Can't upgrade from QGIS LTR 3.44.11 to 3.44.12, or install it fresh

[numbermaniac]

Output of brew config

HOMEBREW_VERSION: 6.0.11
ORIGIN: https://github.com/Homebrew/brew
HEAD: 6bd951d96e7ebc54787799dba77bfb26ec956c4c
Last commit: 4 days ago
Branch: stable
Core tap: N/A
Core cask tap: N/A
HOMEBREW_PREFIX: /opt/homebrew
HOMEBREW_CASK_OPTS: []
HOMEBREW_DOWNLOAD_CONCURRENCY: 16
HOMEBREW_EDITOR: nano
HOMEBREW_FORBID_PACKAGES_FROM_PATHS: set
HOMEBREW_MAKE_JOBS: 8
HOMEBREW_NO_AUTO_UPDATE: set
HOMEBREW_REQUIRE_TAP_TRUST: set
Homebrew Ruby: 4.0.5 => /opt/homebrew/Library/Homebrew/vendor/portable-ruby/4.0.5_1/bin/ruby
CPU: octa-core 64-bit arm_blizzard_avalanche
Clang: 21.0.0 build 2100
Git: 2.50.1 => /Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/usr/bin/git
Curl: 8.7.1 => /usr/bin/curl
macOS: 26.5.2-arm64
CLT: 26.6.0.0.1781586589
Xcode: N/A
Rosetta 2: false

Output of brew doctor

Warning: Some installed casks are deprecated or disabled.
You should find replacements for the following casks:
  gstreamer-runtime
  stolendata-mpv
  wine@devel

Description of issue

I tried to upgrade from QGIS-LTR 3.44.11 to 3.44.12, but for some reason it didn't work.

==> Fetching downloads for: qgis@ltr
✔︎ Cask qgis@ltr (3.44.12)                                                                                                                               Downloaded    1.5GB/  1.5GB
==> Uninstalling Cask qgis@ltr
==> Backing up App 'QGIS-LTR.app' to '/opt/homebrew/Caskroom/qgis@ltr/3.44.11/QGIS-LTR.app'
==> Removing App '/Applications/QGIS-LTR.app'
==> Purging files for version 3.44.11 of Cask qgis@ltr
==> Installing Cask qgis@ltr
==> Purging files for version 3.44.12 of Cask qgis@ltr
Error: It seems the App source '/opt/homebrew/Caskroom/qgis@ltr/3.44.12/QGIS-LTR.app' is not there.
Error: Failed to upgrade qgis@ltr

When I manually open the DMG file that Homebrew Cask downloaded, QGIS is indeed in there:

Yet, the error message above says the app source is not there. Since Cask had deleted the old one, I tried installing it new using brew install qgis@ltr, and that failed with the same error message.

Relevant casks

qgis@ltr

[SMillerDev]

QGIS-LTR.app' is not there.

The app in your screenshot has a different name. Someone will need to update the cask for the new name.

[cho-m]

Can you run with --debug --verbose to show more information?

CI didn't hit any issues installing cask - https://github.com/Homebrew/homebrew-cask/actions/runs/28948125799/job/85887433590#step:17:17

[numbermaniac]

Sure, here is the output.

Output

/opt/homebrew/Library/Homebrew/brew.rb (Cask::CaskLoader::FromAPILoader): loading qgis@ltr
==> Would install 1 cask:
qgis@ltr
==> Fetching downloads for: qgis@ltr
==> Verifying checksum for '228560f0e6b1878093cb06471c2227d7df4c63c8258ef6d3646f427c99a8bceb--qgis_ltr_final-3_44_12.dmg'
==> Checking quarantine support                                                                                                                         Verifying     1.5GB/------
/usr/bin/env /usr/bin/xattr -h                                                                                                                          Verified      1.5GB/------
/usr/bin/env /Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/usr/bin/swift -target arm64-apple-macosx26 /opt/homebrew/Library/Homebrew/cask/utils/quarantine.swift
==> Quarantine is available.                                                                                                                            Verified      1.5GB/------
==> Verifying Gatekeeper status of /Users/number/Library/Caches/Homebrew/downloads/228560f0e6b1878093cb06471c2227d7df4c63c8258ef6d3646f427c99a8bceb--qgis_ltr_final-3_44_12.dmg
/usr/bin/env /usr/bin/xattr -p com.apple.quarantine /Users/number/Library/Caches/Homebrew/downloads/228560f0e6b1878093cb06471c2227d7df4c63c8258ef6d3646f427c99a8bceb--qgis_ltr_final-3_44_12.dmg
==> /Users/number/Library/Caches/Homebrew/downloads/228560f0e6b1878093cb06471c2227d7df4c63c8258ef6d3646f427c99a8bceb--qgis_ltr_final-3_44_12.dmg is quarantined
/usr/bin/env hdiutil imageinfo -format /Users/number/Library/Caches/Homebrew/downloads/228560f0e6b1878093cb06471c2227d7df4c63c8258ef6d3646f427c99a8bceb--qgis_ltr_final-3_44_12.dmg
/usr/bin/env hdiutil imageinfo -format /Users/number/Library/Caches/Homebrew/downloads/228560f0e6b1878093cb06471c2227d7df4c63c8258ef6d3646f427c99a8bceb--qgis_ltr_final-3_44_12.dmg
/usr/bin/env hdiutil imageinfo -format /Users/number/Library/Caches/Homebrew/downloads/228560f0e6b1878093cb06471c2227d7df4c63c8258ef6d3646f427c99a8bceb--qgis_ltr_final-3_44_12.dmg
==> Extracting primary container                                                                                                                        Extracting    1.5GB/------
==> Using container class UnpackStrategy::Dmg for /Users/number/Library/Caches/Homebrew/downloads/228560f0e6b1878093cb06471c2227d7df4c63c8258ef6d3646f427c99a8bceb--qgis_ltr_final-3_44_12.dmg
/usr/bin/env find . -print0                                                                                                                             Extracting    1.5GB/------
==> Verifying Gatekeeper status of /Users/number/Library/Caches/Homebrew/downloads/228560f0e6b1878093cb06471c2227d7df4c63c8258ef6d3646f427c99a8bceb--qgis_ltr_final-3_44_12.dmg--
/usr/bin/env /usr/bin/xattr -p com.apple.quarantine /Users/number/Library/Caches/Homebrew/downloads/228560f0e6b1878093cb06471c2227d7df4c63c8258ef6d3646f427c99a8bceb--qgis_ltr_final-3_44_12.dmg
⠓ Cask qgis@ltr (3.44.12)                                                                                                                               Extracting    1.5GB/-------==> /Users/number/Library/Caches/Homebrew/downloads/228560f0e6b1878093cb06471c2227d7df4c63c8258ef6d3646f427c99a8bceb--qgis_ltr_final-3_44_12.dmg is quarantined
==> Propagating quarantine from /Users/number/Library/Caches/Homebrew/downloads/228560f0e6b1878093cb06471c2227d7df4c63c8258ef6d3646f427c99a8bceb--qgis_ltr_final-3_44_12.dmg to /opt/homebrew/var/homebrew/tmp/.caskroom/qgis@ltr/3.44.12
/usr/bin/env /usr/bin/xattr -p com.apple.quarantine /Users/number/Library/Caches/Homebrew/downloads/228560f0e6b1878093cb06471c2227d7df4c63c8258ef6d3646f427c99a8bceb--qgis_ltr_final-3_44_12.dmg
/usr/bin/env /usr/bin/xargs -0 -- chmod -h u+w                                                                                                          Extracting    1.5GB/------
⠞ Cask qgis@ltr (3.44.12)                                                                                                                               Extracting    1.5GB/-------/usr/bin/env /usr/bin/xargs -0 -- /usr/bin/xattr -w com.apple.quarantine 0181\;6a5c55d8\;Homebrew\\x20Cask\;194F4D99-5CDA-4448-885D-1BCC4D609E2E
✔︎ Cask qgis@ltr (3.44.12)                                                                                                                               Downloaded    1.5GB/  1.5GB
==> Cask::Installer#install
==> Printing caveats
==> Cask::Installer#fetch
/usr/bin/env /opt/homebrew/Library/Homebrew/shims/shared/curl --disable --cookie /dev/null --globoff --show-error --user-agent Homebrew/6.0.11\ \(Macintosh\;\ arm64\ Mac\ OS\ X\ 26.5.2\)\ curl/8.7.1 --header Accept-Language:\ en --retry 3 -V
/usr/bin/env /opt/homebrew/Library/Homebrew/shims/shared/curl --disable --cookie /dev/null --globoff --show-error --user-agent Homebrew/6.0.11\ \(Macintosh\;\ arm64\ Mac\ OS\ X\ 26.5.2\)\ curl/8.7.1 --header Accept-Language:\ en --retry 3 -V
/usr/bin/env /opt/homebrew/Library/Homebrew/shims/shared/curl --disable --cookie /dev/null --globoff --show-error --user-agent Homebrew/6.0.11\ \(Macintosh\;\ arm64\ Mac\ OS\ X\ 26.5.2\)\ curl/8.7.1 --header Accept-Language:\ en --retry 3 --fail --location --silent --head https://download.qgis.org/downloads/macos/ltr/qgis_ltr_final-3_44_12.dmg
/usr/bin/env /opt/homebrew/Library/Homebrew/shims/shared/curl --disable --cookie /dev/null --globoff --show-error --user-agent Homebrew/6.0.11\ \(Macintosh\;\ arm64\ Mac\ OS\ X\ 26.5.2\)\ curl/8.7.1 --header Accept-Language:\ en --retry 3 --fail --location --silent --head --request GET --http1.1 https://download.qgis.org/downloads/macos/ltr/qgis_ltr_final-3_44_12.dmg
==> Verifying Gatekeeper status of /Users/number/Library/Caches/Homebrew/downloads/228560f0e6b1878093cb06471c2227d7df4c63c8258ef6d3646f427c99a8bceb--qgis_ltr_final-3_44_12.dmg
/usr/bin/env /usr/bin/xattr -p com.apple.quarantine /Users/number/Library/Caches/Homebrew/downloads/228560f0e6b1878093cb06471c2227d7df4c63c8258ef6d3646f427c99a8bceb--qgis_ltr_final-3_44_12.dmg
==> /Users/number/Library/Caches/Homebrew/downloads/228560f0e6b1878093cb06471c2227d7df4c63c8258ef6d3646f427c99a8bceb--qgis_ltr_final-3_44_12.dmg is not quarantined
==> Quarantining /Users/number/Library/Caches/Homebrew/downloads/228560f0e6b1878093cb06471c2227d7df4c63c8258ef6d3646f427c99a8bceb--qgis_ltr_final-3_44_12.dmg
/usr/bin/env /Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/usr/bin/swift -target arm64-apple-macosx26 /opt/homebrew/Library/Homebrew/cask/utils/quarantine.swift /Users/number/Library/Caches/Homebrew/downloads/228560f0e6b1878093cb06471c2227d7df4c63c8258ef6d3646f427c99a8bceb--qgis_ltr_final-3_44_12.dmg https://download.qgis.org/downloads/macos/ltr/qgis_ltr_final-3_44_12.dmg https://www.qgis.org/
==> Verifying checksum for '228560f0e6b1878093cb06471c2227d7df4c63c8258ef6d3646f427c99a8bceb--qgis_ltr_final-3_44_12.dmg'
==> Verifying Gatekeeper status of /Users/number/Library/Caches/Homebrew/downloads/228560f0e6b1878093cb06471c2227d7df4c63c8258ef6d3646f427c99a8bceb--qgis_ltr_final-3_44_12.dmg
/usr/bin/env /usr/bin/xattr -p com.apple.quarantine /Users/number/Library/Caches/Homebrew/downloads/228560f0e6b1878093cb06471c2227d7df4c63c8258ef6d3646f427c99a8bceb--qgis_ltr_final-3_44_12.dmg
==> /Users/number/Library/Caches/Homebrew/downloads/228560f0e6b1878093cb06471c2227d7df4c63c8258ef6d3646f427c99a8bceb--qgis_ltr_final-3_44_12.dmg is quarantined
==> Verifying checksum for '228560f0e6b1878093cb06471c2227d7df4c63c8258ef6d3646f427c99a8bceb--qgis_ltr_final-3_44_12.dmg'
/usr/bin/env hdiutil imageinfo -format /Users/number/Library/Caches/Homebrew/downloads/228560f0e6b1878093cb06471c2227d7df4c63c8258ef6d3646f427c99a8bceb--qgis_ltr_final-3_44_12.dmg
==> Installing Cask qgis@ltr
==> Cask::Installer#stage
==> Creating metadata directory: /opt/homebrew/Caskroom/qgis@ltr/.metadata/3.44.12/20260719151214.266
==> Creating metadata subdirectory: /opt/homebrew/Caskroom/qgis@ltr/.metadata/3.44.12/20260719151214.266/Casks
==> Installing artifacts
==> Installing artifact of class Cask::Artifact::App
==> Purging files for version 3.44.12 of Cask qgis@ltr
Error: It seems the App source '/opt/homebrew/Caskroom/qgis@ltr/3.44.12/QGIS-LTR.app' is not there.

I don't know why it downloads it a second time when it's already downloaded. It's a 1.5GB download, so that adds a lot of delay to the process.

[daeho-ro]

Homebrew/brew#23211 will fix the issue I think.

[numbermaniac]

Yep, that's fixed it - updated brew today and it installed perfectly. Thank you!