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Fix WSL install script: use wsl -e /bin/bash to avoid /bin/sh PATH issues #9

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41 changes: 36 additions & 5 deletions install.ps1
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Expand Up @@ -44,14 +44,45 @@ try {
exit 1
}

# Find usable WSL distros (skip docker-desktop* distros which are minimal)
$WslDistro = $null
$distroLines = (wsl -l -q 2>&1) -replace "`0", "" | ForEach-Object { $_.Trim() } | Where-Object { $_ -ne "" }
$usableDistros = @($distroLines | Where-Object { $_ -notmatch '^docker-desktop' })

if ($usableDistros.Count -eq 0) {
Write-Host ""
Write-Host "Error: No usable WSL distro found (docker-desktop is not supported)." -ForegroundColor Red
Write-Host ""
Write-Host "Install a Linux distro with: wsl --install Ubuntu" -ForegroundColor Yellow
exit 1
} elseif ($usableDistros.Count -eq 1) {
$WslDistro = $usableDistros[0]
} else {
Write-Host ""
Write-Host "Available WSL distros:" -ForegroundColor Cyan
for ($i = 0; $i -lt $usableDistros.Count; $i++) {
Write-Host " [$($i + 1)] $($usableDistros[$i])"
}
Write-Host ""
$choice = Read-Host "Select a distro (1-$($usableDistros.Count))"
$idx = [int]$choice - 1
if ($idx -lt 0 -or $idx -ge $usableDistros.Count) {
Write-Host "Invalid selection." -ForegroundColor Red
exit 1
}
$WslDistro = $usableDistros[$idx]
}

Write-Ok "Using WSL distro: $WslDistro"

# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# 2. Install binary inside WSL (reuse install.sh)
# 2. Install binary inside WSL
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Write-Step "Installing devcontainer-mcp binary inside WSL..."

$installUrl = "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/$Repo/main/install.sh"
$wslResult = wsl bash -c "curl -fsSL '$installUrl' | bash -s -- --skip-mcp-config" 2>&1
$wslResult = wsl -d $WslDistro bash -c "curl -fsSL '$installUrl' | bash -s -- --skip-mcp-config" 2>&1
$wslResult | ForEach-Object { Write-Host " $_" }

if ($LASTEXITCODE -ne 0) {
Expand All @@ -62,7 +93,7 @@ if ($LASTEXITCODE -ne 0) {
}

# Verify the binary works
$versionCheck = wsl bash -lc "$WslBinaryPath --version" 2>&1
$versionCheck = wsl -d $WslDistro bash -lc "$WslBinaryPath --version" 2>&1
if ($LASTEXITCODE -eq 0) {
Write-Ok "Installed: $($versionCheck.Trim())"
} else {
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -101,12 +132,12 @@ Write-Host "Backend CLIs detected in WSL (install as needed — MCP server gives

$backends = @(
@{ Name = "devpod"; Url = "https://devpod.sh/docs/getting-started/install" }
@{ Name = "devcontainer"; Url = "npm install -g @devcontainers/cli" }
@{ Name = "devcontainer"; Url = "https://github.com/devcontainers/cli#install-script" }
@{ Name = "gh"; Url = "https://cli.github.com/" }
)

foreach ($b in $backends) {
$check = wsl bash -lc "command -v $($b.Name)" 2>&1
$check = wsl -d $WslDistro bash -lc "command -v $($b.Name)" 2>&1
if ($LASTEXITCODE -eq 0) {
Write-Ok "$($b.Name)"
} else {
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2 changes: 1 addition & 1 deletion install.sh
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Expand Up @@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ done
echo ""
echo "Backend CLIs detected (install as needed — MCP server gives helpful errors if missing):"
command -v devpod >/dev/null 2>&1 && echo " ✓ devpod" || echo " ✗ devpod — https://devpod.sh/docs/getting-started/install"
command -v devcontainer >/dev/null 2>&1 && echo " ✓ devcontainer" || echo " ✗ devcontainer — npm install -g @devcontainers/cli"
command -v devcontainer >/dev/null 2>&1 && echo " ✓ devcontainer" || echo " ✗ devcontainer — https://github.com/devcontainers/cli#install-script"
command -v gh >/dev/null 2>&1 && echo " ✓ gh (codespaces)" || echo " ✗ gh (codespaces) — https://cli.github.com/"

# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
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