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docs: Split Mac install instructions

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Authored by Dusty Daemon

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docs: Split Mac install instructions

Okay, so I think this is what happened to me:
1) I had brew installed on my Intel Mac
2) I got an Apple Silicon Mac
3) I setup my new Mac by copying over Intel Mac harddrive
4) I now have two brew's installed on my machine:
a) /usr/local/bin/brew (for intel macs & cross-compiling)
b) /opt/homebrew/bin/brew (for (for apple silicon)
5) The wrong brew was in my path (a)
Looking through our getting started docs, we seem to reference both /usr/local/... and opt/homebrew/...

Update the installation document to mac this and related issues more clear for new users who might run into this problem.

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What changed, and why it matters

This commit only updates the macOS installation instructions in the documentation. It splits the guide into separate Apple Silicon and Intel Mac sections and adds tips for avoiding the wrong Homebrew version. There are no code changes and no security issue is being fixed or introduced.

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No security action needed. Treat as a routine documentation improvement.

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