brew install script for MacOs is failing

[MRL-00]

brew install --cask steipete/tap/codexbar

brew install --cask steipete/tap/codexbar
==> Upgrading 1 outdated package:
steipete/tap/codexbar 0.18.0 -> 0.19.0
==> Fetching downloads for: steipete/tap/codexbar
✔︎ Cask codexbar (0.19.0)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Verified     26.1MB/ 26.1MB
==> Upgrading codexbar
  0.18.0 -> 0.19.0
==> Purging files for version 0.19.0 of Cask codexbar
Error: steipete/tap/codexbar: It seems the App source '/Applications/CodexBar.app' is not there.

[gianpaj]

try chatgpt/claude to help you :)

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That Homebrew error is pretty common with casks—it usually means Homebrew thinks the app should exist, but it’s already been removed or moved manually.

What’s going on

The key line is:

It seems the App source '/Applications/CodexBar.app' is not there.

So during upgrade, Homebrew tries to clean up the old version but can’t find the app bundle where it expects it.

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✅ Fix (quickest way)

Run this sequence:

brew uninstall --cask codexbar --force
brew install --cask steipete/tap/codexbar

This forces Homebrew to forget the broken state and reinstall cleanly.

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🧹 If that doesn’t work (deeper cleanup)

Try removing any leftover files:

rm -rf /Applications/CodexBar.app
rm -rf ~/Library/Application\ Support/CodexBar
rm -rf ~/Library/Preferences/*codexbar*

Then:

brew cleanup
brew install --cask steipete/tap/codexbar

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🧠 Why this happens

• You manually deleted CodexBar.app
• Or moved it out of /Applications
• Or a previous install failed mid-way

Homebrew’s cask system relies on files being exactly where it put them.

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👍 Tip for the future

If you want to remove apps installed via Homebrew, always use:

brew uninstall --cask codexbar

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If you want, paste the output after trying the fix and I’ll help you debug further.