PlayOnMac 4.4.3 cannot locate netcat

[madprogramer]

Expected behavior

PlayOnMac after a clean install should at least be able to launch. But despite netcat being installed on the system, PlayOnMac is somehow unable to locate it.

Actual behavior

PlayOnMac quits immediately after dropping the following message:

PlayOnMac cannot find nc (from NetCat)
You need to install it to continue

Steps to reproduce

1. Download the PlayOnMac 4.4.3 Release
2. Move package inside .dmg to applications.
3. Attempt to run PlayOnMac, either by clicking or through terminal.

System information

• PlayOnMac 4.4.3. Release
• MacOS Monterey (12.4)
• Java Version :1.8.0_321
• netcat installed under:
  • /usr/local/bin/nc
  • brew

[madprogramer]

Discovery: This appears to be a side-effect of Node.js missing from the system. Perhaps the error message should be updated accordingly or a new warning added.

https://www.playonmac.com/en/topic-18183.html#m68994