From 5dd0ff21930148ef182627aa4fb771f31f2b9038 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Chris Wanstrath <chris@ozmm.org>
Date: Fri, 20 Feb 2026 07:23:40 -0800
Subject: [PATCH] dont think bun.$ can do env vars

---
 src/vm.ts | 31 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++-----
 1 file changed, 26 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/vm.ts b/src/vm.ts
index 714b7ab..48899d5 100644
--- a/src/vm.ts
+++ b/src/vm.ts
@@ -25,6 +25,17 @@ function requireContainer(): void {
   }
 }
 
+/** Run a shell command, logging stderr on failure. */
+async function run(cmd: ReturnType<typeof $>, step: string): Promise<void> {
+  const result = await cmd.nothrow().quiet()
+  if (result.exitCode !== 0) {
+    const stderr = result.stderr.toString().trim()
+    const stdout = result.stdout.toString().trim()
+    const detail = stderr || stdout || "(no output)"
+    throw new Error(`${step} failed (exit ${result.exitCode}):\n${detail}`)
+  }
+}
+
 /** Create and provision the container from scratch. Fails if it already exists. */
 export async function create(log?: (msg: string) => void): Promise<void> {
   requireContainer()
@@ -36,21 +47,31 @@ export async function create(log?: (msg: string) => void): Promise<void> {
 
   const home = homedir()
   log?.("Pulling image & creating container")
-  await $`container run -d --name ${CONTAINER_NAME} -m 4G --mount type=bind,source=${home}/dev,target=/host,readonly -v ${home}/.sandlot:/sandlot ubuntu:24.04 sleep infinity`.quiet()
+  await run(
+    $`container run -d --name ${CONTAINER_NAME} -m 4G --mount type=bind,source=${home}/dev,target=/host,readonly -v ${home}/.sandlot:/sandlot ubuntu:24.04 sleep infinity`,
+    "Container creation")
 
   // Provision (as root)
   log?.("Installing packages")
-  await $`container exec ${CONTAINER_NAME} bash -c ${"apt update && apt install -y curl git neofetch fish"}`.quiet()
+  await run(
+    $`container exec ${CONTAINER_NAME} bash -c ${"apt update && apt install -y curl git neofetch fish"}`,
+    "Package installation")
 
   // Create symlinks so git worktree absolute paths from the host resolve inside the container
-  await $`container exec ${CONTAINER_NAME} bash -c ${`mkdir -p '${home}' && ln -s /host '${home}/dev' && ln -s /sandlot '${home}/.sandlot'`}`.quiet()
+  await run(
+    $`container exec ${CONTAINER_NAME} bash -c ${`mkdir -p '${home}' && ln -s /host '${home}/dev' && ln -s /sandlot '${home}/.sandlot'`}`,
+    "Symlink creation")
 
   // Install Bun and Claude Code (as ubuntu user)
   log?.("Installing Bun")
-  await $`container exec --user ${USER} ${CONTAINER_NAME} bash -c ${"curl -fsSL https://bun.sh/install | BUN_INSTALL=$HOME/.local bash"}`.quiet()
+  await run(
+    $`container exec --user ${USER} ${CONTAINER_NAME} env BUN_INSTALL=/home/${USER}/.local bash -c ${"curl -fsSL https://bun.sh/install | bash"}`,
+    "Bun installation")
 
   log?.("Installing Claude Code")
-  await $`container exec --user ${USER} ${CONTAINER_NAME} bash -c ${"curl -fsSL https://claude.ai/install.sh | bash"}`.quiet()
+  await run(
+    $`container exec --user ${USER} ${CONTAINER_NAME} bash -c ${"curl -fsSL https://claude.ai/install.sh | bash"}`,
+    "Claude Code installation")
 
   log?.("Configuring environment")
   const gitName = (await $`git config user.name`.quiet().text()).trim()