MacOS error when trying to run vrecord: unexpected EOF while looking for matching `)'

[arnicholson]

When trying to run vrecord on a Mac (running Sequoia 15.1.1) I get an error and vrecord will not launch:

mipopsappleid@MIPoPS-Mac2 ~ % vrecord -e /opt/homebrew/bin/vrecord: line 772: unexpected EOF while looking for matching `)' /opt/homebrew/bin/vrecord: line 2837: syntax error: unexpected end of file

Trying to upgrade/doctor/reinstall vrecord in homebrew also resulted in an error message:

Error: amiaopensource/amiaos/vrecord: /opt/homebrew/Library/Taps/amiaopensource/homebrew-amiaos/vrecord.rb:74: syntax error, unexpected local variable or method, expecting `end' or dummy end system "bin/"vrecord", "-h" ^~~~~~~ /opt/homebrew/Library/Taps/amiaopensource/homebrew-amiaos/vrecord.rb:76: unterminated string meets end of file

I'm getting identical errors on two Macs, both running the same OS. I'm not sure what other information might be helpful, but let me know and I'll provide all I can.

homebrew_vrecord_error.txt
vrecord_error.txt

[privatezero]

Hi @arnicholson, for the homebrew error, it looks like that is a typo working its way in - I have a patch here that shuld fix it that hopefully we can merge in soon. I'll try to take a look at mac vrecord to see if I can reproduce the problem you are having there

[arnicholson]

Update:

We opened /opt/homebrew/Library/Taps/amiaopensource/homebrew-amiaos/vrecord.rb and reviewed line 74 where we found the typo:

system "bin/"vrecord", "-h"

Libby simply deleted the extraneous " and saved the file so it now reads

system "bin/vrecord", "-h"

We then uninstalled vrecord, and then installed it again. Launched with no apparent issue.

[retokromer]

@privatezero : cf. amiaopensource/homebrew-amiaos#392 (review)

[retokromer]

@privatezero @arnicholson I opened a PR which works on my end.