brew install clojure/tools/clojure28 February 2020
Alex Miller
For Mac or Linux users using Homebrew, Clojure now has its own Homebrew tap, clojure/tools. Creating an official Clojure tap has the following advantages:
Clojure team controls formula contents
Clojure team controls release timing
Freedom to keep an archive of older versioned releases that would be too much for the core tap
Easier to automate releases
Clojure requires Java. Clojure officially supports Java LTS releases (currently Java 8 and Java 11), but also tries to ensure interim versions work as well. You can use any Java installation, whether it’s a commercial release from Oracle or an open source version based on OpenJDK (like adoptopenjdk).
The Clojure tools require that either the java command is on the path or that the JAVA_HOME environment variable is set.
Using an external homebrew tap just requires combining the tap location and the formula name:
brew install clojure/tools/clojurefor a new install or:
brew upgrade clojure/tools/clojureto upgrade your current install. For more detailed information, see the docs at the tap. Other pages on the Clojure site have been updated appropriately.
As those docs describe, there are now three flavors of release available:
Stable releases (obtained with the commands above) - this is what most people should use and we expect to update these on the frequency of every 1-3 months.
Development releases (using the --devel flag) - the latest bits, probably best for tools developers and those evaluating new bug fixes or functionality. New development releases may come out as frequently as multiple times per week during active periods.
Archived version releases - occasionally, it may be useful to install a specific older release, and there will now be an archive of these release formulas available. See the tap docs for how to use.
The Homebrew core tap still has a clojure formula for the Clojure tools. You should now consider that unofficial and likely to lag behind the Clojure tap, which should be preferred. Anyone can update it, or we may periodically bump it for big releases, but we will not be actively updating it as of now.