Sharp edge: confusing error message when downloaded archives extracts w/ different directory name #32
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enhancement
New feature or request
good first issue
Good for newcomers
help wanted
Extra attention is needed
It's pretty common for archive names to extract to a directory where the name doesn't match the archive.
Eg:
https://github.com/Bill-Gray/PDCursesMod/archive/refs/tags/v4.2.0.tar.gz
extracts to:
PDCursesMod-4.2.0
Mussels has the "archive_name_change" feature for this very reason. Eg:
But for new recipes, if you're not expecting it - the error message is a tad confusing and not pleasant at all to read. Eg:
It would be great if Mussels could detect the issue and make a recommendation on how to fix it. Or better yet, if there's some way to automatically fix it.
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