[GH-ISSUE #205] brew install fails on OSX Catalina: undefined method `path' for nil:NilClass #140

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opened 2026-03-01 21:40:35 +03:00 by kerem · 2 comments

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Originally created by @n-a-t-e on GitHub (Apr 23, 2020).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/nektos/act/issues/205

Hi, I am trying to install act and I get this error on Catalina 10.15.3. Thanks

$ brew install nektos/tap/act

==> Tapping nektos/tap
Cloning into '/usr/local/Homebrew/Library/Taps/nektos/homebrew-tap'...
remote: Enumerating objects: 32, done.
remote: Counting objects: 100% (32/32), done.
remote: Compressing objects: 100% (24/24), done.
remote: Total 75 (delta 7), reused 0 (delta 0), pack-reused 43
Unpacking objects: 100% (75/75), done.
Tapped 1 formula (100 files, 46KB).
==> Installing act from nektos/tap
Error: An exception occurred within a child process:
  NoMethodError: undefined method `path' for nil:NilClass
Did you mean?  paths

Originally created by @n-a-t-e on GitHub (Apr 23, 2020). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/nektos/act/issues/205 Hi, I am trying to install act and I get this error on Catalina 10.15.3. Thanks ```sh $ brew install nektos/tap/act ==> Tapping nektos/tap Cloning into '/usr/local/Homebrew/Library/Taps/nektos/homebrew-tap'... remote: Enumerating objects: 32, done. remote: Counting objects: 100% (32/32), done. remote: Compressing objects: 100% (24/24), done. remote: Total 75 (delta 7), reused 0 (delta 0), pack-reused 43 Unpacking objects: 100% (75/75), done. Tapped 1 formula (100 files, 46KB). ==> Installing act from nektos/tap Error: An exception occurred within a child process: NoMethodError: undefined method `path' for nil:NilClass Did you mean? paths ```

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@cplee commented on GitHub (Apr 23, 2020):

@n-a-t-e : any chance it is related to:

https://discourse.brew.sh/t/homebrew-installation-fail/7439/3

@cplee commented on GitHub (Apr 23, 2020): @n-a-t-e : any chance it is related to: https://discourse.brew.sh/t/homebrew-installation-fail/7439/3

kerem commented

2026-03-01 21:40:36 +03:00

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@n-a-t-e commented on GitHub (Apr 23, 2020):

@cplee Thanks, updating Xcode made it work

@n-a-t-e commented on GitHub (Apr 23, 2020): @cplee Thanks, updating Xcode made it work

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