--force.brew update-reset && brew update and retried my command.brew doctor, fixed as many issues as possible and retried my command.I tried to install the freefilesync it just download the cask it doesn't install it.
brew cask install freefilesync
--force --verbose --debugbmcs-iMac:~ bmc$ brew cask install freefilesync --force --verbose --debug
Updating Homebrew...
==> Auto-updated Homebrew!
Updated 1 tap (homebrew/cask).
No changes to formulae.
==> Cask::Installer#install
==> Printing caveats
==> Cask::Installer#fetch
==> Satisfying dependencies
==> Downloading
==> Downloading https://www.freefilesync.org/download/FreeFileSync_10.11_macOS.zip
/usr/bin/curl -q --show-error --user-agent Mozilla/5.0\ \(Macintosh\;\ Intel\ Mac\ OS\ X\ 10_12_3\)\ AppleWebKit/602.4.8\ \(KHTML,\ like\ Gecko\)\ Version/10.0.3\ Safari/602.4.8 -e https://freefilesync.org/download.php --location --silent --head --request GET https://www.freefilesync.org/download/FreeFileSync_10.11_macOS.zip
Already downloaded: /Users/bmc/Library/Caches/Homebrew/downloads/db9b68117888ccc29097ab7358e746a07902a9bb873107ec6643d23d54c07302--download.php
==> Checking quarantine support
/usr/bin/xattr
/usr/bin/swift /usr/local/Homebrew/Library/Homebrew/cask/utils/quarantine.swift
==> Quarantine is available.
==> Verifying Gatekeeper status of /Users/bmc/Library/Caches/Homebrew/downloads/db9b68117888ccc29097ab7358e746a07902a9bb873107ec6643d23d54c07302--download.php
/usr/bin/xattr -p com.apple.quarantine /Users/bmc/Library/Caches/Homebrew/downloads/db9b68117888ccc29097ab7358e746a07902a9bb873107ec6643d23d54c07302--download.php
==> /Users/bmc/Library/Caches/Homebrew/downloads/db9b68117888ccc29097ab7358e746a07902a9bb873107ec6643d23d54c07302--download.php is quarantined
==> Downloaded to -> /Users/bmc/Library/Caches/Homebrew/downloads/db9b68117888ccc29097ab7358e746a07902a9bb873107ec6643d23d54c07302--download.php
==> No SHA-256 checksum defined for Cask 'freefilesync', skipping verification.
==> Installing Cask freefilesync
==> Cask::Installer#stage
hdiutil imageinfo /Users/bmc/Library/Caches/Homebrew/downloads/db9b68117888ccc29097ab7358e746a07902a9bb873107ec6643d23d54c07302--download.php
==> Extracting primary container
==> Using container class UnpackStrategy::Uncompressed for /Users/bmc/Library/Caches/Homebrew/downloads/db9b68117888ccc29097ab7358e746a07902a9bb873107ec6643d23d54c07302--download.php
cp -p /Users/bmc/Library/Caches/Homebrew/downloads/db9b68117888ccc29097ab7358e746a07902a9bb873107ec6643d23d54c07302--download.php /usr/local/Caskroom/freefilesync/10.11/FreeFileSync_10.11_macOS.zip
==> Verifying Gatekeeper status of /Users/bmc/Library/Caches/Homebrew/downloads/db9b68117888ccc29097ab7358e746a07902a9bb873107ec6643d23d54c07302--download.php
/usr/bin/xattr -p com.apple.quarantine /Users/bmc/Library/Caches/Homebrew/downloads/db9b68117888ccc29097ab7358e746a07902a9bb873107ec6643d23d54c07302--download.php
==> /Users/bmc/Library/Caches/Homebrew/downloads/db9b68117888ccc29097ab7358e746a07902a9bb873107ec6643d23d54c07302--download.php is quarantined
==> Propagating quarantine from /Users/bmc/Library/Caches/Homebrew/downloads/db9b68117888ccc29097ab7358e746a07902a9bb873107ec6643d23d54c07302--download.php to /usr/local/Caskroom/freefilesync/10.11
/usr/bin/xattr -p com.apple.quarantine /Users/bmc/Library/Caches/Homebrew/downloads/db9b68117888ccc29097ab7358e746a07902a9bb873107ec6643d23d54c07302--download.php
/usr/bin/xargs -0 -- /bin/chmod -h u\+w
/usr/bin/xargs -0 -- /usr/bin/xattr -w -s com.apple.quarantine 0181\;5cd45bfc\;Homebrew\\x20Cask\;B304D917-2920-4B0C-87DF-4427CFD5D86A
==> Creating metadata directory /usr/local/Caskroom/freefilesync/.metadata/10.11/20190509170848.808.
==> Creating metadata subdirectory /usr/local/Caskroom/freefilesync/.metadata/10.11/20190509170848.808/Casks.
==> Installing artifacts
==> 2 artifact/s defined
#<SortedSet:0x00007fdcef204940>
==> Installing artifact of class Cask::Artifact::Pkg
==> Running installer for freefilesync; your password may be necessary.
==> Package installers may write to any location; options such as --appdir are ignored.
==> Purging files for version 10.11 of Cask freefilesync
Error: pkg source file not found: 'FreeFileSync_10.11_macOS.pkg'
/usr/local/Homebrew/Library/Homebrew/cask/artifact/pkg.rb:43:in `run_installer'
/usr/local/Homebrew/Library/Homebrew/cask/artifact/pkg.rb:34:in `install_phase'
/usr/local/Homebrew/Library/Homebrew/cask/installer.rb:214:in `block in install_artifacts'
/System/Library/Frameworks/Ruby.framework/Versions/2.3/usr/lib/ruby/2.3.0/set.rb:674:in `each'
/System/Library/Frameworks/Ruby.framework/Versions/2.3/usr/lib/ruby/2.3.0/set.rb:674:in `each'
/usr/local/Homebrew/Library/Homebrew/cask/installer.rb:205:in `install_artifacts'
/usr/local/Homebrew/Library/Homebrew/cask/installer.rb:103:in `install'
/usr/local/Homebrew/Library/Homebrew/cask/cmd/install.rb:23:in `block in run'
/usr/local/Homebrew/Library/Homebrew/cask/cmd/install.rb:16:in `each'
/usr/local/Homebrew/Library/Homebrew/cask/cmd/install.rb:16:in `run'
/usr/local/Homebrew/Library/Homebrew/cask/cmd/abstract_command.rb:36:in `run'
/usr/local/Homebrew/Library/Homebrew/cask/cmd.rb:92:in `run_command'
/usr/local/Homebrew/Library/Homebrew/cask/cmd.rb:158:in `run'
/usr/local/Homebrew/Library/Homebrew/cask/cmd.rb:123:in `run'
/usr/local/Homebrew/Library/Homebrew/cmd/cask.rb:9:in `cask'
/usr/local/Homebrew/Library/Homebrew/brew.rb:102:in `<main>'
Error: Kernel.exit
/usr/local/Homebrew/Library/Homebrew/cask/cmd.rb:162:in `exit'
/usr/local/Homebrew/Library/Homebrew/cask/cmd.rb:162:in `rescue in run'
/usr/local/Homebrew/Library/Homebrew/cask/cmd.rb:146:in `run'
/usr/local/Homebrew/Library/Homebrew/cask/cmd.rb:123:in `run'
/usr/local/Homebrew/Library/Homebrew/cmd/cask.rb:9:in `cask'
/usr/local/Homebrew/Library/Homebrew/brew.rb:102:in `<main>'
brew cask doctorbmcs-iMac:~ bmc$ brew cask doctor
==> Homebrew Version
2.1.2-12-g37f4b92
==> macOS
10.13.6
==> SIP
Disabled
==> Java
N/A
==> Gatekeeper support
Enabled
==> Homebrew Cask Install Location
<NONE>
==> Homebrew Cask Staging Location
/usr/local/Caskroom
==> Homebrew Cask Taps:
/usr/local/Homebrew/Library/Taps/homebrew/homebrew-cask (4013 casks)
==> Contents of $LOAD_PATH
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==> Environment Variables
LC_ALL="en_US.UTF-8"
PATH="/usr/local/Homebrew/Library/Homebrew/shims/scm:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin"
SHELL="/bin/bash"
brew tapbmcs-iMac:~ bmc$ brew tap
homebrew/cask
homebrew/core
Error: pkg source file not found: 'FreeFileSync_10.11_macOS.pkg'
thats not useful in this case, as the 'pkg source' is not the problem, its the download protection that prevents the actual file being downloaded
I’m aware, though I wasn’t at the time of that reply.
i've tried defeating their download protection for a while and have concluded its not easily possible.
its very easy to think to have defeated it because every time you visit their download page they remember your IP and let you through for a few days.
I continue to be fine with the idea of removing the cask, as we did with Audacity.
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I continue to be fine with the idea of removing the cask, as we did with Audacity.