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fix(dev-install): detect OpenClaw CLI entrypoint dynamically #39

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fix(dev-install): resolve OpenClaw CLI entrypoint path dynamically
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fix(dev-install): resolve CLI entrypoint from metadata with fallbacks
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28 changes: 25 additions & 3 deletions roles/openclaw/tasks/openclaw-development.yml
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msg: "Build failed - dist directory not found"
when: not dist_dir.stat.exists

- name: Resolve openclaw CLI entrypoint path
ansible.builtin.shell:
cmd: |
set -euo pipefail
for rel in openclaw.mjs bin/openclaw.js dist/index.js; do
if [ -f "{{ openclaw_repo_dir }}/$rel" ]; then
printf '%s\n' "{{ openclaw_repo_dir }}/$rel"
exit 0
fi
done
exit 1
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P2 Badge Handle missing entrypoints without shell task failure

When none of the candidate files exist, this probe exits with code 1 and ansible.builtin.shell fails the play immediately, so the following Fail if openclaw CLI entrypoint is missing task (with the clearer error message) never runs. This makes the new error-handling path unreachable in exactly the failure scenario it is meant to cover (for example, if upstream layout changes again or build artifacts are missing), so the probe should be made non-fatal (e.g., failed_when: false) and let the explicit fail task report the issue.

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executable: /bin/bash
register: openclaw_cli_entry
changed_when: false

- name: Fail if openclaw CLI entrypoint is missing
ansible.builtin.fail:
msg: >-
Unable to locate OpenClaw CLI entrypoint in {{ openclaw_repo_dir }}.
Expected one of: openclaw.mjs, bin/openclaw.js, dist/index.js
when: (openclaw_cli_entry.stdout | trim) == ""

- name: Remove existing global openclaw symlink (if any)
ansible.builtin.file:
path: "{{ openclaw_home }}/.local/bin/openclaw"
state: absent

- name: Create symlink to openclaw binary
ansible.builtin.file:
src: "{{ openclaw_repo_dir }}/bin/openclaw.js"
src: "{{ openclaw_cli_entry.stdout | trim }}"
dest: "{{ openclaw_home }}/.local/bin/openclaw"
state: link
owner: "{{ openclaw_user }}"
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- name: Make openclaw binary executable
ansible.builtin.file:
path: "{{ openclaw_repo_dir }}/bin/openclaw.js"
path: "{{ openclaw_cli_entry.stdout | trim }}"
mode: '0755'
owner: "{{ openclaw_user }}"
group: "{{ openclaw_user }}"
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msg: |
OpenClaw installed from source: {{ openclaw_dev_version.stdout }}
Repository: {{ openclaw_repo_dir }}
Binary: {{ openclaw_home }}/.local/bin/openclaw -> {{ openclaw_repo_dir }}/bin/openclaw.js
Binary: {{ openclaw_home }}/.local/bin/openclaw -> {{ openclaw_cli_entry.stdout | trim }}

- name: Add development mode info to .bashrc
ansible.builtin.blockinfile:
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