# "brew update" command fails **URL:** \ **Category:** Build Environment\ **Tags:** brew, osx\ **Created:** [July 19, 2016, 2:50pm UTC](https://discuss.circleci.com/t/brew-update-command-fails/5211 "2016-07-19T14:50:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![SimonLiotier](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/circleci/user_avatar/discuss.circleci.com/simonliotier/32/21838_2.png) [@SimonLiotier](https://discuss.circleci.com/u/SimonLiotier)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2016, 2:50pm UTC](https://discuss.circleci.com/t/brew-update-command-fails/5211/1 "2016-07-19T14:50:15Z")
Hi, We are using CircleCi to build several iOS projects. We’ve added the `- brew update` command in our `circle.yml` to ensure the last version of Homebrew is installed. It was previously working, but now our builds are always failing with the following error: ``` $brew update /usr/local/Library/brew.sh: line 32: /usr/local/Library/ENV/scm/git: No such file or directory /usr/local/Library/brew.sh: line 32: /usr/local/Library/ENV/scm/git: No such file or directory /usr/local/Library/brew.sh: line 32: /usr/local/Library/ENV/scm/git: No such file or directory /usr/local/Library/brew.sh: line 32: /usr/local/Library/ENV/scm/git: No such file or directory /usr/local/Library/brew.sh: line 32: /usr/local/Library/ENV/scm/git: No such file or directory /usr/local/Library/brew.sh: line 32: /usr/local/Library/ENV/scm/git: No such file or directory /usr/local/Library/brew.sh: line 32: /usr/local/Library/ENV/scm/git: No such file or directory /usr/local/Library/brew.sh: line 32: /usr/local/Library/ENV/scm/git: No such file or directory /usr/local/Library/brew.sh: line 32: /usr/local/Library/ENV/scm/git: No such file or directory /usr/local/Library/brew.sh: line 32: /usr/local/Library/ENV/scm/git: No such file or directory /usr/local/Library/brew.sh: line 32: /usr/local/Library/ENV/scm/git: No such file or directory /usr/local/Library/brew.sh: line 32: /usr/local/Library/ENV/scm/git: No such file or directory /usr/local/Library/brew.sh: line 32: /usr/local/Library/ENV/scm/git: No such file or directory Error: update-report should not be called directly! brew update returned exit code 1 Action failed: brew update ``` Was there any recent changes to containers that prevent to update Homebrew? ---
**Author:** ![DavidAntaramian](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/circleci/user_avatar/discuss.circleci.com/davidantaramian/32/553_2.png) [@DavidAntaramian](https://discuss.circleci.com/u/DavidAntaramian)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2016, 4:26pm UTC](https://discuss.circleci.com/t/brew-update-command-fails/5211/2 "2016-07-19T16:26:58Z")
(Hacky solution at the bottom) It seems that Homebrew isn’t able to detect the `git` client to use during the dependency cycle. The output from `brew config` reports this: ```auto HOMEBREW_VERSION: 0.9.9 ORIGIN: https://github.com/Homebrew/brew.git HEAD: 656c713d6c549a1ae1dc25cdc1f9bb887dfd8440 Last commit: 7 weeks ago Core tap ORIGIN: https://github.com/Homebrew/homebrew-core Core tap HEAD: 56c928d35dfc33011ad5e17fc6b9182460002d17 Core tap last commit: 6 weeks ago HOMEBREW_PREFIX: /usr/local HOMEBREW_REPOSITORY: /usr/local HOMEBREW_CELLAR: /usr/local/Cellar HOMEBREW_BOTTLE_DOMAIN: https://homebrew.bintray.com CPU: dual-core 64-bit ivybridge Clang: 7.3 build 703 Perl: /usr/bin/perl Python: /usr/bin/python Ruby: /usr/local/bin/ruby => /usr/local/Cellar/ruby20/2.0.0-p648/bin/ruby Java: 1.8.0_60 System Ruby: 2.0.0-p648 OS X: 10.11.4-x86_64 Xcode: 7.3.1 => /Applications/Xcode-7.3.app/Contents/Developer CLT: 7.3.1.0.1.1461711523 X11: N/A ``` This should have an entry like: ```auto Git: 2.8.2 => /usr/local/bin/git ``` Through trial and error, it seems that calling `brew update` twice resolves the issue temporarily. Our `dependencies` section now looks like: ```yaml dependencies: pre: - (brew update || brew update) - (brew upgrade xctool || true) ``` This is a hacky solution, but at least it gets our builds working again for now. ---
**Author:** ![SimonLiotier](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/circleci/user_avatar/discuss.circleci.com/simonliotier/32/21838_2.png) [@SimonLiotier](https://discuss.circleci.com/u/SimonLiotier)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2016, 9:31am UTC](https://discuss.circleci.com/t/brew-update-command-fails/5211/3 "2016-07-20T09:31:08Z")
Thanks David, we’ll use this quick fix for now. ---
**Author:** ![drazisil](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/circleci/user_avatar/discuss.circleci.com/drazisil/32/24029_2.png) [@drazisil](https://discuss.circleci.com/u/drazisil)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2016, 9:49am UTC](https://discuss.circleci.com/t/brew-update-command-fails/5211/4 "2016-07-20T09:49:25Z")
> [@SimonLiotier](#): > > /usr/local/Library/brew.sh: line 32: /usr/local/Library/ENV/scm/git: No such file or directory This is a confirmed issue with Homebrew, per them it should be fixed, but if not the following will correct. `cd "$(brew --repository)" && git fetch && git reset --hard origin/master` ref: [Brew update error · Issue #557 · Homebrew/brew · GitHub](https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/issues/557) ---
**Author:** ![khaledannajar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/58f4c7/32.png) [@khaledannajar](https://discuss.circleci.com/u/khaledannajar)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2016, 9:05am UTC](https://discuss.circleci.com/t/brew-update-command-fails/5211/5 "2016-12-08T09:05:34Z")
Check this also works run: `brew upgrade` before `brew update` Like in this [SOF question](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/38410020/homebrew-error-update-report-should-not-be-called-directly) ---
**Author:** ![Kluny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/839c29/32.png) [@Kluny](https://discuss.circleci.com/u/Kluny)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2017, 7:44am UTC](https://discuss.circleci.com/t/brew-update-command-fails/5211/6 "2017-04-11T07:44:06Z")
April 2017, still having this issue. Running brew update twice works for me as well. Output of brew config: HOMEBREW\_VERSION: \>1.1.0 (no git repository) ORIGIN: [omitted because it’s a link] HEAD: 5d74069b98a9a4a923c748e33b5f101a45ceac83 Last commit: 6 hours ago Core tap ORIGIN: [omitted because it’s a link] Core tap HEAD: acfa4adc9d656c745863c67e1eb365fbd1ba55f2 Core tap last commit: 10 months ago HOMEBREW\_PREFIX: /usr/local HOMEBREW\_REPOSITORY: /usr/local HOMEBREW\_CELLAR: /usr/local/Cellar HOMEBREW\_BOTTLE\_DOMAIN: [https://homebrew.bintray.com](https://homebrew.bintray.com) CPU: quad-core 64-bit sandybridge Homebrew Ruby: 2.0.0-p648 Clang: 4.2 build 425 Git: 1.7.12.4 =\> /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/usr/bin/git Perl: /usr/local/bin/perl =\> /usr/local/Cellar/perl/5.24.0\_1/bin/perl Python: /usr/bin/python Ruby: /usr/bin/ruby =\> /System/Library/Frameworks/Ruby.framework/Versions/2.0/usr/bin/ruby Java: N/A macOS: 10.11.5-x86\_64 Xcode: 4.6.3 CLT: 7.3.1.0.1.1461711523 X11: N/A ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/circleci/original/3X/5/1/511608acda8e85906e15909b57bd0a46c1dbe291.png) [@system](https://discuss.circleci.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2018, 11:38am UTC](https://discuss.circleci.com/t/brew-update-command-fails/5211/7 "2018-06-18T11:38:31Z")