Homebrew-cask: Can't `brew cask list`

[blogabe]

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Description of issue

Unable to brew cask list since Jul 30.

Output of your command with --verbose --debug

$ brew cask list --verbose --debug
Error: Calling Hbc::DSL#license is deprecated!
There is no replacement.
/usr/local/Homebrew/Library/Homebrew/cask/lib/hbc/cask_loader.rb:18:in `block in load'

Follow the instructions here:
  https://github.com/caskroom/homebrew-cask#reporting-bugs
/usr/local/Homebrew/Library/Homebrew/utils.rb:104:in `odeprecated'
/usr/local/Homebrew/Library/Homebrew/compat/hbc/dsl.rb:4:in `license'
/usr/local/Homebrew/Library/Homebrew/cask/lib/hbc/cask_loader.rb:18:in `block in load'
/usr/local/Homebrew/Library/Homebrew/cask/lib/hbc/cask.rb:15:in `instance_eval'
/usr/local/Homebrew/Library/Homebrew/cask/lib/hbc/cask.rb:15:in `initialize'
/usr/local/Homebrew/Library/Homebrew/cask/lib/hbc/cask_loader.rb:53:in `new'
/usr/local/Homebrew/Library/Homebrew/cask/lib/hbc/cask_loader.rb:53:in `cask'
/usr/local/Homebrew/Library/Homebrew/compat/hbc/cask_loader.rb:10:in `cask'
/usr/local/Homebrew/Library/Homebrew/cask/lib/hbc/cask_loader.rb:11:in `load'
/usr/local/Homebrew/Library/Homebrew/cask/lib/hbc/cask_loader.rb:11:in `instance_eval'
/usr/local/Homebrew/Library/Homebrew/cask/lib/hbc/cask_loader.rb:11:in `load'
/usr/local/Homebrew/Library/Homebrew/cask/lib/hbc/cask_loader.rb:43:in `load'
/usr/local/Homebrew/Library/Homebrew/cask/lib/hbc/cask_loader.rb:132:in `load'
/usr/local/Homebrew/Library/Homebrew/cask/lib/hbc/scopes.rb:41:in `block in installed'
/usr/local/Homebrew/Library/Homebrew/cask/lib/hbc/scopes.rb:31:in `map'
/usr/local/Homebrew/Library/Homebrew/cask/lib/hbc/scopes.rb:31:in `installed'
/usr/local/Homebrew/Library/Homebrew/cask/lib/hbc/cli/list.rb:40:in `list_installed'
/usr/local/Homebrew/Library/Homebrew/cask/lib/hbc/cli/list.rb:13:in `run'
/usr/local/Homebrew/Library/Homebrew/cask/lib/hbc/cli/abstract_command.rb:35:in `run'
/usr/local/Homebrew/Library/Homebrew/cask/lib/hbc/cli.rb:98:in `run_command'
/usr/local/Homebrew/Library/Homebrew/cask/lib/hbc/cli.rb:168:in `run'
/usr/local/Homebrew/Library/Homebrew/cask/lib/hbc/cli.rb:132:in `run'
/usr/local/Homebrew/Library/Homebrew/cmd/cask.rb:8:in `cask'
/usr/local/Homebrew/Library/Homebrew/brew.rb:95:in `<main>'
Error: Kernel.exit
/usr/local/Homebrew/Library/Homebrew/cask/lib/hbc/cli.rb:179:in `exit'
/usr/local/Homebrew/Library/Homebrew/cask/lib/hbc/cli.rb:179:in `rescue in run'
/usr/local/Homebrew/Library/Homebrew/cask/lib/hbc/cli.rb:156:in `run'
/usr/local/Homebrew/Library/Homebrew/cask/lib/hbc/cli.rb:132:in `run'
/usr/local/Homebrew/Library/Homebrew/cmd/cask.rb:8:in `cask'
/usr/local/Homebrew/Library/Homebrew/brew.rb:95:in `<main>'

Output of brew cask doctor

$ brew cask doctor
==> Homebrew-Cask Version
Homebrew-Cask 1.3.0
caskroom/homebrew-cask (git revision 2b00a; last commit 2017-08-01)
==> Homebrew-Cask Install Location
<NONE>
==> Homebrew-Cask Staging Location
/usr/local/Caskroom
==> Homebrew-Cask Cached Downloads
~/Library/Caches/Homebrew/Cask
==> Homebrew-Cask Taps:
/usr/local/Homebrew/Library/Taps/caskroom/homebrew-cask (3670 casks)
/usr/local/Homebrew/Library/Taps/caskroom/homebrew-drivers (107 casks)
==> Contents of $LOAD_PATH
/usr/local/Homebrew/Library/Homebrew/cask/lib
/usr/local/Homebrew/Library/Homebrew
/Library/Ruby/Site/2.0.0
/Library/Ruby/Site/2.0.0/x86_64-darwin16
/Library/Ruby/Site/2.0.0/universal-darwin16
/Library/Ruby/Site
/System/Library/Frameworks/Ruby.framework/Versions/2.0/usr/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/2.0.0
/System/Library/Frameworks/Ruby.framework/Versions/2.0/usr/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/2.0.0/x86_64-darwin16
/System/Library/Frameworks/Ruby.framework/Versions/2.0/usr/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/2.0.0/universal-darwin16
/System/Library/Frameworks/Ruby.framework/Versions/2.0/usr/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby
/System/Library/Frameworks/Ruby.framework/Versions/2.0/usr/lib/ruby/2.0.0
/System/Library/Frameworks/Ruby.framework/Versions/2.0/usr/lib/ruby/2.0.0/x86_64-darwin16
/System/Library/Frameworks/Ruby.framework/Versions/2.0/usr/lib/ruby/2.0.0/universal-darwin16
==> Environment Variables
LANG="en_US.UTF-8"
PATH="~/local/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/sbin:/sbin:/opt/X11/bin:/usr/local/Homebrew/Library/Homebrew/shims/scm"
SHELL="/bin/bash"

[commitay]

Please post the output of grep -ilr --include \*.rb license $(brew --prefix)/Caskroom

[blogabe]

/usr/local/Caskroom/ffmpegx/.metadata/latest/20160613173950.891/Casks/ffmpegx.rb /usr/local/Caskroom/java/.metadata/1.8.0_144-b01,090f390dda5b47b9b721c7dfaa008135/20170727163420.087/Casks/java.rb

[commitay]

ffmpegx has been removed from HBC.

Delete /usr/local/Caskroom/ffmpegx (this won't delete the app)

[blogabe]

perfect. thank you.

[ahmedelgabri]

I have the same issue, running grep -ilr --include \*.rb license $(brew --prefix)/Caskroom returns this list:

/usr/local/Caskroom/alfred/.metadata/3.1.1_737/20160924002947.093/Casks/alfred.rb
/usr/local/Caskroom/appcleaner/.metadata/3.4/20160924002950.134/Casks/appcleaner.rb
/usr/local/Caskroom/arq/.metadata/5.2.3/20160924002956.930/Casks/arq.rb
/usr/local/Caskroom/betterzipql/.metadata/latest/20160924003028.075/Casks/betterzipql.rb
/usr/local/Caskroom/box-sync/.metadata/latest/20160924003038.525/Casks/box-sync.rb
/usr/local/Caskroom/charles/.metadata/4.0.1/20160924003056.928/Casks/charles.rb
/usr/local/Caskroom/firefox/.metadata/49.0/20160924003128.174/Casks/firefox.rb
/usr/local/Caskroom/firefox-beta/.metadata/49.0b10/20160924010412.829/Casks/firefox-beta.rb
/usr/local/Caskroom/firefoxdeveloperedition/.metadata/latest/20160924010412.829/Casks/firefoxdeveloperedition.rb
/usr/local/Caskroom/firefoxnightly/.metadata/51.0a1/20160924010412.829/Casks/firefoxnightly.rb
/usr/local/Caskroom/flux/.metadata/37.7/20160924003133.093/Casks/flux.rb
/usr/local/Caskroom/font-cousine/.metadata/latest/20160925154624.100/Casks/font-cousine.rb
/usr/local/Caskroom/font-droid-sans-mono-for-powerline/.metadata/latest/20160924010412.829/Casks/font-droid-sans-mono-for-powerline.rb
/usr/local/Caskroom/font-fira-code/.metadata/1.203/20160924010412.829/Casks/font-fira-code.rb
/usr/local/Caskroom/font-fira-mono-for-powerline/.metadata/latest/20160924010412.829/Casks/font-fira-mono-for-powerline.rb
/usr/local/Caskroom/font-inconsolata-dz-for-powerline/.metadata/latest/20160924010412.829/Casks/font-inconsolata-dz-for-powerline.rb
/usr/local/Caskroom/font-meslo-lg-for-powerline/.metadata/latest/20160924010412.829/Casks/font-meslo-lg-for-powerline.rb
/usr/local/Caskroom/font-source-code-pro/.metadata/2.030R-ro-1.050R-it/20160924010412.829/Casks/font-source-code-pro.rb
/usr/local/Caskroom/google-chrome/.metadata/latest/20160924003152.591/Casks/google-chrome.rb
/usr/local/Caskroom/imagealpha/.metadata/1.5.0/20160924003205.557/Casks/imagealpha.rb
/usr/local/Caskroom/imageoptim/.metadata/1.6.1/20160924003207.087/Casks/imageoptim.rb
/usr/local/Caskroom/java/.metadata/1.8.0_121-b13,e9e7ea248e2c4826b92b3f075a80e441/20170128153429.255/Casks/java.rb
/usr/local/Caskroom/jdownloader/.metadata/latest/20160924105152.725/Casks/jdownloader.rb
/usr/local/Caskroom/keepingyouawake/.metadata/1.4.0/20160924003211.800/Casks/keepingyouawake.rb
/usr/local/Caskroom/sequel-pro/.metadata/1.1.2/20160924003303.035/Casks/sequel-pro.rb
/usr/local/Caskroom/sketch/.metadata/39.1/20160924003306.500/Casks/sketch.rb
/usr/local/Caskroom/sketch-toolbox/.metadata/0.5.1/20160924003308.087/Casks/sketch-toolbox.rb
/usr/local/Caskroom/skype/.metadata/latest/20160924003314.586/Casks/skype.rb
/usr/local/Caskroom/teamviewer/.metadata/latest/20160924003325.153/Casks/teamviewer.rb
/usr/local/Caskroom/telegram/.metadata/2.22-50247/20160924003326.639/Casks/telegram.rb
/usr/local/Caskroom/transmission/.metadata/2.92/20160924003334.355/Casks/transmission.rb
/usr/local/Caskroom/transmit/.metadata/4.4.10/20160924003414.162/Casks/transmit.rb
/usr/local/Caskroom/virtualbox/.metadata/5.1.6-110634/20160924003441.030/Casks/virtualbox.rb
/usr/local/Caskroom/visual-studio-code/.metadata/1.5.2,66f37fd2a99eb9d628dd374d81d78835b410c39b/20160924003444.513/Casks/visual-studio-code.rb
/usr/local/Caskroom/vlc/.metadata/2.2.4/20160924003455.369/Casks/vlc.rb
/usr/local/Caskroom/webkit-nightly/.metadata/r206000/20160924010653.063/Casks/webkit-nightly.rb
/usr/local/Caskroom/whatsapp/.metadata/0.2.1455/20160924003510.225/Casks/whatsapp.rb
/usr/local/Caskroom/xquartz/.metadata/2.7.9/20161006131535.375/Casks/xquartz.rb
/usr/local/Caskroom/zoomus/.metadata/latest/20160926141229.197/Casks/zoomus.rb

[miccal]

@ahmedelgabri you will need to determine which of these Casks are no longer available, and remove /usr/local/Caskroom/#{Removed Cask}.

[commitay]

Running brew cask reinstall {cask} will also fix is for casks that are still in Caskroom.

---

I'm guessing we are going to see many more reports of this from users that don't update/reinstall their casks using Caskroom because of the license deprecation being uncommented in https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/2899/files

[ahmedelgabri]

@miccal the question is how I can determine this? Do I need to do this manually one by one or is there is any command or automated way to do this?

[reitermarkus]

You could do this:

• Mass-edit the files that contain license, i.e. sed -i 's/license/#license/'.
• Run brew cask reinstall $(brew cask outdated).

[ahmedelgabri]

Maybe?

brew cask reinstall $(grep -ilr --include \*.rb license $(brew --prefix)/Caskroom | awk -F '/' '{print $5}')

[reitermarkus]

Yes, that should work, but I'd suggest looping through the Casks individually, because reinstall may fail if one of the Casks is not available anymore.

for cask in $(grep ...); do
  brew cask reinstall $cask
end

[mafredri]

Some casks would still fail the reinstall, a combination of the suggestions here should do the trick though:

for cask in $(grep -ilr --include \*.rb license $(brew --prefix)/Caskroom/*/.metadata | awk -F '/' '{print $5}' | sort -u); do
    find $(brew --prefix)/Caskroom/$cask/.metadata -name "*.rb" -exec sed -i'' -e 's/license/#license/' {} \;
    brew cask reinstall $cask
done

Maybe unrelated, but also had to fix cases of MacOS.release:

for cask in $(grep -ilr --include \*.rb MacOS.release $(brew --prefix)/Caskroom/*/.metadata | awk -F '/' '{print $5}' | sort -u); do
    sed -i -e 's/MacOS.release/MacOS.version/' $(brew --prefix)/Caskroom/$cask/.metadata/**/*.rb
    brew cask reinstall $cask
done

[cblecker]

there was a hardcoded "alfred" in the above for loop. it should be:

for cask in $(grep -ilr --include \*.rb license $(brew --prefix)/Caskroom/*/.metadata | awk -F '/' '{print $5}' | sort -u); do
    find $(brew --prefix)/Caskroom/${cask}/.metadata -name "*.rb" -exec sed -i'' -e 's/license/#license/' {} \;
    brew cask reinstall $cask
done

[mafredri]

@cblecker good spot, thanks. Fixed now, originally I wrote it in zsh with double star glob, the find was for bash support 😄.