fix(auto-updates): replace nonexistent brew autoupdate with LaunchAgent#58
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`brew autoupdate` is not a built-in Homebrew command — it requires the third-party DomT4/homebrew-autoupdate tap. Replace with a native LaunchAgent + wrapper script that runs `brew update && brew upgrade && brew cleanup` daily at 04:30. Also fix all three sections to actually load their LaunchAgent/Daemon after creation instead of just logging a hint. The idempotency check now ensures the agent is loaded even on re-runs. The wrapper script handles Apple Silicon Homebrew environment setup (eval brew shellenv) which is required for LaunchAgent context where PATH doesn't include /opt/homebrew/bin by default. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Some cask upgrades invoke sudo for .pkg installers. In a LaunchAgent context with no TTY, sudo blocks forever. Fix: - Set SUDO_ASKPASS=/bin/false so sudo fails immediately - Split upgrade into --formula then --cask so a cask needing sudo doesn't block formula upgrades - Set HOMEBREW_NO_AUTO_UPDATE=1 since we run brew update explicitly Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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brew autoupdate(requires third-partyDomT4/homebrew-autoupdatetap) with a native LaunchAgent that runsbrew update && brew upgrade && brew cleanupdaily at 04:30Details
brew autoupdateis not a built-in Homebrew subcommand. The original implementation assumed it was, with a fallback tobrew tap domt4/autoupdate. Neither path works without installing the third-party tap first.The fix creates a simple wrapper script + LaunchAgent (same pattern as the existing MAS section), handling Apple Silicon Homebrew environment setup (
eval brew shellenv).Test plan
scp scripts/server/setup-auto-updates.sh andrewrich@tilsit.local:/tmp/server-setup/scripts/./scripts/setup-auto-updates.sh --forcelaunchctl list | grep brew-upgradelaunchctl list | grep massudo launchctl list | grep softwareupdate🤖 Generated with Claude Code