Error: Command failed: hdiutil detach (reopen #142)

[elneruda]

I'm currently encountering the same issue #142 running the following configuration:

• Github Action runs-on: macos-13
• orchestrating the release with fastlane
• running a tiny lane:

  lane :dmg do 
  Dir.chdir("../") do
    sh("npm install -g appdmg")
    sh("appdmg fastlane/dmg.json MyApp.dmg")
  end
  end

Error: Command failed: hdiutil detach /Volumes/MyApp
hdiutil: detach failed - No such file or directory

This issue has also been reported on in the thread by me and Othyn: https://github.com/LinusU/node-appdmg/issues/142#issuecomment-1617089716 I haven't found a way to re-open issue so I'm opening this one.

[BoykoAlex]

Any workarounds? Happens on osx 12 runners for me as well...

[n-elie]

It happens for me from time to time. For example here: https://github.com/metgem/metgem_releases/actions/runs/6831611094/job/18581300522

[18/21] Unmounting temporary image...        [FAIL]
[19/21] Removing temporary image...          [ OK ]
[20/21] Removing target image...             [ OK ]

Error: Command failed: hdiutil detach /Volumes/MetGem
hdiutil: detach failed - No such file or directory

Usage: file [-bcCdEhikLlNnprsSvzZ0] [--extension] [--mime-encoding]
            [--mime-type] [-e <testname>] [-F <separator>]  [-f <namefile>]
            [-m <magicfiles>] [-M magicfiles] [-P <parameter=value>] [--exclude-quiet]
            <file> ...
       file -C [-m <magicfiles>]
       file [--help]
Try `file --help' for more information.

[AoEiuV020]

I have encountered this issue as well, but it seems to occur randomly. Despite using the same code and packaging script, I have been unable to reproduce the problem consistently. After an extended period of use, it has only occurred once.

[yuvalkarmi]

@LinusU looks like sometimes the volume is already unmounted and this attempts to unmount it, which throws an error. Here's the fix that worked for me (including patch file here): check if the volume exists before attempting to unmount:

In hdiutil.js:

exports.detach = function (path, cb) {
  const args = ['detach', path];

  let attempts = 0;
  function attemptDetach(err) {
    attempts += 1;

    // Check if the path exists before attempting to detach
    util.pathExists(path, (existsErr, exists) => {
      if (existsErr || !exists) {
        // the path doesn't exist, so we don't need to detach
        cb(null);
        return;
      }

      if (err && (err.exitCode === 16 || err.code === 16) && attempts <= 8) {
        setTimeout(() => {
          util.sh('hdiutil', args, attemptDetach);
        }, 1000 * Math.pow(2, attempts - 1));
      } else {
[appdmg+0.6.6.patch](https://github.com/LinusU/node-appdmg/files/14017142/appdmg%2B0.6.6.patch)

        cb(err);
      }
    });
  }

  // Initial attempt to detach
  util.sh('hdiutil', args, attemptDetach);
};

[BoykoAlex]

If the code above fixes the issue what is expected to fold it in? a PR? (@LinusU)