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#Some links http://effectif.com/mac-os-x/installing-specific-version-of-homebrew-formula http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3987683/homebrew-install-specific-version-of-formula/4158763#4158763 https://github.com/Homebrew/homebrew-versions

#How to install particular version of a formula

finding the commit of the formula change for the version your looking for:

cd $(brew --repository)
git log -- Library/Formula/<formula_name>.rb or git log -S '<version>' -- Library/Formula/<formula_name>.rb

unlink previous installed version

brew unlink <formula_name>

install a particular commit:

brew install https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/homebrew/<full_commit_hash>/Library/Formula/<formul_name>.rb

check your installation

brew info <formula_name>
ls -la $(brew --repository)/Cellar/<formula_name>

later switch between versions

brew switch <formul_name> <version>

That's what the comment http://stackoverflow.com/a/7787703/504356 states.

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