[HaraldNordgren]

Summary

Make brew info output more consistent between formulae and casks so that installed versions and their status are easier to compare.

• Share formatting for the info summary, deprecation messages, requirements, dependencies and installed version rows.
• Show installed cask siblings under Installed Versions, including upgrade status when applicable.
• Group cask apps, fonts, manpages and plugins under their own headings, with less common types under Artifacts. Show binaries with --verbose.
• Show cask installation paths and receipt details only with --verbose, matching formula output.
• Place deprecation messages and metadata consistently across formulae and casks.
• Add full-output tests and document the cask display.

Reproduction

With an installed versioned cask such as gimp@dev:

1. Run brew info gimp to see the installed sibling without its Caskroom path and receipt details.
2. Run brew info -v gimp to see those details and any binaries.

Before this change, cask installation details appeared even without --verbose, unlike formula installation details.

Example output

Before (main)

▶ brew info font-hack-nerd-font gimp@dev
==> font-hack-nerd-font ↑ (Hack Nerd Font (Hack)): 3.4.0 → 3.5.1
https://github.com/ryanoasis/nerd-fonts
Installed (on request)
/usr/local/Caskroom/font-hack-nerd-font/3.4.0 (32.2MB)
  Installed using the internal formulae.brew.sh API on 2026-07-04 at 21:34:47
From: https://github.com/Homebrew/homebrew-cask/blob/HEAD/Casks/font/font-h/font-hack-nerd-font.rb
==> Artifacts
HackNerdFont-Bold.ttf (Font)
HackNerdFont-BoldItalic.ttf (Font)
HackNerdFont-Italic.ttf (Font)
HackNerdFont-Regular.ttf (Font)
HackNerdFontMono-Bold.ttf (Font)
HackNerdFontMono-BoldItalic.ttf (Font)
HackNerdFontMono-Italic.ttf (Font)
HackNerdFontMono-Regular.ttf (Font)
HackNerdFontPropo-Bold.ttf (Font)
HackNerdFontPropo-BoldItalic.ttf (Font)
HackNerdFontPropo-Italic.ttf (Font)
HackNerdFontPropo-Regular.ttf (Font)

==> gimp@dev ✔ (GIMP development version): 3.2.0-RC3
Free and open-source image editor
https://www.gimp.org/
Installed (on request)
/usr/local/Caskroom/gimp@dev/3.2.0-RC3 (844MB)
  Installed using the internal formulae.brew.sh API on 2026-11-09 at 15:05:50
From: https://github.com/Homebrew/homebrew-cask/blob/HEAD/Casks/g/gimp@dev.rb
==> Artifacts
GIMP.app (App)
.homebrew-command-wrappers/gimp -> gimp (Command Wrapper)

After

▶ brew info font-hack-nerd-font
==> font-hack-nerd-font ↑ (Hack Nerd Font (Hack)): 3.4.0 → 3.5.1
https://github.com/ryanoasis/nerd-fonts
Installed (on request)
From: https://github.com/Homebrew/homebrew-cask/blob/HEAD/Casks/font/font-h/font-hack-nerd-font.rb
==> Installed Versions
font-hack-nerd-font ↑ 3.4.0 → 3.5.1 (32.2MB)
==> Fonts
HackNerdFont-Bold.ttf
HackNerdFont-BoldItalic.ttf
HackNerdFont-Italic.ttf
HackNerdFont-Regular.ttf
HackNerdFontMono-Bold.ttf
HackNerdFontMono-BoldItalic.ttf
HackNerdFontMono-Italic.ttf
HackNerdFontMono-Regular.ttf
HackNerdFontPropo-Bold.ttf
HackNerdFontPropo-BoldItalic.ttf
HackNerdFontPropo-Italic.ttf
HackNerdFontPropo-Regular.ttf

▶ brew info gimp@dev
==> gimp@dev ✔ (GIMP development version): 3.2.0-RC3
Free and open-source image editor
https://www.gimp.org/
Installed (on request)
From: https://github.com/Homebrew/homebrew-cask/blob/HEAD/Casks/g/gimp@dev.rb
==> Installed Versions
gimp@dev ✔ 3.2.0-RC3 (844MB)
==> Apps
GIMP.app

▶ brew info -v gimp
==> gimp (GIMP, GNU Image Manipulation Program): 3.2.8
Free and open-source image editor
https://www.gimp.org/
Not installed
From: https://github.com/Homebrew/homebrew-cask/blob/HEAD/Casks/g/gimp.rb
==> Installed Versions
gimp@dev ✔ 3.2.0-RC3 (844MB)
  Caskroom: /usr/local/Caskroom/gimp@dev/3.2.0-RC3
  Installed using the internal formulae.brew.sh API on 2026-11-09 at 15:05:50
==> Apps
GIMP.app
==> Binaries
gimp

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[coderabbitai]

Summary

Summary by CodeRabbit

• New Features
  • brew info now groups cask apps, fonts, manpages, plugins and other artifacts under separate headings. Use --verbose to see binaries and command wrappers.
  • Installed cask versions now include size, location and receipt details.
• Improvements
  • Formula and cask information is presented in a more consistent format, including clearer installation, dependency and requirements details.
• Documentation
  • Updated the brew info guide to describe the artifact sections and verbose output.

brew info now uses shared formatting helpers for formula and cask output. Cask artifacts appear under category headings, and verbose output includes binaries and additional installed-version details. Tests and documentation cover these output changes.

Changes: Shared brew info output

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Shared display helpers Library/Homebrew/utils/info_display.rb, Library/Homebrew/test/utils/info_display_spec.rb	Utils::InfoDisplay adds shared formatting for package summaries, requirements, binaries, dependency counts, metadata, and installed-version sections.
Formula info output Library/Homebrew/cmd/info.rb, Library/Homebrew/test/cmd/info_spec.rb	Formula output now passes package data and structured installed-version rows to shared helpers. Dependency, requirement, and verbose binary sections also use shared formatting.
Cask info output Library/Homebrew/cask/info.rb, Library/Homebrew/test/cask/info_spec.rb, docs/Querying-Brew.md	Cask output uses shared summaries and installed-version rows. Artifacts are grouped by category, and verbose output includes binaries and additional installed-version details.

Merge Risk: Moderate · up to 237a4

Verbose brew info --installed and multi-cask queries can become slow with many installed casks. Formulae with a requirement for the current OS may also hide build dependencies in brew info, and normal cask output no longer flags a missing staged path. Address these before merging, or explicitly accept them.

Pre-merge checks: 4

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Description check		The description directly matches the changeset. It explains the shared formatting, installed cask versions, grouped artifacts, verbose output, tests, documentation, and verification steps.
Title check		The title clearly and concisely describes the main change: shared and consistent formula and cask info output.

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Actionable comments posted: 4

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• Library/Homebrew/utils/info_display.rb
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[MikeMcQuaid]

/usr/local/Caskroom/font-hack-nerd-font/3.4.0 (32.2MB)
Installed using the internal formulae.brew.sh API on 2026-07-04 at 21:34:47

Looks good other than this: would like to keep these. Can we see a before/after for formulae too or, if identical, just an example for cask comparison?

Thanks!

[HaraldNordgren]

/usr/local/Caskroom/font-hack-nerd-font/3.4.0 (32.2MB)
Installed using the internal formulae.brew.sh API on 2026-07-04 at 21:34:47

Looks good other than this: would like to keep these. Can we see a before/after for formulae too or, if identical, just an example for cask comparison?

I moved the path info under verbose, like we did for formulae some time ago:

▶ brew info sqlite
...
==> Installed Versions
sqlite ↑ 3.54.0 → 3.54.1 (13 files, 5.4MB)

▶ brew info sqlite -v
...
==> Installed Kegs and Versions
sqlite ↑ 3.54.0 → 3.54.1 (13 files, 5.4MB)
  Cellar: /usr/local/Cellar/sqlite/3.54.0
  Built from source on 2026-10-14 at 13:14:55

So my main goal was to have consistent and predictable behavior between cask and formula.

I tried hard to not alter the formula output when refactoring. I set up some regression tests that passed on main as well, for reference, but I cannot guarantee it didn't change in some part. There were some decisions about ordering of fields where I opted for consistency between casks and formula rather than strict equality for the old formula output, so it's possible some rows jumped around, but nothing should have been removed.

Here is cask output without and with verbose:

▶ brew info font-hack-nerd-font
...
==> Installed Versions
font-hack-nerd-font ↑ 3.4.0 → 3.5.1 (32.2MB)

▶ brew info font-hack-nerd-font -v
...
==> Installed Versions
font-hack-nerd-font ↑ 3.4.0 → 3.5.1 (32.2MB)
  Caskroom: /usr/local/Caskroom/font-hack-nerd-font/3.4.0
  Installed using the internal formulae.brew.sh API on 2026-07-04 at 21:34:47

[MikeMcQuaid]

Thanks, convinced me, nice cleanup!