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README: add fuse-t FAQ, update wording

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@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ All my old Intel Mac hardware is dead, and I'm not inclined to spend additional
First, if you've already installed FUSE formulae from the core tap _before_ they were disabled, you might _not_ want to switch over to my formulae, because:
1. As far as I know, Homebrew will not remove them from your system, even after the formulae themselves are deleted.
2. Many of these formulae are rather old, so you're unlikely to find updates anyway.
1. Many of these formulae are rather old, so you're unlikely to find updates anyway.
But if you _do_ want to install my formulae over the core ones, you should uninstall the core formulae first.
@ -30,14 +30,14 @@ It's probably available, but with a `-mac` suffix to avoid name clashes with Hom
If you can't find it under its new name, possible reasons include:
1. All available versions of `XYZ` require version 3 of the libfuse API, but macFUSE only supports v2.
2. I might not have gotten around to getting it up. [File an issue](https://github.com/gromgit/homebrew-fuse/issues/new/choose) to get my attention. 😀
1. I might not have gotten around to getting it up. [File an issue](https://github.com/gromgit/homebrew-fuse/issues/new/choose) to get my attention. 😀
### Why is XYZ so old?
Possible reasons:
1. Current `XYZ` requires libfuse v3, so I found and bottled the last version that requires libfuse v2.
2. `XYZ` was abandoned by its authors. If you know of a revived fork of such software, [file an issue](https://github.com/gromgit/homebrew-fuse/issues/new/choose) with the details and I'll see what can be done.
3. I might not have gotten around to updating it yet. [File an issue](https://github.com/gromgit/homebrew-fuse/issues/new/choose) to get my attention. 😀
1. Current `XYZ` requires FUSE 3, which is not supported by all known macOS FUSE drivers, so the version you see is the latest one that can be built on macOS.
1. `XYZ` was abandoned by its authors. If you know of a revived fork of such software, [file an issue](https://github.com/gromgit/homebrew-fuse/issues/new/choose) with the details and I'll see what can be done.
1. I might not have gotten around to updating it yet. [File an issue](https://github.com/gromgit/homebrew-fuse/issues/new/choose) to get my attention. 😀
### Why is the XYZ formula called `XYZ-mac`?
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### Why can't I build XYZ on an ARM Mac?
Homebrew currently [filters out `/usr/local` entirely during ARM-based builds](https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/blob/04532cb6216b69a5b067aa7a4e22cff0944b257d/Library/Homebrew/shims/super/cc#L266-L270). I've devised a workaround for this, that seems to work well on both Intel and ARM GitHub runners. If you still can't build it, please [file an issue](https://github.com/gromgit/homebrew-fuse/issues/new/choose).
## Why aren't you using fuse-t in place of MacFUSE?
As of 2025-Feb-16, [fuse-t](https://github.com/macos-fuse-t/fuse-t) is certainly interesting, but not enough of an improvement to make me force everyone to move over.
For this to happen, at least one of the following needs to happen:
1. **open source**, so there's a hope of getting it into Homebrew core _a la_ `libfuse{,@2}`, and get rid of all the `require` hackery in these formulae
1. **FUSE 2 and 3 support**, so we're not stuck in the past with half these formulae, but are still able to build older FUSE 2 formulae
If any macOS FUSE implementation achieves *all* the above, I'm prepared to move everything over. Heck, if point 1 is achieved, this repo may itself become defunct.