MacDownApp / MacDownApp/macdown

Installing shell utility silently fails

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Description

I've done a little debugging, and the exception handler in `[MPHomebrewSubprocessController runWithCompletionHandler:]` catches a `NSInvalidArgumentException` with `launch path not accessible` reason, even though Homebrew is installed on my machine at the default `/usr/local/bin/brew`.

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Research direction

Start by locating MPHomebrewSubprocessController runWithCompletionHandler: and trace how it launches /usr/local/bin/brew. Reproduce the launch path not accessible exception and inspect the exception handler's behavior. Done means the shell utility installation no longer silently fails and the relevant failure is surfaced or handled correctly.

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Assessment

Tech stack
macos, objective-c
Domain
desktop
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
42/100

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