The most recent versions of Joe don’t even build from stock in OS X any more and there are no direct installers for them.
But there are two most recent older versions that have installers, and a formula recent brew based HomeBrew installation:
- joe-3.7-0.pkg – rudix-snowleopard – JOE – Rudix: The hassle-free way to get Unix programs on Mac OS X – Google Project Hosting.
- PROJECT DETAIL for Joe’s Own Editor.
- Homebrew Formulas – Joe.
After experimenting for a while without brew preferring the first over second, I’ve installed the the third as:
- The first actually installs version 3.6, but has the syntax highlighting files installed in the correct place, so you get syntax highlighting.
- The second does install version 3.7, but since the syntax highlighting files are in the wrong place: you get no syntax highlighting.
- The brew formula has an up to date joe version 4.0 and installs the syntax highlighting in the right place: you get syntax highlighting.
Before making a choice, you might want to consider reading about joe versions in JOE – Joe’s own editor / … /NEWS.md.
Having a background partially in the Linux world, I tried building joe from source on my Mac following the steps at JOE – Joe’s own editor / Discussion / joe-editor-general:Mac binary for 3.3 does not run on OS/X 10.8. It failed because the Mercurial 3.8 branch required automake and autoconf which are not available on just a Mac + Xcode. So I’m happy that others have bit the bullet and make a good HomeBrew build.
What makes HomeBrew so great is that it is based on a fully versioned git/ruby combination, allows for multiple Python versions, allows for binaries through bintray served bottles and has zillions (well, thousands) of installable formulae, all versioned.
–jeroen
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