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fix(tools): support macOS bash 3.2 and BSD userland in dev scripts - #1126

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test-dependency-docs-scope, run-go-unit-tests, and build-all.sh use
declare -A/mapfile (bash 4+ only) and either silently misreport results
or crash on macOS stock bash 3.2. otelconfig-validate-config and
otelconfig-update-examples relied on GNU-only timeout and sed -i.
Added version guards, a timeout/gtimeout fallback, and a portable sed
replacement.

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Closes #1125

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  • Bug Fixes

    • Improved cross-platform compatibility for configuration validation, including timeout handling and temporary-file-based text substitution.
    • Added fallback behavior when standard timeout utilities are unavailable, while preserving command results.
    • Added clearer setup guidance for unsupported Bash versions.
  • Validation

    • Added Bash 4+ checks to build, testing, and configuration-validation scripts.
    • Scripts now stop early with actionable macOS installation guidance when an older Bash version is detected.

test-dependency-docs-scope and build/test scripts use declare -A and
mapfile, which require bash 4+ and silently misbehave or fail outright
on macOS stock bash 3.2. otelconfig-validate-config also relies on the
GNU coreutils timeout command and GNU-style sed -i, neither of which
work on stock macOS. Add version guards, a timeout/gtimeout fallback,
and a portable sed replacement.

Closes #1125

Signed-off-by: mesutoezdil <mesudozdil@gmail.com>
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The scripts now support macOS command variants, provide a timeout fallback, and reject Bash versions older than 4 before using Bash 4 features.

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Platform compatibility

Layer / File(s) Summary
Portable otelconfig tooling
tools/byoo/otelconfig-validate-config, tools/byoo/otelconfig-update-examples
Validation uses timeout, gtimeout, or a TERM/KILL fallback. Both scripts replace platform-specific sed -i usage with temporary-file output followed by mv.
Bash version prerequisites
tools/ci/run-go-unit-tests, tools/ci/test-dependency-docs-scope, tools/scripts/build-all.sh
The scripts require Bash 4 or newer and provide macOS installation guidance when an older Bash version is detected.

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Linked Issues check ⚠️ Warning The changes address the GNU timeout and sed -i issues and add Bash version guards for several scripts. However, the linked issue also requires handling tools/scripts/collect-notices, which is no… Update tools/scripts/collect-notices and replace Bash 4-only constructs with Bash 3.2-compatible logic, or document and implement an issue-approved alternative. Confirm that the affected scripts meet the linked issue requirements on macOS…
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Title check ✅ Passed The title uses valid Conventional Commits syntax: fix(tools):. It accurately describes the primary change, which fixes macOS Bash and BSD userland compatibility problems.
Out of Scope Changes check ✅ Passed The changed files are development and CI scripts named in issue #1125. The changes address Bash version checks, GNU timeout, and BSD sed compatibility. No unrelated changes are present.
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The changes address the GNU timeout and sed -i issues and add Bash version guards for several scripts. However, the linked issue also requires handling tools/scripts/collect-notices, which is not changed, and the Bash guards do not make the affected scripts run under macOS Bash 3.2.

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Update tools/scripts/collect-notices and replace Bash 4-only constructs with Bash 3.2-compatible logic, or document and implement an issue-approved alternative. Confirm that the affected scripts meet the linked issue requirements on macOS Bash 3.2.

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In `@tools/byoo/otelconfig-validate-config`:
- Around line 5-15: Update the command-selection logic in the validation script
to reuse the manual timeout fallback from validate-otelconfig.sh when neither
timeout nor gtimeout is available, instead of exiting immediately. Preserve the
existing GNU and macOS Homebrew command paths and ensure the fallback still runs
validation with a timeout.
- Around line 5-15: Add focused portability tests for the command-selection
logic in otelconfig-validate-config, covering timeout, gtimeout, and
missing-command behavior under Bash 3.2 and Bash 5. Also test both successful
and failed temporary-file replacement in otelconfig-update-examples.

Apply the same fix in `@tools/ci/run-go-unit-tests` around lines 19 - 25: Covers
the Bash prerequisite guard regression tests.
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Stock macOS ships neither GNU timeout nor gtimeout, so the earlier
guard just errored out before running validation. Reuse the manual
background-process fallback already used in
byoo-otel-collector/scripts/validate-otelconfig.sh: try timeout, then
gtimeout, then run the command in the background and kill it after
the deadline.

Signed-off-by: mesutoezdil <mesudozdil@gmail.com>

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Reviewed, and I ran the fallback rather than only reading it. The sed -i swaps are correct; the timeout fallback has two bugs I could reproduce.

sed -i -> temp file and move

Correct and portable, in both scripts. Same-directory mv, so it is atomic. No concerns.

run_with_timeout has two bugs

I extracted the function and exercised it directly:

fast command,   3s timeout : rc=0   elapsed=3003ms   <- expected ~0ms
sleep 10,       1s timeout : rc=143 elapsed=2004ms   <- accepted by the caller
trap "" TERM,   1s timeout : rc=137 elapsed=2008ms   <- rejected by the caller

1. Every call blocks for the full timeout, even when the command finishes instantly.

The timer subshell inherits the command substitution's stdout. kill "${timer}" kills the subshell but orphans its sleep, which keeps the pipe open, so $(run_with_timeout …) cannot return until that sleep exits. The timeout becomes a floor rather than a ceiling.

validate_otel_config is called once per config in a matrix loop, so on macOS this adds 2 seconds per config for no reason.

Redirecting the timer fixes it:

-    (
+    ( 
         sleep "${seconds}"
         kill -TERM "${pid}" 2>/dev/null
         sleep 1
         kill -KILL "${pid}" 2>/dev/null
-    ) &
+    ) >/dev/null 2>&1 &

2. A process that ignores SIGTERM returns 137, and the caller rejects it.

validate_otel_config accepts 0, 124 and 143. GNU timeout returns 124 when it kills the command, which is why 124 is in that list. The fallback returns 143 after SIGTERM, which is accepted, but 137 once it escalates to SIGKILL, which is not:

Unknown error (exit code: 137)

So a config that hangs and ignores TERM is reported as a validation failure rather than as a timeout. Returning 124 when the timer fired would match timeout's contract and keep the caller's existing branch correct.

Worth stating in the description

The fallback only runs when neither timeout nor gtimeout is present, so Linux CI never executes it. It is untested code on exactly the platform it exists for, which is worth a line in the PR body so a reviewer does not assume CI covered it.

Same title issue as #1123

The title says "support macOS bash 3.2", but run-go-unit-tests, test-dependency-docs-scope and build-all.sh now hard-exit on bash < 4. Failing fast with guidance is the right call; it just is not support. Suggest wording that says so.

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test-dependency-docs-scope passes, and all four touched scripts pass bash -n. Nothing here is risky for CI, since the guards are no-ops on the bash 5 CI runs.

The GNU-only timeout and sed -i were genuine blockers for anyone developing on macOS; thanks for chasing them down.

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