brew update throws " couldn't find remote ref refs/heads/master" #131

iapicca · 2023-01-27T13:05:03Z

this happens since flutter forward

➜  ~ brew update
fatal: couldn't find remote ref refs/heads/master
Error: Fetching /opt/homebrew/Library/Taps/dart-lang/homebrew-dart failed!
Error: Some taps failed to update!
The following taps can not read their remote branches:
  dart-lang/dart
This is happening because the remote branch was renamed or deleted.
Reset taps to point to the correct remote branches by running `brew tap --repair`

➜  ~ brew --version
Homebrew 3.6.20
Homebrew/homebrew-core (git revision 482f2727196; last commit 2023-01-27)
Homebrew/homebrew-cask (git revision c3e0e02345; last commit 2023-01-27)
➜  ~ dart --version
Dart SDK version: 2.19.0 (stable) (Mon Jan 23 11:29:09 2023 -0800) on "macos_arm64"
➜  ~ flutter doctor -v
[!] Flutter (Channel stable, 3.7.0, on macOS 13.2 22D49 darwin-arm64, locale en-EE)
    • Flutter version 3.7.0 on channel stable at /Users/yakforward/fvm/versions/stable
    ! Warning: `dart` on your path resolves to /opt/homebrew/Cellar/dart/2.19.0/libexec/bin/dart, which is not inside your
      current Flutter SDK checkout at /Users/yakforward/fvm/versions/stable. Consider adding
      /Users/yakforward/fvm/versions/stable/bin to the front of your path.
    • Upstream repository https://github.com/flutter/flutter.git
    • Framework revision b06b8b2710 (4 days ago), 2023-01-23 16:55:55 -0800
    • Engine revision b24591ed32
    • Dart version 2.19.0
    • DevTools version 2.20.1
    • If those were intentional, you can disregard the above warnings; however it is recommended to use "git" directly to
      perform update checks and upgrades.

[✗] Android toolchain - develop for Android devices
    ✗ Unable to locate Android SDK.
      Install Android Studio from: https://developer.android.com/studio/index.html
      On first launch it will assist you in installing the Android SDK components.
      (or visit https://flutter.dev/docs/get-started/install/macos#android-setup for detailed instructions).
      If the Android SDK has been installed to a custom location, please use
      `flutter config --android-sdk` to update to that location.


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miketheman · 2023-01-27T16:25:09Z

A result of #129

miketheman · 2023-01-27T16:27:49Z

Running brew tap --repair dart-lang/dart should resolve:

$ brew tap --repair dart-lang/dart
remote: Enumerating objects: 54, done.
remote: Counting objects: 100% (54/54), done.
remote: Compressing objects: 100% (31/31), done.
remote: Total 54 (delta 23), reused 49 (delta 22), pack-reused 0
Unpacking objects: 100% (54/54), 14.03 KiB | 251.00 KiB/s, done.
From https://github.com/dart-lang/homebrew-dart
 * [new branch]      main       -> origin/main
==> dart-lang/dart: changed default branch name from master to main!

After which brew update && brew upgrade dart works.

iapicca · 2023-01-27T17:35:49Z

brew tap --repair dart-lang/dart

it does fix the issue
thanks @miketheman

Najki · 2023-01-31T21:30:12Z

FYI repair haven't solved that issue for me.

❯ brew tap --repair dart-lang/dart
fatal: couldn't find remote ref refs/heads/master
Error: Failure while executing; `git -C /usr/local/Homebrew/Library/Taps/dart-lang/homebrew-dart fetch origin` exited with 128.

I found that post and tried:

cd /usr/local/Homebrew/Library/Taps/dart-lang/homebrew-dart
git branch -m master main
git remote remove origin
git remote add origin https://github.com/dart-lang/homebrew-dart

After that, brew update still failed, but this time brew tap --repair dart-lang/dart solved it.

iapicca · 2023-02-02T10:22:44Z

here we go again

➜  ~ brew tap --repair dart-lang/dart
➜  ~ brew update && \
brew upgrade && \
brew upgrade --cask && \
brew cleanup && \
softwareupdate --all --install --force
Already up-to-date.
==> Upgrading 1 outdated package:
dart-lang/dart/dart 2.19.0 -> 2.19.1
==> Fetching dart-lang/dart/dart
==> Downloading https://storage.googleapis.com/dart-archive/channels/stable/release/2.19.1/sdk/dartsdk-macos-arm64-release.
curl: (22) The requested URL returned error: 403

Error: dart: Failed to download resource "dart"
Download failed: https://storage.googleapis.com/dart-archive/channels/stable/release/2.19.1/sdk/dartsdk-macos-arm64-release.zip
➜  ~ brew tap --repair dart-lang/dart
➜  ~ brew update
Already up-to-date.

is there a way to permanently fix this?

whesse · 2023-02-02T11:05:32Z

The last failure, a failure to download the SDK zip file, seems unrelated to the above problems changing master to main.

Could this be a temporary failure? The file is there, and the download of it using curl should succeed.

gmpassos · 2023-02-12T19:06:45Z

What really worked for me to fix this issue:

cd /usr/local/Homebrew/Library/Taps/dart-lang/homebrew-dart

git branch -m master main
git remote remove origin
git remote add origin https://github.com/dart-lang/homebrew-dart
brew tap --repair dart-lang/dart

brew update

gmpassos · 2023-02-13T20:42:19Z

Any idea how to fix this so everyone in the wild has a transparent solution?

This issue happens because the "master" branch was renamed to "main" and brew is totally dependent on git.

This is a SEVERE error, BTW.

@whesse
@kevmoo

fajarvm · 2023-02-18T15:35:19Z

FYI repair haven't solved that issue for me.

❯ brew tap --repair dart-lang/dart
fatal: couldn't find remote ref refs/heads/master
Error: Failure while executing; `git -C /usr/local/Homebrew/Library/Taps/dart-lang/homebrew-dart fetch origin` exited with 128.

I found that post and tried:

cd /usr/local/Homebrew/Library/Taps/dart-lang/homebrew-dart
git branch -m master main
git remote remove origin
git remote add origin https://github.com/dart-lang/homebrew-dart

After that, brew update still failed, but this time brew tap --repair dart-lang/dart solved it.

Thanks! This fixes the problem I was having as the other proposed solutions were not able to. 🙏

CuchulainX · 2023-03-30T21:04:07Z

brew is completely broken due to the rename of master to main

AD is now at b0e349efe Merge pull request #15081 from reitermarkus/livecheck-artifacts
fatal: couldn't find remote ref refs/heads/master
Error: Fetching /opt/homebrew/Library/Taps/dart-lang/homebrew-dart failed!
Updated 2 taps (homebrew/core and homebrew/cask).
Error: Some taps failed to update!
The following taps can not read their remote branches:
dart-lang/dart
This is happening because the remote branch was renamed or deleted.
Reset taps to point to the correct remote branches by running brew tap --repair
Failed during: /opt/homebrew/bin/brew update --force --quiet

There are no brew commands available. Fixes suggesting
brew doctor
brew update
brew *

are not workable

gmpassos · 2023-03-31T03:00:15Z

What really worked for me to fix this issue:

cd /usr/local/Homebrew/Library/Taps/dart-lang/homebrew-dart

git branch -m master main
git remote remove origin
git remote add origin https://github.com/dart-lang/homebrew-dart
brew tap --repair dart-lang/dart

brew update

For now this is the fix

athomas · 2023-06-14T13:05:29Z

Assuming that users have used the workaround described here. If you're still facing issues, please report them to the homebrew team.

CuchulainX · 2023-07-11T18:15:06Z

brew is completely broken due to the rename of master to main

AD is now at b0e349efe Merge pull request #15081 from reitermarkus/livecheck-artifacts fatal: couldn't find remote ref refs/heads/master Error: Fetching /opt/homebrew/Library/Taps/dart-lang/homebrew-dart failed! Updated 2 taps (homebrew/core and homebrew/cask). Error: Some taps failed to update! The following taps can not read their remote branches: dart-lang/dart This is happening because the remote branch was renamed or deleted. Reset taps to point to the correct remote branches by running brew tap --repair Failed during: /opt/homebrew/bin/brew update --force --quiet

There are no brew commands available. Fixes suggesting brew doctor brew update brew *

are not workable

This also effects new installs of brew
I needed to:

cd /opt/Homebrew/Library/Taps/dart-lang/homebrew-dart
git fetch
git checkout main
git checkout -b master

then I was able to execute
/bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install.sh)"

kevmoo · 2023-07-13T01:45:02Z

@athomas – thoughts?

gmpassos · 2023-07-13T09:46:32Z

The problem has not been fully fixed for 6 months (and this issue is closed for 5 months, BTW)

athomas · 2023-07-14T11:22:27Z

This also effects new installs of brew

I created a new GitHub Actions workflow and it installs fine using the official instructions from dart.dev:
https://github.com/dart-lang/homebrew-dart/actions/runs/5553515999/jobs/10142152664

Anything I'm missing? Perhaps you had an old cache?

iapicca mentioned this issue Jan 27, 2023

[proposal] allow dart installation outside flutter folder and/or symlink flutter/flutter#119331

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iapicca closed this as completed Jan 27, 2023

iapicca reopened this Feb 2, 2023

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