tmignore fails to install via Homebrew on macOS Big Sur

[rmtsrc]

On macOS Big Sur (11.1) the tmignore installation step from the README.md file fails with the following error:

brew install samuelmeuli/tap/tmignore
==> Installing tmignore from samuelmeuli/tap
==> Downloading https://github.com/samuelmeuli/tmignore/archive/v1.2.2.tar.gz
Already downloaded: /Users/seb/Library/Caches/Homebrew/downloads/694e9e2acfa7fc1d36e4be32543d766098b853eaf69a98ec5ec66fbc803d0abd--tmignore-1.2.2.tar.gz
==> make build
Last 15 lines from /Users/seb/Library/Logs/Homebrew/tmignore/01.make:

Fetching https://github.com/jakeheis/SwiftCLI

Fetching https://github.com/samuelmeuli/swift-exec

Fetching https://github.com/apple/swift-log

Fetching https://github.com/SwiftyJSON/SwiftyJSON

Fetching https://github.com/IBM-Swift/HeliumLogger

xcodebuild: error: Could not resolve package dependencies:
  sandbox-exec: sandbox_apply: Operation not permitted

make: *** [build] Error 74

If reporting this issue please do so at (not Homebrew/brew or Homebrew/core):
  https://github.com/samuelmeuli/homebrew-tap/issues

These open issues may also help:
tmignore Build for macOS Big Sur  https://github.com/samuelmeuli/homebrew-tap/issues/2

Possibly related to:

• https://github.com/samuelmeuli/homebrew-tap/issues/2
• https://github.com/samuelmeuli/tmignore/issues/9#issuecomment-742870705

Workaround

However, checking out this repo and running make manually does correctly build bin/tmignore successfully.

Setup Xcode

1. Install Xcode from the App Store
2. sudo xcode-select -s /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer
3. sudo xcodebuild -license accept

Manually build and Install tmignore

1. git clone https://github.com/samuelmeuli/tmignore.git && cd tmignore
2. make
3. cp bin/tmignore /usr/local/bin/
4. crontab -l | { cat; echo "0 10 * * * /usr/local/bin/tmignore run &>> /tmp/tmignore.log"; } | crontab -

[mfranzke]

same for macOS Catalina (10.15.7)

[cjahv]

1. HOMEBREW_EDITOR=vim brew edit tmignore
2. write

class Tmignore < Formula
  desc "Exclude development files from Time Machine backups"
  homepage "https://github.com/samuelmeuli/tmignore"
  url "https://github.com/samuelmeuli/tmignore/releases/download/v1.2.2/tmignore"
  sha256 "80a8b0e3e05dc30113b9a4db1997b39fadfabbe2a58fa7f63ac4f757b2de9012"
  head "https://github.com/samuelmeuli/tmignore.git"

  depends_on :macos => :high_sierra

  def install
    bin.install "./tmignore"
    system "curl", "-L","-o", "#{prefix}/homebrew.tmignore.plist", "https://github.com/samuelmeuli/tmignore/raw/master/homebrew.tmignore.plist"
  end

  test do
    system "#{bin}/tmignore", "version"
  end
end

3. brew install tmignore
4. brew services start samuelmeuli/tap/tmignore

[elstgav]

The above didn’t work for me. Running brew services start samuelmeuli/tap/tmignore returned the following error:

Error: Formula `tmignore` has not implemented #plist, #service or installed a locatable service file

Adding mv "#{prefix}/homebrew.tmignore.plist", plist_path (as recommended here) got it working again:

NOTE: This only works after first trying the install script from the previous comment. So the steps are:

1. brew edit tmignore
2. Replace with @cjahv’s script
3. brew install tmignore
4. brew edit tmignore
5. Add “mv to plist_path” line like below
6. brew reinstall tmignore
7. brew services start tmignore

class Tmignore < Formula
  desc "Exclude development files from Time Machine backups"
  homepage "https://github.com/samuelmeuli/tmignore"
  url "https://github.com/samuelmeuli/tmignore/releases/download/v1.2.2/tmignore"
  sha256 "80a8b0e3e05dc30113b9a4db1997b39fadfabbe2a58fa7f63ac4f757b2de9012"
  head "https://github.com/samuelmeuli/tmignore.git"

  depends_on :macos => :high_sierra

  def install
    bin.install "./tmignore"
    system "curl", "-L","-o", "#{prefix}/homebrew.tmignore.plist", "https://github.com/samuelmeuli/tmignore/raw/master/homebrew.tmignore.plist"
    mv "#{prefix}/homebrew.tmignore.plist", plist_path
  end

  test do
    system "#{bin}/tmignore", "version"
  end
end

[fangzhengjin]

This is effective on Mac OS 12.3.1

class Tmignore < Formula
  desc "Exclude development files from Time Machine backups"
  homepage "https://github.com/samuelmeuli/tmignore"
  url "https://github.com/samuelmeuli/tmignore/releases/download/v1.2.2/tmignore"
  sha256 "80a8b0e3e05dc30113b9a4db1997b39fadfabbe2a58fa7f63ac4f757b2de9012"
  head "https://github.com/samuelmeuli/tmignore.git"

  depends_on :macos => :high_sierra

  def install
    bin.install "./tmignore"
    system "curl", "-L","-o", plist_path, "https://github.com/samuelmeuli/tmignore/raw/master/homebrew.tmignore.plist"
  end

  test do
    system "#{bin}/tmignore", "version"
  end
end

[llemllen]

The above didn’t work for me. Running brew services start samuelmeuli/tap/tmignore returned the following error:

Error: Formula `tmignore` has not implemented #plist, #service or installed a locatable service file

Adding mv "#{prefix}/homebrew.tmignore.plist", plist_path (as recommended here) got it working again:

NOTE: This only works after first trying the install script from the previous comment. So the steps are:

1. brew edit tmignore
2. Replace with @cjahv’s script
3. brew install tmignore
4. brew edit tmignore
5. Add “mv to plist_path” line like below
6. brew reinstall tmignore
7. brew services start tmignore

class Tmignore < Formula
  desc "Exclude development files from Time Machine backups"
  homepage "https://github.com/samuelmeuli/tmignore"
  url "https://github.com/samuelmeuli/tmignore/releases/download/v1.2.2/tmignore"
  sha256 "80a8b0e3e05dc30113b9a4db1997b39fadfabbe2a58fa7f63ac4f757b2de9012"
  head "https://github.com/samuelmeuli/tmignore.git"

  depends_on :macos => :high_sierra

  def install
    bin.install "./tmignore"
    system "curl", "-L","-o", "#{prefix}/homebrew.tmignore.plist", "https://github.com/samuelmeuli/tmignore/raw/master/homebrew.tmignore.plist"
    mv "#{prefix}/homebrew.tmignore.plist", plist_path
  end

  test do
    system "#{bin}/tmignore", "version"
  end
end

thank,it work on Mac OS 12.3.1 Xcode 13.3.1

[marijoo]

On Ventura 13.4.1 with Homebrew 4.1.23 I had to slightly modify the script mentioned by elstgav and use launchd_service_path instead of plist_path:

class Tmignore < Formula
    desc "Exclude development files from Time Machine backups"
    homepage "https://github.com/samuelmeuli/tmignore"
    url "https://github.com/samuelmeuli/tmignore/releases/download/v1.2.2/tmignore"
    sha256 "80a8b0e3e05dc30113b9a4db1997b39fadfabbe2a58fa7f63ac4f757b2de9012"
    head "https://github.com/samuelmeuli/tmignore.git"
    
    depends_on :macos => :high_sierra
    
    def install
        bin.install "./tmignore"
        system "curl", "-L","-o", "#{prefix}/homebrew.tmignore.plist", "https://github.com/samuelmeuli/tmignore/raw/master/homebrew.tmignore.plist"
        mv "#{prefix}/homebrew.tmignore.plist", launchd_service_path
    end
    
    test do
        system "#{bin}/tmignore", "version"
    end
end

[fangzhengjin]

I found a project that can replace this tool. It has GUI and complete functions. https://github.com/PhotonQuantum/tmexclude