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Not sure why the article hasn't considered this, but after moving /usr/local to another location and doing the Yosemite upgrade... you can always move the newly created Yosemite files/directories in /usr/local to your old local, rather than deleting them.

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I've re-written the instructions a few times since I first posted it. Once it gets into conflicts and problems I can't cover everything, and I don't want to give a dozen commands for people to paste in and run for various scenarios and then screw people up more. I'll add a note to merge instead of replace, though, thanks!

Glad to help. Seems simple enough that people might think of it.

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