keybase install fails silently when the component is missing on OSX
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Description
From #1897 I know that OSX from homebrew doesn't ship with the KBFS module, but there's no sign of that from the install command:
offby1@void:~% keybase version Client: 1.0.9-0
Service: 1.0.9-0
When I try to install, no output happens
offby1@void:~% keybase install -c kbfs
offby1@void:~%
And nothing is installed.
offby1@void:~% keybase launchd list homebrew.mxcl.keybase: Running (pid=94738) [Keybase]
No KBFS services.
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Reproduce the reported keybase install -c kbfs command on the Homebrew macOS setup described in the issue, then compare it with keybase launchd list, which reports no KBFS services. Trace the install command's handling of a missing KBFS component; done means the command no longer fails silently and clearly reports the unavailable component.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- go, macos
- Domain
- cli, operating-systems
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 30/100