Release version 1.13.2

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+## [1.13.2] - 2026-03-26
+
+* Fail fast with a clear error when the Nix bootstrap or nix binary is unavailable instead of continuing with a broken startup path.
+
+
 ## [1.13.1] - 2026-03-20
 
 * Fixed misleading GPG verification failures by adding explicit git and gnupg runtime dependencies and surfacing signing-key lookup errors accurately.

flake.nix

@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
         rec {
           pkgmgr = pyPkgs.buildPythonApplication {
             pname   = "package-manager";
-            version = "1.13.1";
+            version = "1.13.2";
 
             # Use the git repo as source
             src = ./.;

packaging/arch/PKGBUILD

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Maintainer: Kevin Veen-Birkenbach <info@veen.world>
 
 pkgname=package-manager
-pkgver=1.13.1
+pkgver=1.13.2
 pkgrel=1
 pkgdesc="Local-flake wrapper for Kevin's package-manager (Nix-based)."
 arch=('any')

packaging/arch/package-manager.install

@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 post_install() {
-  /usr/lib/package-manager/nix/init.sh || echo ">>> ERROR: /usr/lib/package-manager/nix/init.sh not found or not executable."
+  /usr/lib/package-manager/nix/init.sh
 }
 
 post_upgrade() {
-  /usr/lib/package-manager/nix/init.sh || echo ">>> ERROR: /usr/lib/package-manager/nix/init.sh not found or not executable."
+  /usr/lib/package-manager/nix/init.sh
 }
 
 post_remove() {

packaging/debian/changelog

@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+package-manager (1.13.2-1) unstable; urgency=medium
+
+  * Fail fast with a clear error when the Nix bootstrap or nix binary is unavailable instead of continuing with a broken startup path.
+
+ -- Kevin Veen-Birkenbach <kevin@veen.world>  Thu, 26 Mar 2026 12:26:55 +0100
+
 package-manager (1.13.1-1) unstable; urgency=medium
 
   * Fixed misleading GPG verification failures by adding explicit git and gnupg runtime dependencies and surfacing signing-key lookup errors accurately.

packaging/debian/postinst

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ set -e
 
 case "$1" in
     configure)
-        /usr/lib/package-manager/nix/init.sh || echo ">>> ERROR: /usr/lib/package-manager/nix/init.sh not found or not executable."
+        /usr/lib/package-manager/nix/init.sh
         ;;
 esac
 

packaging/fedora/package-manager.spec

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 Name:           package-manager
-Version:        1.13.1
+Version:        1.13.2
 Release:        1%{?dist}
 Summary:        Wrapper that runs Kevin's package-manager via Nix flake
 
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ rm -rf \
   %{buildroot}/usr/lib/package-manager/.gitkeep || true
 
 %post
-/usr/lib/package-manager/nix/init.sh || echo ">>> ERROR: /usr/lib/package-manager/nix/init.sh not found or not executable."
+/usr/lib/package-manager/nix/init.sh
 
 %postun
 echo ">>> package-manager removed. Nix itself was not removed."
@@ -74,6 +74,9 @@ echo ">>> package-manager removed. Nix itself was not removed."
 /usr/lib/package-manager/
 
 %changelog
+* Thu Mar 26 2026 Kevin Veen-Birkenbach <kevin@veen.world> - 1.13.2-1
+- Fail fast with a clear error when the Nix bootstrap or nix binary is unavailable instead of continuing with a broken startup path.
+
 * Fri Mar 20 2026 Kevin Veen-Birkenbach <kevin@veen.world> - 1.13.1-1
 - Fixed misleading GPG verification failures by adding explicit git and gnupg runtime dependencies and surfacing signing-key lookup errors accurately.
 

pyproject.toml

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [project]
 name = "kpmx"
-version = "1.13.1"
+version = "1.13.2"
 description = "Kevin's package-manager tool (pkgmgr)"
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.9"

scripts/launcher.sh

@@ -37,10 +37,16 @@ fi
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 if ! command -v nix >/dev/null 2>&1; then
   if [[ -x "${FLAKE_DIR}/nix/init.sh" ]]; then
-    "${FLAKE_DIR}/nix/init.sh" || true
+    "${FLAKE_DIR}/nix/init.sh"
   fi
 fi
 
+if ! command -v nix >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+  echo "[launcher] ERROR: 'nix' binary not found on PATH after init." >&2
+  echo "[launcher] Nix is required to run pkgmgr (no Python fallback)." >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Primary path: use Nix flake if available (with GitHub 403 retry)
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -51,7 +57,3 @@ if declare -F run_with_github_403_retry >/dev/null; then
 else
   exec nix run "${FLAKE_DIR}#pkgmgr" -- "$@"
 fi
-
-echo "[launcher] ERROR: 'nix' binary not found on PATH after init."
-echo "[launcher] Nix is required to run pkgmgr (no Python fallback)."
-exit 1