"IndexError: list index out of range" when running brew file casklist

[obrientg]

Hello! I am working on getting brew-file running on various macbook pro's I own to make administration easier - and when configuring a new system. The current system I am working on is a MacBookPro11,5 running Monterey (12.7.6), with brew & all packages up to date (ran brew update/upgrade before starting this process).

I have gone through all the documentation posted on https://homebrew-file.readthedocs.io/en/latest/usage.html and the FAQ), but I am getting similar IndexError's when running casklist, or when looking to create the brew-file (which casklist seems to be the first step):

`brew file casklist

############################################

Starting to check applications for Cask...

############################################

Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/local/bin/brew-file", line 3892, in sys.exit(main())

  File "/usr/local/bin/brew-file", line 3879, in main
    b.execute()
    ~~~~~~~~~^^
  File "/usr/local/bin/brew-file", line 3170, in execute
    self.check_cask()
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^^
  File "/usr/local/bin/brew-file", line 2870, in check_cask
    appstore_list = self.get_appstore_dict()
  File "/usr/local/bin/brew-file", line 2008, in get_appstore_dict
    x.split("=")[0].strip(): x.split("=")[1].strip() for x in lines
                             ~~~~~~~~~~~~^^^
IndexError: list index out of range`

brew-file install ~/.config/Brewfile.craft --set_local
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/local/bin/brew-file", line 3892, in <module>
    sys.exit(main())
             ~~~~^^
  File "/usr/local/bin/brew-file", line 3879, in main
    b.execute()
    ~~~~~~~~~^^
  File "/usr/local/bin/brew-file", line 3180, in execute
    self.set_brewfile_local()
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^^
  File "/usr/local/bin/brew-file", line 2243, in set_brewfile_local
    _ = self.initialize(check=False, check_input=False)
  File "/usr/local/bin/brew-file", line 2324, in initialize
    self.get_installed_packages()
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^^
  File "/usr/local/bin/brew-file", line 2130, in get_installed_packages
    "appstore_list", self.get_appstore_list()
                     ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^^
  File "/usr/local/bin/brew-file", line 2019, in get_appstore_list
    f"{v[0]} {k} {v[1]}" for k, v in self.get_appstore_dict().items()
                                     ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^^
  File "/usr/local/bin/brew-file", line 2008, in get_appstore_dict
    x.split("=")[0].strip(): x.split("=")[1].strip() for x in lines
                             ~~~~~~~~~~~~^^^
IndexError: list index out of range

Your assistance and insights would be appreciated - thank you

(edited for formatting)

[rcmdnk]

There seems something wrong happened when it tries to get apps information.

Could you please try following commands and give me outputs?

mdfind 'kMDItemAppStoreHasReceipt=1'
for app in $(mdfind 'kMDItemAppStoreHasReceipt=1');do echo $app;mdls -attr kMDItemAppStoreAdamID -attr kMDItemVersion $app;done

[obrientg]

Sure

mdfind 'kMDItemAppStoreHasReceipt=1'

/Applications/Mattermost.app /Applications/Keynote.app /Applications/Numbers.app /Applications/iMovie.app /Applications/GarageBand.app /Applications/Pages.app /Applications/WireGuard.app

but if I run mdfind 'kMDItemAppStoreHasReceipt=1' for app in $(mdfind 'kMDItemAppStoreHasReceipt=1');do echo $app;mdls -attr kMDItemAppStoreAdamID -attr kMDItemVersion $app;done

-bash: syntax error near unexpected token `do'

or run

mdfind 'kMDItemAppStoreHasReceipt=1' for app in $(mdfind 'kMDItemAppStoreHasReceipt=1');

Unknown option -

Usage: mdfind [-live] [-count] [-onlyin directory] [-name fileName | -s smartFolderName | query] list the files matching the query query can be an expression or a sequence of words

-attr Fetches the value of the specified attribute -count Query only reports matching items count -onlyin

Search only within given directory -live Query should stay active -name Search on file name only -reprint Reprint results on live update -s Show contents of smart folder -0 Use NUL (``\0'') as a path separator, for use with xargs -0.

example: mdfind image example: mdfind -onlyin ~ image example: mdfind -name stdlib.h example: mdfind "kMDItemAuthor == 'MyFavoriteAuthor'" example: mdfind -live MyFavoriteAuthor

[rcmdnk]

Could you please try (starting from for)?:

for app in $(mdfind 'kMDItemAppStoreHasReceipt=1');do echo $app;mdls -attr kMDItemAppStoreAdamID -attr kMDItemVersion $app;done

[obrientg]

As requested, still errors:

$ for app in $(mdfind 'kMDItemAppStoreHasReceipt=1');do echo $app;mdls -attr kMDItemAppStoreAdamID -attr

/Applications/Mattermost.app mdls: unrecognized option `-attr'

usage: mdls [-name attr][-sdb] [-raw [-nullMarker markerString]] [-plist file] path list the values of one or all the attributes of the specified file -raw: don't print attribute names before values -nullMarker: substitute this string for null attributes in raw mode -plist: output attributes in XML format to file. Use - to write to stdout option -plist is incompatible with options -raw, -nullMarker, and -name example: mdls ~/Pictures/Birthday.jpg example: mdls -name Keyword ~/Pictures/Birthday.jpg

/Applications/Keynote.app mdls: unrecognized option `-attr'

usage: mdls [-name attr][-sdb] [-raw [-nullMarker markerString]] [-plist file] path list the values of one or all the attributes of the specified file -raw: don't print attribute names before values -nullMarker: substitute this string for null attributes in raw mode -plist: output attributes in XML format to file. Use - to write to stdout option -plist is incompatible with options -raw, -nullMarker, and -name example: mdls ~/Pictures/Birthday.jpg example: mdls -name Keyword ~/Pictures/Birthday.jpg

/Applications/Numbers.app mdls: unrecognized option `-attr'

usage: mdls [-name attr][-sdb] [-raw [-nullMarker markerString]] [-plist file] path list the values of one or all the attributes of the specified file -raw: don't print attribute names before values -nullMarker: substitute this string for null attributes in raw mode -plist: output attributes in XML format to file. Use - to write to stdout option -plist is incompatible with options -raw, -nullMarker, and -name example: mdls ~/Pictures/Birthday.jpg example: mdls -name Keyword ~/Pictures/Birthday.jpg

/Applications/iMovie.app mdls: unrecognized option `-attr'

usage: mdls [-name attr][-sdb] [-raw [-nullMarker markerString]] [-plist file] path list the values of one or all the attributes of the specified file -raw: don't print attribute names before values -nullMarker: substitute this string for null attributes in raw mode -plist: output attributes in XML format to file. Use - to write to stdout option -plist is incompatible with options -raw, -nullMarker, and -name example: mdls ~/Pictures/Birthday.jpg example: mdls -name Keyword ~/Pictures/Birthday.jpg

/Applications/GarageBand.app mdls: unrecognized option `-attr'

usage: mdls [-name attr][-sdb] [-raw [-nullMarker markerString]] [-plist file] path list the values of one or all the attributes of the specified file -raw: don't print attribute names before values -nullMarker: substitute this string for null attributes in raw mode -plist: output attributes in XML format to file. Use - to write to stdout option -plist is incompatible with options -raw, -nullMarker, and -name example: mdls ~/Pictures/Birthday.jpg example: mdls -name Keyword ~/Pictures/Birthday.jpg

/Applications/Pages.app mdls: unrecognized option `-attr'

usage: mdls [-name attr][-sdb] [-raw [-nullMarker markerString]] [-plist file] path list the values of one or all the attributes of the specified file -raw: don't print attribute names before values -nullMarker: substitute this string for null attributes in raw mode -plist: output attributes in XML format to file. Use - to write to stdout option -plist is incompatible with options -raw, -nullMarker, and -name example: mdls ~/Pictures/Birthday.jpg example: mdls -name Keyword ~/Pictures/Birthday.jpg

/Applications/WireGuard.app mdls: unrecognized option `-attr'

usage: mdls [-name attr][-sdb] [-raw [-nullMarker markerString]] [-plist file] path list the values of one or all the attributes of the specified file -raw: don't print attribute names before values -nullMarker: substitute this string for null attributes in raw mode -plist: output attributes in XML format to file. Use - to write to stdout option -plist is incompatible with options -raw, -nullMarker, and -name example: mdls ~/Pictures/Birthday.jpg example: mdls -name Keyword ~/Pictures/Birthday.jpg

[rcmdnk]

It seems you are using old macOS?

Arguments for mdls was changed around macOS 12 (though I'm not sure exactly when it is).

Previously, it uses -name to set attributes, but current version uses -attr.

Maybe you will succeed with following command:

for app in $(mdfind 'kMDItemAppStoreHasReceipt=1');do echo $app;mdls -name kMDItemAppStoreAdamID -name kMDItemVersion $app;done

If it results like:

/Applications/iMovie.app
kMDItemAppStoreAdamID = 408981434
kMDItemVersion        = "10.4.2"
/Applications/Pages.app
kMDItemAppStoreAdamID = 409201541
kMDItemVersion        = "14.2"
...

I can try to implement an older mdls support. (Though I'm not sure everything else works fine or not in the old os.)

My current environment is like:

$ sw_vers
ProductName:            macOS
ProductVersion:         14.7.1
BuildVersion:           23H222

$ mdls
(null): no filename specified!

usage: mdls [-s][-attr attr][-sdb] [-raw [-nullMarker markerString]] [-plist file] path
list the values of one or all the attributes of the specified file
  -attr        -n : fetch specific attribute
  -raw         -r : don't print attribute names before values
  -nullMarker  -m : substitute this string for null attributes in raw mode
  -plist       -p : output attributes in XML format to file. Use - to write to stdout
                option -plist is incompatible with options -raw, -nullMarker, and -attr
  -sdb         -s : implies -attr _kMDItemSDBInfoexample:  mdls  ~/Pictures/Birthday.jpg
example:  mdls  -attr Keyword ~/Pictures/Birthday.jpg

$ which mdls
/usr/bin/mdls

[obrientg]

Note the first post: The current system I am working on is a MacBookPro11,5 running Monterey (12.7.6),

So not "old" per se.

Per sw_ver CLI:

ProductName: macOS ProductVersion: 12.7.6 BuildVersion: 21H1320

That CLI provided the following results:

/Applications/Mattermost.app kMDItemAppStoreAdamID = 1614666244 kMDItemVersion = "5.9.0" /Applications/Keynote.app kMDItemAppStoreAdamID = 409183694 kMDItemVersion = "13.1" /Applications/Numbers.app kMDItemAppStoreAdamID = 409203825 kMDItemVersion = "13.1" /Applications/iMovie.app kMDItemAppStoreAdamID = 408981434 kMDItemVersion = "10.3.8" /Applications/GarageBand.app kMDItemAppStoreAdamID = 682658836 kMDItemVersion = "10.4.8" /Applications/Pages.app kMDItemAppStoreAdamID = 409201541 kMDItemVersion = "13.1" /Applications/WireGuard.app kMDItemAppStoreAdamID = 1451685025 kMDItemVersion = "1.0.16"

Huzzah! Hope this now helps clarify.

If not supporting "older" versions, at least add to the FAQ and start page which OS X versions this tool supports to save everyone some time.

[rcmdnk]

Thanks for checking.

It appears that Apple has already dropped support for macOS Monterey, as its last security update was in July, while more recent versions received updates in September. Therefore, it’s recommended to upgrade your OS as soon as possible.

Additionally, Homebrew supports macOS Ventura (13) and later versions, as noted here: https://docs.brew.sh/Installation

Anyways, I’ve added documentation about macOS version requirements on the Requirements page: https://homebrew-file.readthedocs.io/en/latest/requirements.html

You may be able to use brew-file (excluding casklist) by setting environment variable HOMEBREW_BREWFILE_APPSTORE=0.

This setting drops AppStore related applications' management.

casklist subcommand is to check applications including AppStore's ones, therefore it does not work on macOS 12.

[obrientg]

I found that https://github.com/Homebrew/homebrew-bundle project supports the current version of OS X on this MacBook Pro, and is helping me with the migration. It may be worth mentioning it in the documentation as a different option for those in a similar situation to mine.

[rcmdnk]

Homebrew supports macOS 13 or later, so tools for Homebrew should also support at least macOS 13.

While bundle can create a Brewfile and install packages from it, the main concept behind brew-file is to manage the Brewfile itself and make it easy to share, for example, through GitHub. For this reason, I don’t think bundle is a true alternative to brew-file.