Optional runtime dependency (Pass::OTP / otptool) causes stderr when missing

[michaelhaaf]

Problem

(NOTE: edits made).

The runtime dependency otptool is not listed in the installation requirements (unless I'm missing something). I've done a search online and I cannot find a binary/library that corresponds to otptool. is listed as optional (Pass::OTP), but not having it installed causes error messages to print to stderr.

The problematic line of code is here.

pass-otp/otp.bash

Line 21 in a364d2a

OTPTOOL=$(which otptool)

Here is the PR that added it: 0aadd4c

Result

It's not devastating, oathtool works and the correct OTP is ultimately printed on the last line of stdout.

That said, the which command from Line 21 fails and is printed to stderr:

$ pass otp /pass/path/passwordfile
which: no otptool in (/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin)
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Resolution

Does a tool referred to as otptool still exist? Am I missing something? Should it be added to the list of requirements? Or is it redundant since oathtool works without it, and then should it be removed? Maybe there's an easy answer I'm missing.

Sorry, I forgot to check the git blame when I first opened the ticket. Some actual ideas:

1. Redirect stderr of which command to /dev/null. For my machine, where I don't have Perl nor Pass::OTP but I do have oathtool, that would look like this:

$ test="$(which otptool 2> /dev/null || true)"
$ echo $test # no stderr, no exit code 1

$ test="$(which oathtool 2> /dev/null || true)"
$ echo $test
/usr/bin/oathtool

2. Something else?