diff --git a/packaging/homebrew/00README.txt b/packaging/homebrew/00README.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c76b25d6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packaging/homebrew/00README.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+
+
+Package building file for Mac homebrew: http://brew.sh/
+
+Install homebrew following the instructions on the home page, then copy
+recoll.rb to /usr/local/Library/Formula/, then "brew install recoll" should
+just work.
+
+Also see: https://github.com/medoc92/homebrew/tree/recoll
+
diff --git a/packaging/homebrew/recoll.rb b/packaging/homebrew/recoll.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..744580bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packaging/homebrew/recoll.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,129 @@
+require 'formula'
+
+class Recoll < Formula
+  homepage 'http://www.recoll.org'
+  url 'http://www.recoll.org/recoll-1.19.7.tar.gz'
+  sha1 'f7521966f5d128867cca0cfb73d999b87eed6a9f'
+
+  depends_on 'xapian'
+  depends_on 'qt'
+
+  def patches
+    DATA
+  end
+
+  def install
+
+    system "./configure", "--prefix=#{prefix}"
+    system "make", "install" 
+  end
+
+  test do
+    system "true"
+  end
+end
+
+__END__
+diff --git a/recollinstall.in b/recollinstall.in
+index b21e849..36e3196 100755
+--- a/recollinstall.in
++++ b/recollinstall.in
+@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ ${INSTALL} -m 0444 doc/man/recoll.conf.5  ${mandir}/man5/
+ ${INSTALL} -m 0755 index/recollindex ${bindir} || exit 1
+ ${STRIP} ${bindir}/recollindex
+ 
+-${INSTALL} -m 0644 lib/librecoll.so.${RCLLIBVERSION} ${libdir}/recoll/ || exit 1
++#${INSTALL} -m 0644 lib/librecoll.so.${RCLLIBVERSION} ${libdir}/recoll/ || exit 1
+ 
+ ${INSTALL} -m 0755 filters/rcl* ${datadir}/recoll/filters/ || exit 1
+ for f in rclexecm.py rcllatinstops.zip;do
+diff --git a/qtgui/rclmain_w.cpp b/qtgui/rclmain_w.cpp
+index 785d413..df78715 100644
+--- a/qtgui/rclmain_w.cpp
++++ b/qtgui/rclmain_w.cpp
+@@ -233,51 +233,51 @@ void RclMain::init()
+ 	    this, SLOT(setStemLang(QAction*)));
+     connect(preferencesMenu, SIGNAL(aboutToShow()),
+ 	    this, SLOT(adjustPrefsMenu()));
+-    connect(fileExitAction, SIGNAL(activated() ), 
++    connect(fileExitAction, SIGNAL(triggered() ), 
+ 	    this, SLOT(fileExit() ) );
+-    connect(fileToggleIndexingAction, SIGNAL(activated()), 
++    connect(fileToggleIndexingAction, SIGNAL(triggered()), 
+ 	    this, SLOT(toggleIndexing()));
+-    connect(fileRebuildIndexAction, SIGNAL(activated()), 
++    connect(fileRebuildIndexAction, SIGNAL(triggered()), 
+ 	    this, SLOT(rebuildIndex()));
+-    connect(fileEraseDocHistoryAction, SIGNAL(activated()), 
++    connect(fileEraseDocHistoryAction, SIGNAL(triggered()), 
+ 	    this, SLOT(eraseDocHistory()));
+-    connect(fileEraseSearchHistoryAction, SIGNAL(activated()), 
++    connect(fileEraseSearchHistoryAction, SIGNAL(triggered()), 
+ 	    this, SLOT(eraseSearchHistory()));
+-    connect(helpAbout_RecollAction, SIGNAL(activated()), 
++    connect(helpAbout_RecollAction, SIGNAL(triggered()), 
+ 	    this, SLOT(showAboutDialog()));
+-    connect(showMissingHelpers_Action, SIGNAL(activated()), 
++    connect(showMissingHelpers_Action, SIGNAL(triggered()), 
+ 	    this, SLOT(showMissingHelpers()));
+-    connect(showActiveTypes_Action, SIGNAL(activated()), 
++    connect(showActiveTypes_Action, SIGNAL(triggered()), 
+ 	    this, SLOT(showActiveTypes()));
+-    connect(userManualAction, SIGNAL(activated()), 
++    connect(userManualAction, SIGNAL(triggered()), 
+ 	    this, SLOT(startManual()));
+-    connect(toolsDoc_HistoryAction, SIGNAL(activated()), 
++    connect(toolsDoc_HistoryAction, SIGNAL(triggered()), 
+ 	    this, SLOT(showDocHistory()));
+-    connect(toolsAdvanced_SearchAction, SIGNAL(activated()), 
++    connect(toolsAdvanced_SearchAction, SIGNAL(triggered()), 
+ 	    this, SLOT(showAdvSearchDialog()));
+-    connect(toolsSpellAction, SIGNAL(activated()), 
++    connect(toolsSpellAction, SIGNAL(triggered()), 
+ 	    this, SLOT(showSpellDialog()));
+-    connect(indexConfigAction, SIGNAL(activated()), 
++    connect(indexConfigAction, SIGNAL(triggered()), 
+ 	    this, SLOT(showIndexConfig()));
+-    connect(indexScheduleAction, SIGNAL(activated()), 
++    connect(indexScheduleAction, SIGNAL(triggered()), 
+ 	    this, SLOT(showIndexSched()));
+-    connect(queryPrefsAction, SIGNAL(activated()), 
++    connect(queryPrefsAction, SIGNAL(triggered()), 
+ 	    this, SLOT(showUIPrefs()));
+-    connect(extIdxAction, SIGNAL(activated()), 
++    connect(extIdxAction, SIGNAL(triggered()), 
+ 	    this, SLOT(showExtIdxDialog()));
+ 
+     if (prefs.catgToolBar && catgCMB)
+ 	connect(catgCMB, SIGNAL(activated(int)), 
+ 		this, SLOT(catgFilter(int)));
+-    connect(toggleFullScreenAction, SIGNAL(activated()), 
++    connect(toggleFullScreenAction, SIGNAL(triggered()), 
+             this, SLOT(toggleFullScreen()));
+-    connect(actionShowQueryDetails, SIGNAL(activated()),
++    connect(actionShowQueryDetails, SIGNAL(triggered()),
+ 	    reslist, SLOT(showQueryDetails()));
+     connect(periodictimer, SIGNAL(timeout()), 
+ 	    this, SLOT(periodic100()));
+ 
+     restable->setRclMain(this, true);
+-    connect(actionSaveResultsAsCSV, SIGNAL(activated()), 
++    connect(actionSaveResultsAsCSV, SIGNAL(triggered()), 
+ 	    restable, SLOT(saveAsCSV()));
+     connect(this, SIGNAL(docSourceChanged(RefCntr<DocSequence>)),
+ 	    restable, SLOT(setDocSource(RefCntr<DocSequence>)));
+@@ -309,11 +309,11 @@ void RclMain::init()
+     reslist->setRclMain(this, true);
+     connect(this, SIGNAL(docSourceChanged(RefCntr<DocSequence>)),
+ 	    reslist, SLOT(setDocSource(RefCntr<DocSequence>)));
+-    connect(firstPageAction, SIGNAL(activated()), 
++    connect(firstPageAction, SIGNAL(triggered()), 
+ 	    reslist, SLOT(resultPageFirst()));
+-    connect(prevPageAction, SIGNAL(activated()), 
++    connect(prevPageAction, SIGNAL(triggered()), 
+ 	    reslist, SLOT(resPageUpOrBack()));
+-    connect(nextPageAction, SIGNAL(activated()),
++    connect(nextPageAction, SIGNAL(triggered()),
+ 	    reslist, SLOT(resPageDownOrNext()));
+     connect(this, SIGNAL(searchReset()), 
+ 	    reslist, SLOT(resetList()));