donnemartin/dev-setup

Why does bootstrap.sh copy the installation scripts to the home directory?

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#23 opened on May 28, 2016

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if I understood it corretly from README.MD, we can install like this:

$ git clone https://github.com/donnemartin/dev-setup.git && cd dev-setup
$ ./.dots bootstrap osxprep brew osx

and later when we need datastores, we run

$ cd ~/dev-setup
$ ./.dots datastores

I understand that bootstrap copies the dot files to the home directory, such as .bash_profile and .exports. but why do you also copy the installation scripts, such as .dots and datastores to the home directory, if we are always going to execute them from ~/dev-setup/ (as they can be updated from git)?

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Explain the rationale for copying installation scripts to the home directory: it ensures scripts are available even if the repository is deleted or moved, and allows execution from any directory without specifying full path. Consider discussing trade offs like duplication and update consistency.
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