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install: fallback when latest release is missing #3

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22 changes: 17 additions & 5 deletions install.sh
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# Stackdog Security — install script
#
# Usage:
# curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/vsilent/stackdog/dev/install.sh | sudo bash
# curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/vsilent/stackdog/dev/install.sh | sudo bash -s -- --version v0.2.0
# curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/vsilent/stackdog/main/install.sh | sudo bash
# curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/vsilent/stackdog/main/install.sh | sudo bash -s -- --version v0.2.0
#
# Installs the stackdog binary to /usr/local/bin.
# Requires: curl, tar, sha256sum (or shasum), Linux x86_64 or aarch64.
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fi

info "Fetching latest release..."
TAG="$(curl -fsSL "https://api.github.com/repos/${REPO}/releases/latest" \
| grep '"tag_name"' | head -1 | sed 's/.*"tag_name": *"\([^"]*\)".*/\1/')"
TAG="$(
curl -fsSL "https://api.github.com/repos/${REPO}/releases/latest" 2>/dev/null \
| grep '"tag_name"' | head -1 | sed 's/.*"tag_name": *"\([^"]*\)".*/\1/' || true
)"

# GitHub returns 404 for /releases/latest when there are no stable releases
# (for example only pre-releases). Fall back to the most recent release entry.
if [ -z "$TAG" ]; then
error "Could not determine latest release. Specify a version with --version"
warn "No stable 'latest' release found, trying most recent release..."
TAG="$(
curl -fsSL "https://api.github.com/repos/${REPO}/releases?per_page=1" 2>/dev/null \
| grep '"tag_name"' | head -1 | sed 's/.*"tag_name": *"\([^"]*\)".*/\1/' || true
)"
fi

if [ -z "$TAG" ]; then
error "Could not determine latest release. Create a GitHub release, or specify one with --version (e.g. --version v0.2.0)."
fi

VERSION="$(echo "$TAG" | sed 's/^v//')"
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