MacOS – How to install Homebrew on Tiger

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According to this previous question, I want to install Homebrew Tiger branch on my iBook running … well, Tiger.
Unfortunatly, when running the Ruby one-liner,

ruby -e "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.github.com/gist/323731/39fc1416e34b9f6db201b4a026181f4ceb7cfa74)"

I always get the following error :

This script requires the user nicolas to be in the staff group. If this
sucks for you then you can install Homebrew in your home directory or
however
you please; please refer to the website. If you still want to use this 
script
the following command should work:

dscl /Local/Default -append /Groups/staff GroupMembership $USER

I have unsuccessfully tried to add myself as a member of the staff group.

What can I do to install Homebrew on my Tiger mac ?

Thanks

EDIT Yes, I have a version of XCode for my platform, it's a legacy 2.5 that I installed specifically for that purpose.

Concerning the Ruby script, a rapid overview of its code indicates that the error appears as invoking groups does not return the staff group.

And indeed, when I issue this command by hand, I get

$ groups
nicolas appserveradm appserverusr admin

So, how can I add myself to the staff group in a fashion that this command will understand ?

Best Answer

Tigerbrew: homebrew forked for Tiger PPC

Tigerbrew incorporates work from sceaga's Tiger branch. It installs under the admin group, so you don't have to add yourself to the staff group.

Installation:

ruby -e "$(curl -fsSkL raw.github.com/mistydemeo/tigerbrew/go)"

And here is a link for downloading Xcode:

https://developer.apple.com/downloads/download.action?path=Developer_Tools/xcode_2.5_developer_tools/xcode25_8m2558_developerdvd.dmg

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