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Bootstrap: the last two steps run as the user who owns the install

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Assessment

Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Newbie friendliness
75/100
Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Clearly specified
Activity status
Active
Tech stack
bash, python
Domain
devtools

Research direction

Read the bootstrap script and locate run_doctor, build_asa_steering_vector, and run_as_target; the issue does not name the script path. Check the test that reads the script and the install job “bootstrap via sudo for a regular user.” Done means both steps run through run_as_target, the test confirms every checkout-code step does, and the job finds no checkout files the user does not own.

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Description

area/install reliability

What needs doing

run_doctor and the check of an existing steering vector in
build_asa_steering_vector run as the user the script runs as. With
sudo bash that is root. Run both through run_as_target, as the
clone, the CLI install, the model download and the TUI build are.

Why

Root then runs code from a folder that the user owns, and can leave
files there that the user cannot change. After sudo bash the
atlas command may also not be on root's path; then the vector check
cannot pass and the vector is built again.

Done when

  • A test reads the script: every step that runs code from the
    checkout goes through run_as_target.
  • The install job "bootstrap via sudo for a regular user" finds
    no file in the checkout that the user does not own.
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