What’s the best way to remove these files yet retrieve them should an issue arise?

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What’s the best way to remove these files yet retrieve them should an issue arise? I'm trying to get Homebrew squared away and the below warnings appeared in terminal. The python.framework I'm not so concerned with, since I know I put it there. As for the other files, I do not know how they got there. They do not look familiar. If you were in my shoes, how would you go about getting these warning to disappear?

Warning: Python is installed at /Library/Frameworks/Python.framework
Homebrew only supports building against the System-provided Python or a
brewed Python. In particular, Pythons installed to /Library can interfere
with other software installs.

Warning: Unbrewed dylibs were found in /usr/local/lib.
If you didn't put them there on purpose they could cause problems when
building Homebrew formulae, and may need to be deleted.
Unexpected dylibs:
/usr/local/lib/libtcl8.6.dylib
/usr/local/lib/libtk8.6.dylib

Warning: Unbrewed header files were found in /usr/local/include.
If you didn't put them there on purpose they could cause problems when
building Homebrew formulae, and may need to be deleted.
Unexpected header files:
/usr/local/include/fakemysql.h
/usr/local/include/fakepq.h
/usr/local/include/fakesql.h
/usr/local/include/itcl.h
/usr/local/include/itcl2TclOO.h
/usr/local/include/itclDecls.h
/usr/local/include/itclInt.h
/usr/local/include/itclIntDecls.h
/usr/local/include/itclMigrate2TclCore.h
/usr/local/include/itclTclIntStubsFcn.h
/usr/local/include/mysqlStubs.h
/usr/local/include/odbcStubs.h
/usr/local/include/pqStubs.h
/usr/local/include/tcl.h
/usr/local/include/tclDecls.h
/usr/local/include/tclOO.h
/usr/local/include/tclOODecls.h
/usr/local/include/tclPlatDecls.h
/usr/local/include/tclThread.h
/usr/local/include/tclTomMath.h
/usr/local/include/tclTomMathDecls.h
/usr/local/include/tdbc.h
/usr/local/include/tdbcDecls.h
/usr/local/include/tdbcInt.h
/usr/local/include/tk.h
/usr/local/include/tkDecls.h
/usr/local/include/tkPlatDecls.h

Warning: Unbrewed .pc files were found in /usr/local/lib/pkgconfig.
If you didn't put them there on purpose they could cause problems when
building Homebrew formulae, and may need to be deleted.
Unexpected .pc files:
/usr/local/lib/pkgconfig/tcl.pc
/usr/local/lib/pkgconfig/tk.pc

Warning: Unbrewed static libraries were found in /usr/local/lib.
If you didn't put them there on purpose they could cause problems when
building Homebrew formulae, and may need to be deleted.
Unexpected static libraries:
/usr/local/lib/libtclstub8.6.a
/usr/local/lib/libtkstub8.6.a

Do you know how these files got there in the first place? It's probably relevant... — rholmes, Jan 05 '16 at 19:57
I downloaded python, so no mystery there. As for the other files, I don't recognize them so I can not say for sure if it was something that I downloaded in the past. — staredecisis, Jan 05 '16 at 20:00
Please see my post I re-edited to try and be as clear and succinct as possible. What would you do to get rid of these warnings? — staredecisis, Jan 05 '16 at 20:02

score 1 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 11:58

You're a newbie like me and you're trying to do the Oden Project. You go through the tutorials and download Home Brew and run brew doctor yet you hit similar warnings that I have found above. This is what I did...

I created a word document and copy & pasted all the warnings so that I knew the origin of the files. Then I created a folder on my desktop called "back_up", and proceed to move the files to that folder on the desktop. See here for help on moving the files in terminal http://www.macworld.com/article/2080814/master-the-command-line-copying-and-moving-files.html

After I moved the files and noted in my word document that I moved them to a file called "back_up" on my desktop, I pruned all the symlinks as instructed. I ran brew doctor and I am now "ready to brew". I figure if it all hits the fan, I will have the original files and be able to move them back no problem.

In terms of removing the python frame work or perhaps any language you downloaded; see this - How to uninstall Python 2.7 on a Mac OS X 10.6.4?

What’s the best way to remove these files yet retrieve them should an issue arise?

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