Brew file install error

[davidwoodcock]

When trying to use brew "macosvpn" in my brewfile i get an error. I can install by using brew install macosvpn, but cant figure out why I get a "Error: Invalid Brewfile: undefined local variable or method `“macsosvpn”' Any thoughts?

[halo]

In your Brewfile, what does the line with macosvpn look like?

It should be like this:

# Correct: We call the method `brew` and pass in the string `"macosvpn"`.
brew "macosvpn"

and not like this:

# Wrong: We call the method `brew` and also call an unknown command `macosvpn`.
brew macosvpn

The Brewfile is written in Ruby. And brew is a command inside your Brewfile. The word "macosvpn" would have to be a string (in quotation marks). If you call macosvpn as a command, you would get an "undefined local variable" error.

# Also correct: this is another way of writing it, for clarification
brew("macosvpn")

[halo]

I'll close this for now, since it is more related to brew internals, rather than this app. Feel free to open it again if you would like to provide more information.