refactor: best_effort log for quiet steps, registered temp dirs, one exit handler

AGENTS.md

@@ -90,6 +90,16 @@ gamescope and the Plasma desktop. Primary target: the Valve Steam Machine
 
 - Bash, `set -uo pipefail` (no `-e`): check exit codes of steps that matter
   explicitly (`|| { err ...; exit 1; }` or `|| return 1`).
+- **Failure and quiet steps.** A function returns 0 when what it was asked
+  to do is in place and 1 when it isn't (after `err`); a step that is only an
+  extra (an icon cache, a service that may not exist) warns or stays silent and
+  doesn't change the return value. Never `cmd 2>/dev/null` on a step that
+  changes the system: use `best_effort cmd...` (same exit status, its errors go
+  to `$STATE_DIR/steamify.log`). `2>/dev/null` stays for probes (`pacman -Q`,
+  `grep -q`, `is-active`) whose failure is the answer.
+- **Temp dirs.** `make_tmpdir <variable>` (not `$(mktemp -d)`, whose
+  subshell can't register it): the entry point's `on_exit` removes them, also
+  when a run stops half way. That handler is the only `EXIT` trap.
 - Use the helpers from `lib/common.sh` (`info`, `ok`, `warn`, `err`,
   `ask_yn`, `backup_file`) for all output and prompts.
 - Runs as the normal user; use `sudo` per command, never require root.

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ one per merged pull request.
 - **refactor: `is_wanted` and `is_current` instead of repeated `[[ "${WANTED[x]}" == 1 ]]` checks in the menu, the app's backend and the entry point**
 - **refactor: the start of every item's JSON (id, label, hint, kind, parent) is built in one place (`json_item_head`) for the app and the installer page, and `json_bool` replaces the `&& echo true || echo false` copies**
 - **ci: a Lint workflow runs shellcheck on the modules and helper scripts, ruff on the app and `patches/*.py` (`ruff.toml`) and qmllint on the QML (not blocking until it has run once on the runner); `make lint` runs the same locally**
+- **refactor: `best_effort` for the steps whose failure doesn't matter (stopping or disabling units, removing packages, `modprobe -r`, ...): same behaviour, but their errors go to `~/.local/state/steamify/steamify.log` instead of `/dev/null`; temp dirs are registered with `make_tmpdir` and removed by the one exit handler (also when a run is interrupted), which replaces the menu's own `EXIT` trap**
 - **test: the menu rules, the plan and the app's and installer's JSON are checked against a golden file (`tests/menu-test.sh` in steamify-cachyos-dev); `make check`, `.editorconfig`, `.shellcheckrc`**
 - **docs: README lists the sources and projects Steamify builds on, with licences and thanks**
 

TROUBLESHOOTING.md

@@ -2,6 +2,13 @@
 
 See [TECHNICAL.md](TECHNICAL.md) for how each part works.
 
+## Where are the errors of the quiet steps?
+
+Steps that may fail without it mattering (stopping a service that isn't
+running, removing a package that isn't installed) don't show their errors in the
+wizard. They are kept in `~/.local/state/steamify/steamify.log` (the last
+512 KB), with the command and its exit status: attach it when you ask for help.
+
 ## Gaming mode shows a black screen or keeps restarting
 
 Press **Ctrl+Alt+F3**, log in with your username and password, and run:

lib/bios.sh

@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ bios_lookup_newest() {
     local tmp desc
     BIOS_REPO="$(valve_newest_repo "$BIOS_REPO_PREFIX" 10)"
     [[ -n "$BIOS_REPO" ]] || return 1
-    tmp="$(mktemp -d)"
+    make_tmpdir tmp
     if curl -fsL --max-time 30 "$(valve_repo_url "$BIOS_REPO")/$BIOS_REPO.files" -o "$tmp/files" &&
         curl -fsL --max-time 30 "$(valve_repo_url "$BIOS_REPO")/$BIOS_REPO.db" -o "$tmp/db"; then
         desc="$(tar -tf "$tmp/files" 2>/dev/null | grep -E '^fremont-hw-support-[0-9][^/]*/files$' | head -n 1)"

lib/boot-session.sh

@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ boot_enable() {
 
 boot_disable() {
     info "Setting the PC to boot into gaming mode again..."
-    sudo systemctl disable "$BOOT_UNIT_NAME" 2>/dev/null
+    best_effort sudo systemctl disable "$BOOT_UNIT_NAME"
     sudo rm -f "$BOOT_UNIT"
     sudo systemctl daemon-reload
     # Next boot into gamescope, as the conversion sets it up.

lib/cec.sh

@@ -39,10 +39,10 @@ cec_link_steamos_manager() {
     # this item ran.
     pacman -Q steamos-manager >/dev/null 2>&1 || return 0
     user_systemctl daemon-reload
-    user_systemctl enable steamos-manager-configure-cecd.service 2>/dev/null
+    best_effort user_systemctl enable steamos-manager-configure-cecd.service
-    user_systemctl start steamos-manager-configure-cecd.service 2>/dev/null
+    best_effort user_systemctl start steamos-manager-configure-cecd.service
-    user_systemctl restart cecd.service 2>/dev/null
+    best_effort user_systemctl restart cecd.service
-    user_systemctl restart steamos-manager.service 2>/dev/null
+    best_effort user_systemctl restart steamos-manager.service
     return 0
 }
 
@@ -55,10 +55,10 @@ cec_status() { cec_installed && [[ -f "$CEC_STEAM_DROPIN" ]] && cec_driver_ok; }
 
 cec_reload_driver() {
     # cecd keeps /dev/cec0 open, so the old module can't be unloaded under it.
-    user_systemctl stop cecd.service 2>/dev/null
+    best_effort user_systemctl stop cecd.service
-    sudo modprobe -r cros_ec_cec 2>/dev/null
+    best_effort sudo modprobe -r cros_ec_cec
-    sudo modprobe cros_ec_cec 2>/dev/null
+    best_effort sudo modprobe cros_ec_cec
-    user_systemctl start cecd.service 2>/dev/null
+    best_effort user_systemctl start cecd.service
 }
 
 cec_driver_enable() {
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ cec_driver_enable() {
         sudo pacman -S --needed --noconfirm dkms patch || { err "Installing dkms failed."; return 1; }
     fi
     install_kernel_headers || return 1
-    tmp="$(mktemp -d)"
+    make_tmpdir tmp
     if [[ -f "$CEC_DRIVER_CACHE" ]] && echo "$CEC_DRIVER_SHA256  $CEC_DRIVER_CACHE" | sha256sum -c --quiet - 2>/dev/null; then
         cp "$CEC_DRIVER_CACHE" "$tmp/cros-ec-cec.c"
     else
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ cec_driver_enable() {
             return 1
         fi
         # The name carries the checksum: a newer pin gets its own file, the old one goes.
-        sudo find "${CEC_DRIVER_CACHE%/*}" -maxdepth 1 -name 'cros-ec-cec-*.c' ! -name "${CEC_DRIVER_CACHE##*/}" -delete 2>/dev/null
+        best_effort sudo find "${CEC_DRIVER_CACHE%/*}" -maxdepth 1 -name 'cros-ec-cec-*.c' ! -name "${CEC_DRIVER_CACHE##*/}" -delete
         sudo install -Dm644 "$tmp/cros-ec-cec.c" "$CEC_DRIVER_CACHE"
     fi
     # So it finds amdgpu's HDMI port (see the patch for why).
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ cec_enable() {
         sudo pacman -S --needed --noconfirm linuxconsole || { err "Installing linuxconsole failed."; return 1; }
         state_set cec installed_linuxconsole 1
     fi
-    tmp="$(mktemp -d)"
+    make_tmpdir tmp
     for p in "${CEC_PKGS[@]}"; do
         f="$(fetch_holo_pkg "$tmp" "$p")" || { rm -rf "$tmp"; return 1; }
         files+=("$f")
@@ -152,10 +152,10 @@ cec_enable() {
     user_systemctl daemon-reload
     # The TV remote's volume keys: SteamOS enables this socket through its
     # preset, which pacman doesn't apply, so nothing else does on CachyOS.
-    user_systemctl enable --now cec-audio-control.socket 2>/dev/null
+    best_effort user_systemctl enable --now cec-audio-control.socket
     cec_link_steamos_manager
     if compgen -G "/dev/cec*" >/dev/null; then
-        user_systemctl restart cecd.service 2>/dev/null
+        best_effort user_systemctl restart cecd.service
         ok "HDMI-CEC on ($(cd /dev && echo cec*)); Steam shows its settings from the next gaming mode start."
         info "Turn on CEC on your TV too (e.g. Sony: BRAVIA Sync, Samsung: Anynet+, LG: SimpLink)."
     else
@@ -166,15 +166,15 @@ cec_enable() {
 
 cec_disable() {
     info "Removing HDMI-CEC..."
-    user_systemctl disable --now cecd.service cec-audio-control.socket cec-audio-control.service 2>/dev/null
+    best_effort user_systemctl disable --now cecd.service cec-audio-control.socket cec-audio-control.service
-    user_systemctl disable steamos-manager-configure-cecd.service 2>/dev/null
+    best_effort user_systemctl disable steamos-manager-configure-cecd.service
-    sudo pacman -Rns --noconfirm "${CEC_PKGS[@]}" 2>/dev/null
+    best_effort sudo pacman -Rns --noconfirm "${CEC_PKGS[@]}"
     cec_driver_disable
     sudo rm -f "$CEC_ORDER_DROPIN" "$CEC_STEAM_DROPIN" "$CEC_STEAM_ENV"
-    sudo rmdir "$(dirname "$CEC_ORDER_DROPIN")" "$(dirname "$CEC_STEAM_DROPIN")" "$(dirname "$CEC_STEAM_ENV")" 2>/dev/null
+    best_effort sudo rmdir "$(dirname "$CEC_ORDER_DROPIN")" "$(dirname "$CEC_STEAM_DROPIN")" "$(dirname "$CEC_STEAM_ENV")"
     user_systemctl daemon-reload
     if [[ -n "$(state_get cec installed_linuxconsole)" ]]; then
-        sudo pacman -Rns --noconfirm linuxconsole 2>/dev/null
+        best_effort sudo pacman -Rns --noconfirm linuxconsole
         state_clear cec
     fi
     sudo udevadm control --reload

lib/common.sh

@@ -39,6 +39,39 @@ ask_yn() {
     [[ "$reply" =~ ^[Yy]$ ]]
 }
 
+best_effort() {
+    # best_effort <command>...: for a step whose failure is fine (stopping a
+    # unit that isn't running, removing what isn't installed). Same exit status
+    # and output as the command, but its errors go to the log
+    # (~/.local/state/steamify/steamify.log) instead of vanishing, so a problem
+    # can still be found afterwards.
+    local log="${STEAMIFY_LOG:-${STATE_DIR:-$HOME/.local/state/steamify}/steamify.log}" e rc
+    e="$(mktemp)" || { "$@" 2>/dev/null; return; }
+    "$@" 2>"$e"; rc=$?
+    if [[ -s "$e" ]]; then
+        mkdir -p "${log%/*}" 2>/dev/null
+        # Kept small: a run that fails the same way every time shouldn't fill the disk.
+        [[ "$(stat -c %s "$log" 2>/dev/null || echo 0)" -gt 524288 ]] && : > "$log"
+        { echo "$(date -Is) exit $rc: $*"; sed 's/^/    /' "$e"; } >> "$log" 2>/dev/null
+    fi
+    rm -f "$e"
+    return $rc
+}
+
+# Temp dirs of this run, removed at exit (on_exit in steamify.sh), also when it
+# stops half way: make_tmpdir <variable>.
+TMP_DIRS=()
+make_tmpdir() {
+    local d
+    d="$(mktemp -d)" || return 1
+    TMP_DIRS+=("$d")
+    printf -v "$1" '%s' "$d"
+}
+
+cleanup_tmpdirs() {
+    [[ ${#TMP_DIRS[@]} -eq 0 ]] || rm -rf "${TMP_DIRS[@]}"
+}
+
 require_root_helper() {
     # Re-exec any privileged step through sudo rather than requiring the
     # whole script to run as root, so $HOME/whoami stay correct for the
@@ -102,7 +135,7 @@ stop_plasmashell_for_edit() {
     PLASMASHELL_WAS_RUNNING=false
     if pgrep -u "$USER" -x plasmashell >/dev/null; then
         PLASMASHELL_WAS_RUNNING=true
-        systemctl --user stop plasma-plasmashell.service 2>/dev/null
+        best_effort systemctl --user stop plasma-plasmashell.service
         pkill -u "$USER" -x plasmashell && sleep 2
     fi
 }
@@ -110,7 +143,7 @@ stop_plasmashell_for_edit() {
 restart_plasmashell_if_stopped() {
     if [[ "${PLASMASHELL_WAS_RUNNING:-false}" == true ]]; then
         rm -rf ~/.cache/plasmashell* ~/.cache/org.kde.dirmodel-qml.kcache
-        systemctl --user start plasma-plasmashell.service 2>/dev/null ||
+        best_effort systemctl --user start plasma-plasmashell.service ||
             { setsid plasmashell >/dev/null 2>&1 & }
     fi
 }

lib/fremont-poweroff.sh

@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ poweroff_fix_enable() {
         sudo pacman -S --needed --noconfirm dkms || { err "Installing dkms failed."; return 1; }
     fi
     install_kernel_headers || return 1
-    tmp="$(mktemp -d)"
+    make_tmpdir tmp
     patch_file "$POWEROFF_DKMS_NAME.c" > "$tmp/$POWEROFF_DKMS_NAME.c"
     echo "obj-m += $POWEROFF_DKMS_NAME.o" >"$tmp/Makefile"
     patch_file "$POWEROFF_DKMS_NAME.dkms.conf" | fill NAME="$POWEROFF_DKMS_NAME" VERSION="$POWEROFF_DKMS_VER" >"$tmp/dkms.conf"
@@ -43,13 +43,13 @@ poweroff_fix_enable() {
             warn "Building the power-off fix for $k failed; with that kernel it may start again after shutting down."
     done
     echo "$POWEROFF_DKMS_NAME" | sudo tee "$POWEROFF_MODULES_LOAD" >/dev/null
-    sudo modprobe "$POWEROFF_DKMS_NAME" 2>/dev/null
+    best_effort sudo modprobe "$POWEROFF_DKMS_NAME"
     return 0
 }
 
 poweroff_fix_disable() {
     sudo rm -f "$POWEROFF_MODULES_LOAD"
-    sudo modprobe -r "$POWEROFF_DKMS_NAME" 2>/dev/null
+    best_effort sudo modprobe -r "$POWEROFF_DKMS_NAME"
     [[ -d "$POWEROFF_DKMS_SRC" ]] || return 0
     sudo dkms remove "$POWEROFF_DKMS_NAME/$POWEROFF_DKMS_VER" --all >/dev/null 2>&1
     sudo rm -rf "$POWEROFF_DKMS_SRC"

lib/login-manager.sh

@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ remove_session_sync() {
     # The plasmalogin sync bridge from an earlier run isn't needed on SDDM.
     if [[ -f /etc/systemd/system/sync-steamos-session.path ]]; then
         info "Removing the plasma-login-manager sync bridge (not needed with SDDM)..."
-        sudo systemctl disable --now sync-steamos-session.path 2>/dev/null
+        best_effort sudo systemctl disable --now sync-steamos-session.path
         sudo rm -f /etc/systemd/system/sync-steamos-session.path \
             /etc/systemd/system/sync-steamos-session.service \
             /usr/local/bin/sync-steamos-session.sh

lib/menu.sh

@@ -446,7 +446,6 @@ draw_menu_tui() {
 run_menu_tui() {
     local cursor=0 key rest count
     tput civis 2>/dev/null
-    trap 'tput cnorm 2>/dev/null' EXIT
     while true; do
         draw_menu_tui "$cursor"
         count=${#MENU_ITEMS[@]}

lib/packages.sh

@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ bootstrap_yay() {
     sudo pacman -S --needed --noconfirm base-devel git || return 1
 
     local tmp_dir
-    tmp_dir="$(mktemp -d)"
+    make_tmpdir tmp_dir
     info "Cloning yay-bin from the AUR..."
     if ! git clone --depth 1 https://aur.archlinux.org/yay-bin.git "$tmp_dir/yay-bin"; then
         err "Failed to clone yay-bin from the AUR."

lib/single-user.sh

@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ single_wallet_enable() {
         ok "Single user mode's wallet (no password) is back; your own is kept as kdewallet.kwl$WALLET_BACKUP."
         return 0
     fi
-    tmp="$(mktemp -d)"
+    make_tmpdir tmp
     if ! fetch_valve_presets "$tmp"; then
         rm -rf "$tmp"
         warn "Couldn't get Valve's empty wallet; apps may still ask for the wallet password."

lib/state.sh

@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ migrate_layout() {
             "$(wizard_desktop_dir)/$WIZARD_DESKTOP_NAME"; do
             [[ -f "$f" ]] && sed -i "s|$old_bin/|$STEAMIFY_BIN/|g" "$f"
         done
-        user_systemctl daemon-reload 2>/dev/null
+        best_effort user_systemctl daemon-reload
     fi
     if [[ -f "$old_icon" ]]; then
         if [[ -e "$WIZARD_ICON" ]]; then rm -f "$old_icon"; else mv "$old_icon" "$WIZARD_ICON"; fi

lib/steam-desktop.sh

@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ silent_old_unit_remove() {
     # Before 2.11.0 the option was a systemd user unit: it would start Steam a second time.
     local unit="$HOME/.config/systemd/user/steam-desktop-autostart.service"
     [[ -f "$unit" ]] || return 0
-    user_systemctl disable --now steam-desktop-autostart.service 2>/dev/null
+    best_effort user_systemctl disable --now steam-desktop-autostart.service
     rm -f "$unit"
     user_systemctl daemon-reload
 }

lib/steam-machine.sh

@@ -410,14 +410,14 @@ serial_enable() {
         'z /sys/class/dmi/id/product_serial 0444 - - -' | sudo tee "$SERIAL_TMPFILES" > /dev/null ||
         { err "Making the serial number readable for Steam failed."; return 1; }
     # The file applies at every boot; now too, unless /sys is read-only (the ISO's installer runs in a chroot).
-    sudo systemd-tmpfiles --create "$SERIAL_TMPFILES" 2>/dev/null ||
+    best_effort sudo systemd-tmpfiles --create "$SERIAL_TMPFILES" ||
         info "The serial number becomes readable for Steam at the next boot."
     return 0
 }
 
 serial_disable() {
     sudo rm -f "$SERIAL_TMPFILES"
-    sudo chmod 0400 /sys/class/dmi/id/product_serial 2>/dev/null
+    best_effort sudo chmod 0400 /sys/class/dmi/id/product_serial
     return 0
 }
 
@@ -450,7 +450,7 @@ EOF
     wifi_backend_enable || return 1
     sudo systemctl enable --now inputplumber.service
     sudo systemctl enable --now steamos-manager.service
-    user_systemctl enable steamos-manager.service 2>/dev/null
+    best_effort user_systemctl enable steamos-manager.service
     # HDMI-CEC ran before this and couldn't link cecd to steamos-manager yet.
     cec_status && cec_link_steamos_manager
 
@@ -467,19 +467,19 @@ EOF
 
 machine_disable() {
     info "Removing Steam Machine support..."
-    user_systemctl disable --now steamos-manager.service 2>/dev/null
+    best_effort user_systemctl disable --now steamos-manager.service
-    sudo systemctl disable --now steamos-manager.service 2>/dev/null
+    best_effort sudo systemctl disable --now steamos-manager.service
-    sudo systemctl disable --now inputplumber.service 2>/dev/null
+    best_effort sudo systemctl disable --now inputplumber.service
-    sudo pacman -Rns --noconfirm steamos-manager inputplumber 2>/dev/null
+    best_effort sudo pacman -Rns --noconfirm steamos-manager inputplumber
     serial_disable
     wifi_backend_disable
     sudo rm -f "$LED_UDEV_RULE" /etc/modules-load.d/leds-valve.conf
     sudo udevadm control --reload
-    sudo modprobe -r leds-valve 2>/dev/null
+    best_effort sudo modprobe -r leds-valve
-    sudo pacman -Rns --noconfirm leds-valve-dkms-git 2>/dev/null
+    best_effort sudo pacman -Rns --noconfirm leds-valve-dkms-git
     krevert machine
     reload_powerdevil
-    sudo systemctl disable ensure-kernel-headers.service 2>/dev/null
+    best_effort sudo systemctl disable ensure-kernel-headers.service
     led_dkms_override_remove
     sudo rm -f "$HEADERS_UNIT" "$HEADERS_SCRIPT"
     sudo rm -rf "$(dirname "$HEADERS_SCRIPT")" "$(dirname "$HEADERS_SCRIPT_OLD")"

lib/steamos-extras.sh

@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ extras_enable() {
     done
 
     local tmp_dir src
-    tmp_dir="$(mktemp -d)"
+    make_tmpdir tmp_dir
     if ! fetch_valve_presets "$tmp_dir"; then
         rm -rf "$tmp_dir"
         return 1

steamify.sh

@@ -64,6 +64,14 @@ TARGET_USER="$(id -un)"
 migrate_layout
 notify_seen
 
+# One exit handler (a second trap would replace it): the cursor the menu hid
+# and the run's temp dirs, also when the run stops half way.
+on_exit() {
+    [[ -t 1 ]] && tput cnorm 2>/dev/null
+    cleanup_tmpdirs
+}
+trap on_exit EXIT
+
 restart_needed() { [[ -n "${BIOS_NEEDS_RESTART:-}" || "$RESTART_FOR_LOGIN" == true ]]; }
 
 restart_now() {