Regarding the first point, which OS X systems are you referring to? The default PATH on Mountain Lion definitely contains /usr/local/bin, as you can see here:
/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin:/usr/local/bin
With respect, I don't share the view that installing Homebrew is a pain. Even the most inexperienced would-be developer can follow the very simple guide I (very coincidentally) posted yesterday: http://hackercodex.com/guide/mac-osx-mountain-lion-10.8-conf...
But it seems you guys are amenable to offering both the .pkg installer and a Homebrew formula, which would be great. :^)
/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin:/usr/local/bin
With respect, I don't share the view that installing Homebrew is a pain. Even the most inexperienced would-be developer can follow the very simple guide I (very coincidentally) posted yesterday: http://hackercodex.com/guide/mac-osx-mountain-lion-10.8-conf...
But it seems you guys are amenable to offering both the .pkg installer and a Homebrew formula, which would be great. :^)