java uninstall fails when run from iTerm2: osascript ... execution error: An error of type -10810 has occurred.

[benfleis]

Java 8 seems to be potentially breaking my Gephi install so I wanted to try older version. Unfortunately, no dice. The syslog indicates failure due to an Aqua dependency? Everything below is run via iTerm2. I re-ran from Terminal without a problem.

ben@otis /u/local (master)> brew cask uninstall java --force
==> Running uninstall process for java; your password may be necessary
==> Removing launchctl service com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool
==> Removing launchctl service com.oracle.java.Java-Updater
==> Quitting application ID com.oracle.java.Java-Updater
Error: Command failed to execute!

==> Failed command:
["/usr/bin/sudo", "-E", "--", "/usr/bin/osascript", "-e", "tell application \\\"System Events\\\" to count processes whose bundle identifier is \\\"com.oracle.java.Java-Updater\\\""]

==> Output of failed command:
36:109: execution error: An error of type -10810 has occurred. (-10810)


==> Exit status of failed command:
#<Process::Status: pid 3718 exit 1>

syslog:

Sep 26 08:18:03 otis.local sudo[4217]:      ben : TTY=ttys001 ; PWD=/Library/Caches/Homebrew ; USER=root ; COMMAND=/bin/launchctl list -x com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool
Sep 26 08:18:03 otis.local sudo[4219]:      ben : TTY=ttys001 ; PWD=/Library/Caches/Homebrew ; USER=root ; COMMAND=/bin/launchctl unload -w -- com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool
Sep 26 08:18:04 otis.local sudo[4221]:      ben : TTY=ttys001 ; PWD=/Library/Caches/Homebrew ; USER=root ; COMMAND=/bin/launchctl remove com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool
Sep 26 08:18:05 otis.local sudo[4225]:      ben : TTY=ttys001 ; PWD=/Library/Caches/Homebrew ; USER=root ; COMMAND=/bin/launchctl list -x com.oracle.java.Java-Updater
Sep 26 08:18:05 otis.local sudo[4227]:      ben : TTY=ttys001 ; PWD=/Library/Caches/Homebrew ; USER=root ; COMMAND=/bin/launchctl unload -w -- com.oracle.java.Java-Updater
Sep 26 08:18:06 otis.local sudo[4230]:      ben : TTY=ttys001 ; PWD=/Library/Caches/Homebrew ; USER=root ; COMMAND=/bin/launchctl remove com.oracle.java.Java-Updater
Sep 26 08:18:08 otis.local sudo[4233]:      ben : TTY=ttys001 ; PWD=/Library/Caches/Homebrew ; USER=root ; COMMAND=/usr/bin/osascript -e tell application "System Events" to count processes whose bundle identifier is "com.oracle.java.Java-Updater"
Sep 26 08:18:08 otis com.apple.launchd[1]: System: Could not find requested session: Aqua
Sep 26 08:18:08 otis.local osascript[4234]: com.apple.systemevents.22384: Invalid argument
Sep 26 08:18:08 otis com.apple.launchd[1]: System: assertion failed: 13F34: launchd + 89837 [364E35A7-9FA7-3950-8494-40B49A2E7250]: 0x0
Sep 26 08:18:08 otis com.apple.launchd[1]: System: This API can only be used by a process running within an Aqua session.
Sep 26 08:18:08 otis.local osascript[4234]: spawn_via_launchd() failed, errno=5 label=com.apple.systemevents.22384 path=/System/Library/CoreServices/System Events.app/Contents/MacOS/System Events flags=0 : LaunchApplicationClient.cp #1168 LaunchApplicationViaLaunchDJobLabel() q=com.apple.main-thread
Sep 26 08:18:08 otis.local osascript[4234]: spawn_via_launchd() failed, errno=5 label=com.apple.systemevents.22384 path=/System/Library/CoreServices/System Events.app/Contents/MacOS/System Events flags=0

[rolandwalker]

Hi!

Yes, that's a current limitation, as documented in the man page.

brew cask uninstall --force will work better in the future though, as we are revising the backend to support bookkeeping and upgrading. See #4678 and #4688, as well as #309.

I'm going to close this, as it is both documented and covered by other open issues. But feel free to comment there.