[PR #10013/4b9373f6 backport][stable-10] Homebrew: Emit a useful error message if brew info reports a package tap is null. #10040
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This is a backport of PR #10013 as merged into main (4b9373f).
SUMMARY
Homebrew: Emit a useful error message if
brew inforeports a package tap is null. This can happen if an installed package is subsequently removed from the tap (e.g. it is withdrawn by homebrew).Fixes #10012
ISSUE TYPE
COMPONENT NAME
homebrew
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Note: the task fails with an error referencing the broken package, as requested in the bug report. No attempt is made to continue or recover the task.
Note: failure case is hard to reproduce. No test added.