date.
   

   Homebrew responds with a list of any new or updated formulæ.

2. Check the version of DITA-OT that is available from Homebrew:

   $ `brew info dita-ot`
   `dita-ot: stable 4.1.2
   DITA Open Toolkit is an implementation of the OASIS DITA specification
   https://www.dita-ot.org/
   /opt/homebrew/Cellar/dita-ot/4.1.2 (*number of files*, *package size*) *
     Poured from bottle using the formulae.brew.sh API on *YYYY-MM-DD* at *hh:mm:ss*
   From: https://github.com/Homebrew/homebrew-core/blob/master/Formula/dita-ot.rb
   License: Apache-2.0
   ==> Dependencies
   Required: openjdk ✔`
   
   

   The version of the DITA-OT formula is shown, along with basic information on the package.

3. Install the dita-ot package:

   $ `brew install dita-ot`
   `Downloading…`
   

   Homebrew will automatically download the latest version of the toolkit, install it in a subfolder of the local package Cellar and symlink the dita command to the bin subfolder of the Homebrew installation directory.

4. Verify the installation:

   $ `which dita`
   `/opt/homebrew/bin/dita`
   

   The response confirms that the system will use the Homebrew-installed version of DITA-OT.

5. Check the DITA-OT version number:

   $ `dita` **--version**
   `DITA-OT version 4.1.2`
   

   The DITA-OT version number appears on the console.

You can now run the dita command to transform DITA content.

Related information

Installing DITA-OT on macOS via Homebrew

1 Homebrew’s default installation location depends on the operating system architecture: - /usr/local on macOS Intel

• /opt/homebrew on macOS ARM
• /home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew on Linux