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Install project files to a stable XDG location #6

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feat(setup): install to stable XDG location to survive clone moves
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Potential fix for pull request finding
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19 changes: 19 additions & 0 deletions setup
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Expand Up @@ -74,6 +74,25 @@ ask() {

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# Install to a stable location so symlinks don't break when the original clone
# is moved or deleted. On re-runs (e.g. after git pull), this updates in-place.
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INSTALL_DIR="${XDG_DATA_HOME:-$HOME/.local/share}/brain.md"

if [ "$SCRIPT_DIR" != "$INSTALL_DIR" ]; then
echo "setup: installing project to $INSTALL_DIR ..."
mkdir -p "$INSTALL_DIR"
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for f in "$SCRIPT_DIR"/* "$SCRIPT_DIR"/.[!.]*; do
case "$f" in
*/.) continue ;;
*/..) continue ;;
*/.git) continue ;;
esac
cp -R "$f" "$INSTALL_DIR/"
done
echo "setup: re-running from stable location ..."
exec "$INSTALL_DIR/setup" "$@"
fi

# Candidate agent runtimes: "<label>:<parent-config-dir>:<skills-dir>". A runtime
# counts as detected only when its parent config dir exists.
CANDIDATES="Claude:$HOME/.claude:$HOME/.claude/skills Codex:$HOME/.codex:$HOME/.codex/skills OpenCode:$HOME/.config/opencode:$HOME/.config/opencode/skills"
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echo "uninstall: removed manifest."
fi

# Optionally remove the stable install directory.
INSTALL_DIR="${XDG_DATA_HOME:-$HOME/.local/share}/brain.md"
if [ -d "$INSTALL_DIR" ]; then
if ask "Remove the stable install at $INSTALL_DIR?"; then
rm -rf "$INSTALL_DIR"
echo "uninstall: removed $INSTALL_DIR"
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else
echo "uninstall: kept $INSTALL_DIR (re-run setup later without re-cloning)"
fi
fi

echo "uninstall: done ($removed link(s) removed). Project brain/ data was not touched."