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fix hermit text file busy issues on linux #5372

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fix: resolve hermit self-update issues on linux
The-Best-Codes Oct 25, 2025
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fix: only apply fix on linux
The-Best-Codes Oct 25, 2025
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fix: make logic clearer
The-Best-Codes Oct 31, 2025
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36 changes: 33 additions & 3 deletions ui/desktop/src/bin/node-setup-common.sh
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Expand Up @@ -57,9 +57,39 @@ log "Updated PATH to include ~/.config/goose/mcp-hermit/bin."
log "Checking for hermit in PATH."
which hermit >> "$LOG_FILE"

# Initialize hermit
log "Initializing hermit."
hermit init >> "$LOG_FILE"
# Check if hermit environment is already initialized (only run init on first setup)
if [ ! -f bin/activate-hermit ]; then
log "Hermit environment not yet initialized. Setting up hermit."

# Fix hermit self-update lock issues on Linux by using temp binary for init only
if [[ "$(uname -s)" == "Linux" ]]; then
log "Creating temp dir with bin subdirectory for hermit copy to avoid self-update locks."
HERMIT_TMP_DIR="/tmp/hermit_tmp_$$/bin"
mkdir -p "$HERMIT_TMP_DIR"
cp ~/.config/goose/mcp-hermit/bin/hermit "$HERMIT_TMP_DIR/hermit"
chmod +x "$HERMIT_TMP_DIR/hermit"
export PATH="$HERMIT_TMP_DIR:$PATH"
HERMIT_CLEANUP_DIR="/tmp/hermit_tmp_$$"
fi

# Initialize hermit
log "Initializing hermit."
hermit init >> "$LOG_FILE"

# Clean up temp dir if it was created
if [[ -n "${HERMIT_CLEANUP_DIR:-}" ]]; then
log "Cleaning up temporary hermit binary directory."
rm -rf "$HERMIT_CLEANUP_DIR"
fi
else
log "Hermit environment already initialized. Skipping init."
fi

# Activate the environment with output redirected to log
if [[ "$(uname -s)" == "Linux" ]]; then
log "Activating hermit environment."
{ . bin/activate-hermit; } >> "$LOG_FILE" 2>&1
fi

# Install Node.js using hermit
log "Installing Node.js with hermit."
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