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Shared helpers for the git prebuild installer (#7813), no behaviour change for existing tools:

  • LinkToolService.symlink links a binary into the global bin folder as a plain symlink instead of a shell wrapper; rm also removes symlinks
  • AptService.installDistroPackages (moved from BasePrepareService, which now calls it) so install services can install distro specific packages too
  • PrebuildVersionResolver.latestVersion() returns the newest prebuild version

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  • New Features
    • Tool installation now selects required system packages for the current Linux distribution and reports an error when that distribution is unsupported.
    • Tool setup can create executable links to installed binaries, replacing existing files or links while leaving directories intact.
    • Blank or whitespace-only version entries now resolve to the latest prebuilt release.

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The changes add plain symlink support to tool installation, move distro-specific package selection into AptService, and extract latest prebuild version lookup into a protected method.

Changes: Tool symlink handling

Layer / File(s) Summary
Symlink creation and removal
src/cli/services/link-tool.service.ts, src/cli/services/link-tool.service.spec.ts
LinkToolService removes existing bin entries before creating symlinks or shell wrappers. Its removal logic handles files and symlinks, including dangling symlinks. Tests cover replacement, removal, directory preservation, and link tracking.
Tool binary symlink integration
src/cli/install-tool/base-install.service.ts, src/cli/install-tool/base-install.service.spec.ts
BaseInstallService delegates binary symlink creation to LinkToolService. A test checks the versioned source path and resulting binary target.

Distro package installation

Layer / File(s) Summary
Distro package selection and installation
src/cli/services/apt.service.ts, src/cli/services/apt.service.spec.ts
AptService selects packages by distro version code and installs them with common packages. Tests cover Ubuntu Noble and the unsupported Ubuntu Focal case.
Prepare service delegation
src/cli/prepare-tool/base-prepare.service.ts
BasePrepareService delegates distro package selection and installation to AptService instead of selecting packages locally.

Prebuild version lookup

Layer / File(s) Summary
Latest prebuild version lookup
src/cli/tools/utils/prebuild.ts
PrebuildVersionResolver uses latestVersion() for missing, blank, whitespace-only, or latest values. Other version values remain unchanged.

Priority: ➖ Normal

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~20 minutes

Change: Refactor

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sequenceDiagram
  participant BaseInstallService
  participant LinkToolService
  participant Filesystem
  BaseInstallService->>LinkToolService: symlink(tool, config)
  LinkToolService->>Filesystem: remove existing bin entry
  LinkToolService->>Filesystem: create symlink to srcDir/tool
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Merge Risk: ⚪ Minimal · up to 9f3af

This refactor adds plain-symlink support and moves distro package installation into a shared service. The earlier concern, that a wrapper written over a linked binary could overwrite it, is addressed in the current code. No concrete merge-blocking risk remains.

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Share binary symlink and distro-package helpers for tool installers

✨ Enhancement 🧪 Tests 🕐 20-40 Minutes

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• Add reusable plain-symlink support for binaries that do not need containerbase shell wrappers.
• Move distro-specific package selection into AptService for use beyond tool preparation.
• Expose latest prebuild lookup and test symlink, package, and cleanup behavior.
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graph TD
  A["BaseInstallService"] --> B["LinkToolService"] --> C["Global bin"]
  D["BasePrepareService"] --> E["AptService"] --> F["Distro packages"]
  G["PrebuildVersionResolver"] --> H["Prebuild releases"]
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Keep the shared-service approach: it makes linking and distro-package selection available to install services while preserving the preparation service's existing interface. Duplicating these operations in individual installers or adding separate utility modules would create unnecessary parallel implementations.

Files changed (8) +165 / -22

Enhancement (2) +32 / -2
base-install.service.tsExpose plain symlinks to tool installers +10/-0

Expose plain symlinks to tool installers

• Adds a protected method that delegates binary symlink creation to LinkToolService, alongside the existing shell-wrapper helper.

src/cli/install-tool/base-install.service.ts

link-tool.service.tsCreate and clean up plain binary symlinks +22/-2

Create and clean up plain binary symlinks

• Adds a tracked symlink operation that replaces an existing entry in the global bin directory. Extends removal to recognize symlinks, including dangling ones.

src/cli/services/link-tool.service.ts

Refactor (3) +37 / -19
base-prepare.service.tsDelegate distro-package installation to AptService +6/-15

Delegate distro-package installation to AptService

• Preserves the protected preparation helper's interface while moving release selection and installation into the shared apt service.

src/cli/prepare-tool/base-prepare.service.ts

apt.service.tsShare distro-package installation through AptService +23/-1

Share distro-package installation through AptService

• Adds a public method that selects packages for the current Ubuntu release, rejects unsupported releases, and uses the existing apt installation path.

src/cli/services/apt.service.ts

prebuild.tsExpose latest prebuild version lookup +8/-3

Expose latest prebuild version lookup

• Extracts the existing latest-release request into a protected method and calls it when resolving a missing or 'latest' version.

src/cli/tools/utils/prebuild.ts

Tests (3) +96 / -1
base-install.service.spec.tsTest the base installer's symlink helper +19/-0

Test the base installer's symlink helper

• Exposes the protected helper through a test subclass and verifies that it delegates the tool name and creates the expected binary link.

src/cli/install-tool/base-install.service.spec.ts

apt.service.spec.tsTest distro-specific apt package selection +42/-0

Test distro-specific apt package selection

• Verifies installation of common and release-specific packages, plus rejection of unsupported releases without invoking apt.

src/cli/services/apt.service.spec.ts

link-tool.service.spec.tsTest symlink replacement, removal, and tracking +35/-1

Test symlink replacement, removal, and tracking

• Covers replacement of wrappers and links, removal of dangling symlinks without deleting directories, and inclusion of symlinks in tracked links.

src/cli/services/link-tool.service.spec.ts

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🟠 Major · Remove an existing symlink before writing a wrapper. · link-tool.service.ts:105

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Remove an existing symlink before writing a wrapper.

If a binary was linked with symlink() and a later call to shellwrapper() uses the same name, fs.writeFile(tgt, content) follows the symlink. It overwrites the binary with wrapper text instead of replacing the link. Remove the existing symlink entry before writing the wrapper.

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Update the shellwrapper flow before its fs.writeFile call to remove any existing
symlink at the target path, then write the wrapper without following that link.
Preserve regular-file handling and avoid deleting unrelated targets; locate the
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- Line 105: Update the shellwrapper flow before its fs.writeFile call to remove
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