Scripts work under pwsh on Linux and macOS

Home, VS Code user folder and CLI are resolved per platform (with VSCODE_USER_DIR as an override); dev-link makes a symlink where a junction is not available. Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5.1 <noreply@anthropic.com> Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_0169iPWwKHZoBTNN9qwXiwqk
2026-09-08 19:30:43 +02:00
parent 196513e30c
commit 9085266dd3
4 changed files with 62 additions and 14 deletions
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ So settings live in [`User/`](User/) as ordinary files, and
 less magic than Settings Sync and more legible: a diff shows what changed.

 It **copies rather than symlinks** on purpose. A symlink at
-`%APPDATA%\Code\User\settings.json` is fragile — an editor that saves atomically (write
+`Code/User/settings.json` is fragile — an editor that saves atomically (write
 a temp file, rename it over the target) replaces the link with a regular file, and the
 sync stops without anything looking broken.

@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ Never in this repo. `publish.ps1` and `install.ps1` read, in order:

 1. `-Token <value>`
 2. `$env:GITEA_TOKEN`
-3. `%USERPROFILE%\.gitea-token`
+3. `~/.gitea-token` (`%USERPROFILE%\.gitea-token` on Windows)

 Create one at `<gitea>/user/settings/applications` with **`write:repository`** scope.
 `install.ps1` only reads, so a `read:repository` token is enough there — and if the
@@ -176,5 +176,8 @@ once installed. Both were checked by hand.
 - **`dev-link.ps1` and `install.ps1` conflict.** A junctioned source and an installed
  `.vsix` are two copies of the same extension id; VS Code loads one arbitrarily.
  `dev-link.ps1 -Unlink` before installing.
- **Windows-only paths.** The scripts assume `%APPDATA%\Code\User` and
-  `%USERPROFILE%\.vscode\extensions`. `ci-release.sh` is the portable half.
+- **Linux and macOS need pwsh.** The scripts run under PowerShell 7 (`pwsh`) there and
+  find VS Code's user folder at `~/.config/Code/User` (`~/Library/Application Support/Code/User`
+  on macOS) and the CLI in the usual apt, snap, flatpak and Homebrew locations. Set
+  `VSCODE_USER_DIR` for Insiders or a portable install. `dev-link.ps1` makes a symlink
+  instead of a junction. `ci-release.sh` needs only bash.
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ function Get-GiteaToken {
    if ($Token) { return $Token }
    if ($env:GITEA_TOKEN) { return $env:GITEA_TOKEN }

-    $file = Join-Path $env:USERPROFILE '.gitea-token'
+    $file = Join-Path (Get-HomeDir) '.gitea-token'
    if (Test-Path $file) {
        $value = (Get-Content $file -Raw).Trim()
        if ($value) { return $value }
@@ -283,16 +283,59 @@ function Get-VsceCommand {
    $entry
 }

+function Test-IsWindows {
+    <#
+        Windows PowerShell 5.1 has no $IsWindows (it only ever runs on Windows); pwsh 6+
+        defines it on every platform. So: undefined means Windows.
+    #>
+    if (Test-Path variable:IsWindows) { return [bool] $IsWindows }
+    return $true
+}
+
+function Get-HomeDir {
+    <# $HOME is set by both editions on every platform; USERPROFILE only exists on Windows. #>
+    if ($HOME) { return $HOME }
+    if ($env:USERPROFILE) { return $env:USERPROFILE }
+    throw 'Neither $HOME nor USERPROFILE is set.'
+}
+
+function Get-CodeUserDir {
+    <#
+        VS Code's user folder, where settings.json and keybindings.json live. Set
+        VSCODE_USER_DIR to override, e.g. for Insiders or a portable install.
+    #>
+    if ($env:VSCODE_USER_DIR) { return $env:VSCODE_USER_DIR }
+    if (Test-IsWindows) { return Join-Path $env:APPDATA 'Code\User' }
+    if ((Test-Path variable:IsMacOS) -and $IsMacOS) {
+        return Join-Path (Get-HomeDir) 'Library/Application Support/Code/User'
+    }
+    $configHome = if ($env:XDG_CONFIG_HOME) { $env:XDG_CONFIG_HOME } else { Join-Path (Get-HomeDir) '.config' }
+    return Join-Path $configHome 'Code/User'
+}
+
 function Get-CodeCommand {
    <# The VS Code CLI. Not always on PATH, so fall back to the usual install locations. #>
    $onPath = Get-Command code -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
    if ($onPath) { return $onPath.Source }

-    $candidates = @(
-        (Join-Path $env:LOCALAPPDATA 'Programs\Microsoft VS Code\bin\code.cmd'),
-        'C:\Program Files\Microsoft VS Code\bin\code.cmd',
-        (Join-Path $env:LOCALAPPDATA 'Programs\Microsoft VS Code Insiders\bin\code-insiders.cmd')
-    )
+    $candidates = if (Test-IsWindows) {
+        @(
+            (Join-Path $env:LOCALAPPDATA 'Programs\Microsoft VS Code\bin\code.cmd'),
+            'C:\Program Files\Microsoft VS Code\bin\code.cmd',
+            (Join-Path $env:LOCALAPPDATA 'Programs\Microsoft VS Code Insiders\bin\code-insiders.cmd')
+        )
+    } else {
+        @(
+            '/usr/bin/code',
+            '/usr/share/code/bin/code',
+            '/snap/bin/code',
+            '/var/lib/flatpak/exports/bin/com.visualstudio.code',
+            (Join-Path (Get-HomeDir) '.local/bin/code'),
+            '/usr/local/bin/code',
+            '/Applications/Visual Studio Code.app/Contents/Resources/app/bin/code',
+            '/usr/bin/code-insiders'
+        )
+    }
    foreach ($candidate in $candidates) {
        if (Test-Path $candidate) { return $candidate }
    }
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ $ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop'
 . (Join-Path $PSScriptRoot 'common.ps1')

 $config = Get-SetupConfig
-$extensionsDir = Join-Path $env:USERPROFILE '.vscode\extensions'
+$extensionsDir = Join-Path (Get-HomeDir) '.vscode/extensions'
 if (-not (Test-Path $extensionsDir)) {
    New-Item -ItemType Directory -Path $extensionsDir -Force | Out-Null
 }
@@ -103,7 +103,9 @@ foreach ($extension in $extensions) {
               "(it may be a real installed copy).")
    }

-    New-Item -ItemType Junction -Path $link -Target $source | Out-Null
+    # A junction needs no privilege on Windows; elsewhere a plain symlink does the same job.
+    $linkType = if (Test-IsWindows) { 'Junction' } else { 'SymbolicLink' }
+    New-Item -ItemType $linkType -Path $link -Target $source | Out-Null
    Write-Host "linked $linkName -> $source" -ForegroundColor Green
 }

@@ -35,11 +35,11 @@ $ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop'
 . (Join-Path $PSScriptRoot 'common.ps1')

 $repoUser = Join-Path (Get-RepoRoot) 'User'
-$codeUser = Join-Path $env:APPDATA 'Code\User'
+$codeUser = Get-CodeUserDir

 if (-not (Test-Path $codeUser)) {
    throw ("VS Code's user folder was not found at $codeUser. If you use Insiders or a " +
-           "portable install, point APPDATA at it or copy by hand.")
+           "portable install, set VSCODE_USER_DIR to it or copy by hand.")
 }

 # Only the things worth version-controlling. Everything else in User/ is state: