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1. An 'OfF-tOpIc' comment explaining ho... An 'OfF-tOpIc' comment explaining how I solved a problem in https://github.com/Homebrew/homebrew-core/pull/133746 It took me 3 hours to solve the problem, 3 hours to type everything out, 6 hours total, and it gets marked as off-topic within minutes of submitting. This gist file is meant for people who do not have a github account.

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   Edit: I am deeply saddened that this comment was marked as 'off-topic', but i'm not here to fight this. You do you I guess, and I hope you're happy that I wasted 3 hours of my life typing the guide below rather than doing something "productive." The point for this comment was for people who may have experienced a similar problem and wanted to solve it right away without having to wait for this 'issue' to be fixed. Whatever... I guess.

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   For `protobuf`, a way I figured out how to get it working (it took me over three hours to find a solution that worked for me) is to 

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   1. Download the latest version of protobuf (https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf/releases/latest) for your machine [I chose v23.3 {as of the time of making this comment} osx x86_64, but make sure to choose the correct version for your machine.]