Bug: bin is not able to locate releases on Github for bufbuild/buf

[breml]

I tried to install with the following command:

$ bin install github.com/bufbuild/buf
   • Getting latest release for bufbuild/buf
   ⨯ command failed            error=GET https://api.github.com/repos/bufbuild/buf/releases/latest: 404 Not Found []

But there are clearly releases available on https://github.com/bufbuild/buf/releases
I have not yet investigated, where bin is failing.

I am using the latest build:

$ bin --version
bin version 0.5.0
commit: 7cec71d7c1b77e3db749c010630a8c36122e2801
built at: 2021-03-24T04:11:25Z
built by: goreleaser

[sirlatrom]

They are all prereleases, and I think those are actively being filtered out at the moment

[marcosnils]

They are all prereleases, and I think those are actively being filtered out at the moment

That's correct.

Close?

[sirlatrom]

Close?

Works by pointing to the particular pre-release in case you want it:

$ bin install https://github.com/bufbuild/buf/releases/tag/v0.40.0
   • Getting v0.40.0 release for bufbuild/buf

Multiple matches found, please select one:

 [1] buf-Linux-x86_64
 [2] buf-Linux-x86_64.tar.gz
 [3] protoc-gen-buf-breaking-Linux-x86_64
 [4] protoc-gen-buf-check-breaking-Linux-x86_64
 [5] protoc-gen-buf-check-lint-Linux-x86_64
 [6] protoc-gen-buf-lint-Linux-x86_64
 Select an option: 1
   • Starting download of https://github.com/bufbuild/buf/releases/download/v0.40.0/buf-Linux-x86_64
16.40 MiB / 16.40 MiB [-----------------------------------------------------------------------] 100.00% 19.93 MiB p/s 1s
   • Copying for buf@v0.40.0 into /home/sune/bin/buf
   • Done installing buf v0.40.0

[breml]

Sorry, but I have to reopen this issue again, because the above mentioned workaround does break bin update and is therefore not suitable.

I installed buf with the command mentioned above:

$ bin install https://github.com/bufbuild/buf/releases/tag/v0.40.0                               
   • Getting v0.40.0 release for bufbuild/buf                                                                          
                                                                                                                       
Multiple matches found, please select one:                                                                             
                                                                                                                       
 [1] buf-Linux-x86_64                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
 [2] buf-Linux-x86_64.tar.gz                                                                                           
 [3] protoc-gen-buf-breaking-Linux-x86_64                                                                              
 [4] protoc-gen-buf-check-breaking-Linux-x86_64                                                                        
 [5] protoc-gen-buf-check-lint-Linux-x86_64                                                                                                                                                                                                   
 [6] protoc-gen-buf-lint-Linux-x86_64                                                                                  
 Select an option: 1                                                                                                   
   • Starting download of https://github.com/bufbuild/buf/releases/download/v0.40.0/buf-Linux-x86_64                   
16.40 MiB / 16.40 MiB [---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------] 100.00% 12.12 MiB p/s 1s
   • Copying for buf@v0.40.0 into <redacted>/bin/buf                                                                                                                                                                                          
   • Done installing buf v0.40.0

If I execute update right after, bin fails and I am no longer able to update any tool.

$ bin update
   ⨯ command failed            error=Error checking updates for /home/lubr/bin/buf, GET https://api.github.com/repos/bufbuild/buf/releases/latest: 404 Not Found []

So we could argue, that we now have a different issue that is, if one of the updates are misbehaving, all updates are blocked.

For the support of pre-releases I created a new feature request: #86

[sirlatrom]

@breml I added a fix specifically for GitHub repos with only prereleases in #87. Doesn't offer any opt-in mechanism other than starting out with a specific prerelease URL, e.g.:

<user>@<host>:~/src/marcosnils/bin$ bin install https://github.com/bufbuild/buf/releases/tag/v0.39.0
   • Getting v0.39.0 release for bufbuild/buf

Multiple matches found, please select one:

 [1] buf-Linux-x86_64
 [2] buf-Linux-x86_64.tar.gz
 [3] protoc-gen-buf-breaking-Linux-x86_64
 [4] protoc-gen-buf-check-breaking-Linux-x86_64
 [5] protoc-gen-buf-check-lint-Linux-x86_64
 [6] protoc-gen-buf-lint-Linux-x86_64
 Select an option: 1
   • Starting download of https://github.com/bufbuild/buf/releases/download/v0.39.0/buf-Linux-x86_64
16.34 MiB / 16.34 MiB [-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------] 100.00% 14.86 MiB p/s 2s
   • Copying for buf@v0.39.0 into /home/<redacted>/bin/buf
   • Done installing buf v0.39.0
<user>@<host>:~/src/marcosnils/bin$ bin update
   • /home/<redacted>/bin/buf v0.39.0 -> v0.40.0 (https://github.com/bufbuild/buf/releases/tag/v0.40.0)

Do you want to continue? [Y/n] Y
   • Getting v0.40.0 release for bufbuild/buf

Multiple matches found, please select one:

 [1] buf-Linux-x86_64
 [2] buf-Linux-x86_64.tar.gz
 [3] protoc-gen-buf-breaking-Linux-x86_64
 [4] protoc-gen-buf-check-breaking-Linux-x86_64
 [5] protoc-gen-buf-check-lint-Linux-x86_64
 [6] protoc-gen-buf-lint-Linux-x86_64
 Select an option: 1
   • Starting download of https://github.com/bufbuild/buf/releases/download/v0.40.0/buf-Linux-x86_64
16.40 MiB / 16.40 MiB [-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------] 100.00% 14.77 MiB p/s 1s
   • Copying for buf@v0.40.0 into /home/<redacted>/bin/buf
   • Done updating /home/<redacted>/bin/buf to v0.40.0

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PS: We may want to consider storing the user's choice of release asset for smoother updates?

[marcosnils]

Let's close and continue con #86 ?

[breml]

Fine with me.