Updated ipm installation script

Author: RijulTP

install_ipm.sh

@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ set -e
 
 APPNAME="ipm"
 
-# Universal cross-platform user-level bin directory
-INSTALL_DIR="$HOME/.local/bin"
+# Global installation dir for Linux/macOS
+INSTALL_DIR="/usr/local/bin"
 
 # Detect OS + ARCH
 OS="$(uname | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]')"
@@ -20,14 +20,30 @@ EXT=""
 if [[ "$OS" == "mingw"* || "$OS" == "cygwin"* || "$OS" == "msys"* ]]; then
     OS="windows"
     EXT=".exe"
+    INSTALL_DIR="$USERPROFILE/.local/bin"
 fi
 
-DOWNLOAD_URL="https://github.com/HexmosTech/freeDevTools/releases/latest/download/ipm-$OS-$ARCH$EXT"
 TARGET="$INSTALL_DIR/$APPNAME$EXT"
+DOWNLOAD_URL="https://github.com/HexmosTech/freeDevTools/releases/latest/download/ipm-$OS-$ARCH$EXT"
+
+###################################
+# On Linux/macOS, prompt for sudo upfront
+###################################
+if [[ "$OS" != "windows" ]]; then
+    echo "==> Installation requires sudo. You may be asked for your password."
+    sudo -v  # prompt for password upfront
+fi
 
-mkdir -p "$INSTALL_DIR"
+###################################
+# Ensure install dir exists
+###################################
+if [[ "$OS" != "windows" ]]; then
+    sudo mkdir -p "$INSTALL_DIR"
+fi
 
-# Check if valid binary already exists
+###################################
+# Check existing binary
+###################################
 if [[ -f "$TARGET" ]]; then
     if [[ "$OS" != "windows" ]]; then
         if [[ -x "$TARGET" ]] && file "$TARGET" | grep -q 'ELF\|Mach-O'; then
@@ -36,7 +52,7 @@ if [[ -f "$TARGET" ]]; then
             exit 0
         else
             echo "==> Invalid binary found, reinstalling..."
-            rm -f "$TARGET"
+            sudo rm -f "$TARGET"
         fi
     else
         echo "==> $APPNAME already exists at $TARGET"
@@ -45,12 +61,17 @@ if [[ -f "$TARGET" ]]; then
     fi
 fi
 
+###################################
+# Download binary
+###################################
 echo "==> Installing $APPNAME ($OS-$ARCH) to $INSTALL_DIR ..."
 echo "==> Downloading from $DOWNLOAD_URL ..."
-curl -L "$DOWNLOAD_URL" -o "$TARGET"
 
 if [[ "$OS" != "windows" ]]; then
-    chmod +x "$TARGET"
+    sudo curl -L "$DOWNLOAD_URL" -o "$TARGET"
+    sudo chmod +x "$TARGET"
+else
+    curl -L "$DOWNLOAD_URL" -o "$TARGET"
 fi
 
 echo "==> Installation complete!"