imaging-edge-webcam 120_2403a,xB4KucKqdT (new cask)

[diemogebhardt]

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[diemogebhardt]

This Cask installs a Camera Extension.

In System Settings > General > Login Items & Extensions:

It's location is /Library/SystemExtensions/*/com.sony.imagingedge.iew.CameraExt.systemextension and it can't be removed due to an Operation not permitted error:

==> Implied `brew uninstall --cask imaging-edge-webcam`
==> Uninstalling packages with sudo; the password may be necessary:
==> Removing files:
/Library/SystemExtensions/*/com.sony.imagingedge.iew.CameraExt.systemextension
Password:
rm: /Library/SystemExtensions/*/com.sony.imagingedge.iew.CameraExt.systemextension/Contents/_CodeSignature/CodeResources: Operation not permitted
rm: /Library/SystemExtensions/*/com.sony.imagingedge.iew.CameraExt.systemextension/Contents/_CodeSignature: Operation not permitted
rm: /Library/SystemExtensions/*/com.sony.imagingedge.iew.CameraExt.systemextension/Contents/MacOS/com.sony.imagingedge.iew.CameraExt: Operation not permitted
rm: /Library/SystemExtensions/*/com.sony.imagingedge.iew.CameraExt.systemextension/Contents/MacOS: Operation not permitted
rm: /Library/SystemExtensions/*/com.sony.imagingedge.iew.CameraExt.systemextension/Contents/Resources/dummy_gray.jpg: Operation not permitted
rm: /Library/SystemExtensions/*/com.sony.imagingedge.iew.CameraExt.systemextension/Contents/Resources/dummy_white.jpg: Operation not permitted
rm: /Library/SystemExtensions/*/com.sony.imagingedge.iew.CameraExt.systemextension/Contents/Resources: Operation not permitted
rm: /Library/SystemExtensions/*/com.sony.imagingedge.iew.CameraExt.systemextension/Contents/Frameworks/LjAdapter/libLja_PTP_USB.dylib: Operation not permitted
rm: /Library/SystemExtensions/*/com.sony.imagingedge.iew.CameraExt.systemextension/Contents/Frameworks/LjAdapter/libusb-1.0.0.dylib: Operation not permitted
rm: /Library/SystemExtensions/*/com.sony.imagingedge.iew.CameraExt.systemextension/Contents/Frameworks/LjAdapter: Operation not permitted
rm: /Library/SystemExtensions/*/com.sony.imagingedge.iew.CameraExt.systemextension/Contents/Frameworks: Operation not permitted
rm: /Library/SystemExtensions/*/com.sony.imagingedge.iew.CameraExt.systemextension/Contents/Info.plist: Operation not permitted
rm: /Library/SystemExtensions/*/com.sony.imagingedge.iew.CameraExt.systemextension/Contents: Operation not permitted
rm: /Library/SystemExtensions/*/com.sony.imagingedge.iew.CameraExt.systemextension: Operation not permitted

How are we going to handle this best? Neither trash nor delete works, that's why it's commented out.

[SMillerDev]

Does the pkg uninstall not remove this?

[diemogebhardt]

It didn't on my machine – neither from the System Settings nor the Path.

I tried to remove it manually from the System Settings, which worked, but kept the extension in the Path: /Library/SystemExtensions/*/com.sony.imagingedge.iew.CameraExt.systemextension. * = UUID1

Then, after installing again, it shows up as expected in System Settings and there is a second extension in the Path: /Library/SystemExtensions/*/com.sony.imagingedge.iew.CameraExt.systemextension. * = UUID2

[diemogebhardt]

❯ systemextensionsctl list
2 extension(s)
--- com.apple.system_extension.cmio (Go to 'System Settings > General > Login Items & Extensions > Camera Extensions' to modify these system extension(s))
enabled active  teamID  bundleID (version)      name    [state]
                __________      com.sony.imagingedge.iew.CameraExt (1.2.0.02210/1)      CameraExt       [terminated waiting to uninstall on reboot]
*       *       __________      com.sony.imagingedge.iew.CameraExt (1.2.0.02210/1)      CameraExt       [activated enabled]

❯ brew uninstall imaging-edge-webcam --zap
Error: Cask 'imaging-edge-webcam' is not installed.

This shows both instances of the Camera Extension:

• The first one [terminated waiting to uninstall on reboot], that I deleted manually in System Settings
• and the second one [activated enabled], that is not being removed by pkg uninstall.

Removing the Camera Extension manually via System Settings > General > Login Items & Extensions > Camera Extensions seems to work.

[diemogebhardt]

The ftdi-vcp-driver cask has a similar limitation with system extensions. I've expanded the comment to better explain the situation. Should we also add a caveat to inform users that they need to manually remove the extension through System Settings > General > Login Items & Extensions?