Homebrew error? The `brew link` step did not complete successfully. Trying to install ffmpeg

Hi, I am trying to install ffmpeg for OpenToonz through homebrew, but I got the following error; Please keep in mind that I am novice so try to break it down as simple as you can for me to be able to follow:

==> Installing ffmpeg dependency: libtool

==> Pouring libtool-2.4.6_3.big_sur.bottle.tar.gz

Error: The brew link step did not complete successfully

The formula built, but is not symlinked into /usr/local

Could not symlink include/libltdl/lt_dlloader.h

Target /usr/local/include/libltdl/lt_dlloader.h

is a symlink belonging to libtool. You can unlink it:

brew unlink libtool

To force the link and overwrite all conflicting files:

brew link --overwrite libtool

To list all files that would be deleted:

brew link --overwrite --dry-run libtool

Possible conflicting files are:

/usr/local/include/libltdl/lt_dlloader.h → /usr/local/Cellar/libtool/2.4.6_1/include/libltdl/lt_dlloader.h

/usr/local/include/libltdl/lt_error.h → /usr/local/Cellar/libtool/2.4.6_1/include/libltdl/lt_error.h

/usr/local/include/libltdl/lt_system.h → /usr/local/Cellar/libtool/2.4.6_1/include/libltdl/lt_system.h

/usr/local/include/ltdl.h → /usr/local/Cellar/libtool/2.4.6_1/include/ltdl.h

/usr/local/share/aclocal/libtool.m4 → /usr/local/Cellar/libtool/2.4.6_1/share/aclocal/libtool.m4

/usr/local/share/aclocal/ltargz.m4 → /usr/local/Cellar/libtool/2.4.6_1/share/aclocal/ltargz.m4

/usr/local/share/aclocal/ltdl.m4 → /usr/local/Cellar/libtool/2.4.6_1/share/aclocal/ltdl.m4

/usr/local/share/aclocal/ltoptions.m4 → /usr/local/Cellar/libtool/2.4.6_1/share/aclocal/ltoptions.m4

/usr/local/share/aclocal/ltsugar.m4 → /usr/local/Cellar/libtool/2.4.6_1/share/aclocal/ltsugar.m4

/usr/local/share/aclocal/ltversion.m4 → /usr/local/Cellar/libtool/2.4.6_1/share/aclocal/ltversion.m4

/usr/local/share/aclocal/lt~obsolete.m4 → /usr/local/Cellar/libtool/2.4.6_1/share/aclocal/lt~obsolete.m4

/usr/local/share/info/libtool.info → /usr/local/Cellar/libtool/2.4.6_1/share/info/libtool.info

/usr/local/share/info/libtool.info-1 → /usr/local/Cellar/libtool/2.4.6_1/share/info/libtool.info-1

/usr/local/share/info/libtool.info-2 → /usr/local/Cellar/libtool/2.4.6_1/share/info/libtool.info-2

Hi! Is this still happening? You may have to update homebrew manually and try again.

Hi, how do you do that !

Hi @nyaxoxo,

You need to run brew update before the brew install command.

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