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fix(install): warn loudly on non-x86_64 architectures before pulling images #797

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16 changes: 16 additions & 0 deletions install/install_nomad.sh
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Expand Up @@ -86,6 +86,21 @@ check_is_debian_based() {
echo -e "${GREEN}#${RESET} This script is running on a Debian-based system.\\n"
}

check_is_x86_64() {
local arch
arch="$(uname -m)"
if [[ "${arch}" != "x86_64" && "${arch}" != "amd64" ]]; then
echo -e "${YELLOW}#${RESET} WARNING: Detected architecture '${arch}'. NOMAD officially supports x86_64 only.\\n"
echo -e "${YELLOW}#${RESET} ARM64/aarch64 support is tracked in PR #419 and is not yet ready.\\n"
echo -e "${YELLOW}#${RESET} Continuing on an unsupported architecture will likely fail and may leave\\n"
echo -e "${YELLOW}#${RESET} partial Docker images and files behind that you'll need to clean up manually.\\n"
echo -e "${YELLOW}#${RESET} Continuing in 10 seconds... press Ctrl+C now to abort.\\n"
sleep 10
return
fi
echo -e "${GREEN}#${RESET} Architecture check passed (${arch}).\\n"
}

ensure_dependencies_installed() {
local missing_deps=()

Expand Down Expand Up @@ -539,6 +554,7 @@ success_message() {

# Pre-flight checks
check_is_debian_based
check_is_x86_64
check_is_bash
check_has_sudo
ensure_dependencies_installed
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