homebrew-xgminer

This repository contains Homebrew formulas for two popular crypto-coin miners: cgminer and bfgminer.

Installation

1. Launch Terminal.app from Spotlight or your Applications folder

2. Install Homebrew by entering the following command:

   ruby -e "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.github.com/mxcl/homebrew/go/install)"

3. Run the following command and fix any reported issues:

   brew doctor

4. Tap this Homebrew repostory so that you can install packages from it:

   brew tap nwoolls/xgminer

5. Finally, install either cgminer or bfgminer:

   brew install bfgminer

If you'd like to install the miner using the latest source from Github rather than the latest official package, use the --HEAD parameter:

    brew install bfgminer --HEAD

Usage

For more details on installing and using these crypto-coin miners under OS X, see this article.