fix: improve error reporting in installer script #308
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- Add explicit check for unsupported darwin-x86_64 platform - Improve download error messages to distinguish 404s from other errors - Show expected vs actual checksums when verification fails - Better error messages for archive extraction failures - Check for missing executables before installation - Add platform detection info message - Suggest permission fixes for installation errors This addresses user confusion when Intel Mac users try to install and receive generic "checksum verification failed" errors.
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Summary
Problem
Users on Intel Macs were receiving a confusing "Checksum verification failed" error when trying to install microsandbox, when the actual issue was that darwin-x86_64 builds are not
available.
Solution
Added comprehensive error handling throughout the installer: