Error: undefined method 'empty?' for nil #21348
Description
brew config AND brew doctor output OR brew gist-logs <formula> link
$ brew config
HOMEBREW_VERSION: 5.0.8-15-g7543440
ORIGIN: https://github.com/Homebrew/brew
HEAD: 754344022ff6b44f759c04b828fed0e9a76e3216
Last commit: 28 hours ago
Branch: main
Core tap JSON: 01 Jan 16:39 UTC
Core cask tap JSON: 01 Jan 16:39 UTC
HOMEBREW_PREFIX: /opt/homebrew
HOMEBREW_CASK_OPTS: ["--appdir=/Users/ndegruchy/Applications", "--no-quarantine"]
HOMEBREW_DOWNLOAD_CONCURRENCY: 20
HOMEBREW_EDITOR: bbedit --wait --resume
HOMEBREW_FORBID_PACKAGES_FROM_PATHS: set
HOMEBREW_MAKE_JOBS: 10
HOMEBREW_NO_ANALYTICS: set
HOMEBREW_NO_ENV_HINTS: set
HOMEBREW_SORBET_RUNTIME: set
Homebrew Ruby: 3.4.8 => /opt/homebrew/Library/Homebrew/vendor/portable-ruby/3.4.8/bin/ruby
CPU: deca-core 64-bit arm_firestorm_icestorm
Clang: 17.0.0 build 1700
Git: 2.50.1 => /Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/usr/bin/git
Curl: 8.7.1 => /usr/bin/curl
macOS: 26.2-arm64
CLT: 26.2.0.0.1.1764812424
Xcode: N/A
Rosetta 2: false
doctor
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- My
brew doctoroutput saysYour system is ready to brew.and am still able to reproduce my issue. - I ran
brew updateand am still able to reproduce my issue. - I have resolved all warnings from
brew doctorand that did not fix my problem. - I searched for recent similar issues at https://github.com/Homebrew/homebrew-core/issues?q=is%3Aissue and found no duplicates.
- My issue is not about a failure to build a formula from source.
What were you trying to do (and why)?
Doing my morning brew update and I get this. I can reproduce it at least once a day.
What happened (include all command output)?
==> Updating Homebrew...
Updated 2 taps (homebrew/core and homebrew/cask).
==> Outdated Formulae
libheif
You have 1 outdated formula installed.
You can upgrade it with brew upgrade
or list it with brew outdated.
Error: undefined method 'empty?' for nil
Warning: Removed Sorbet lines from backtrace!
/opt/homebrew/Library/Homebrew/api/cask.rb:252:in 'Homebrew::API::Cask.generate_cask_struct_hash'
/opt/homebrew/Library/Homebrew/cask/cask_loader.rb:346:in 'Cask::CaskLoader::FromAPILoader#load'
/opt/homebrew/Library/Homebrew/cask/cask_loader.rb:154:in 'Cask::CaskLoader::FromPathLoader#load'
/opt/homebrew/Library/Homebrew/cask/cask_loader.rb:493:in 'Cask::CaskLoader.load'
/opt/homebrew/Library/Homebrew/cask/migrator.rb:30:in 'Cask::Migrator.migrate_if_needed'
/opt/homebrew/Library/Homebrew/cmd/update-report.rb:682:in 'block in Reporter#migrate_cask_rename'
/opt/homebrew/Library/Homebrew/cmd/update-report.rb:681:in 'Array#each'
/opt/homebrew/Library/Homebrew/cmd/update-report.rb:681:in 'Reporter#migrate_cask_rename'
/opt/homebrew/Library/Homebrew/cmd/update-report.rb:184:in 'Array#each'
/opt/homebrew/Library/Homebrew/cmd/update-report.rb:184:in 'Homebrew::Cmd::UpdateReport#output_update_report'
/opt/homebrew/Library/Homebrew/cmd/update-report.rb:33:in 'Homebrew::Cmd::UpdateReport#run'
/opt/homebrew/Library/Homebrew/brew.rb:102:in '<main>'
Please report this issue:
https://docs.brew.sh/Troubleshooting
What did you expect to happen?
No error, just the update note.
Step-by-step reproduction instructions (by running brew commands)
`brew update` when something has changed on Brew's side.