Fix interactive prompts silently failing when installed via bash <(curl ...)#34
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[WIP] Fix installation issue with OS selection in curl-install script
Fix interactive prompts silently failing when installed via Feb 19, 2026
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When running
bash <(curl -L .../curl-install.sh), stdin can end up bound to the process substitution pipe rather than the terminal (notably on macOS with bash 3.2). Anyreadorselectcall immediately receives EOF, so the OS selection prompt appears but user input is ignored — empty input falls to the*default case ("Exit") and installation cancels.Changes
scripts/curl-install.sh— beforeexec-inginstall.sh, redirect stdin from/dev/ttyif it is not already a TTY:scripts/install.sh— defensive early guard that reconnects stdin to/dev/ttyfor any invocation path where stdin is not a terminal:💡 You can make Copilot smarter by setting up custom instructions, customizing its development environment and configuring Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers. Learn more Copilot coding agent tips in the docs.