This repo is used to store specific versions of formulas.
The brew extract command can be used to create formula files from an old version or the latest version.
$ brew extract --help
Usage: brew extract [--version=] [--force] formula tap
Below is an example to create a formula file from the latest version of ninja
$ brew extract ninja gitlw/homebrew-versions
==> Tapping gitlw/versions
Cloning into '/home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/Homebrew/Library/Taps/gitlw/homebrew-versions'...
warning: You appear to have cloned an empty repository.
Tapped (17 files, 27.7KB).
==> Writing formula for ninja from revision HEAD to:
/home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/Homebrew/Library/Taps/gitlw/homebrew-versions/Formula/[email protected]
Now that the Formula/[email protected] file is created, you can simply commit it to this repo.