CLI: support package-manager installs from GitHub main (#47630)

* CLI: resolve package-manager main install specs

* CLI: skip registry resolution for raw package specs

* CLI: support main package target updates

* CLI: document package update specs in help

* Tests: cover package install spec resolution

* Tests: cover npm main-package updates

* Tests: cover update --tag main

* Installer: support main package targets

* Installer: support main package targets on Windows

* Docs: document package-manager main updates

* Docs: document installer main targets

* Docs: document npm and pnpm main installs

* Docs: document update --tag main

* Changelog: note package-manager main installs

* Update src/infra/update-global.test.ts

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Co-authored-by: greptile-apps[bot] <165735046+greptile-apps[bot]@users.noreply.github.com>
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Vincent Koc
2026-03-15 14:18:12 -07:00
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parent 3735156766
commit 5a7aba94a2
14 changed files with 320 additions and 63 deletions

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@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import { trimLogTail } from "../../infra/restart-sentinel.js";
import { parseSemver } from "../../infra/runtime-guard.js";
import { fetchNpmTagVersion } from "../../infra/update-check.js";
import {
canResolveRegistryVersionForPackageTarget,
detectGlobalInstallManagerByPresence,
detectGlobalInstallManagerForRoot,
type CommandRunner,
@@ -77,6 +78,9 @@ export async function resolveTargetVersion(
tag: string,
timeoutMs?: number,
): Promise<string | null> {
if (!canResolveRegistryVersionForPackageTarget(tag)) {
return null;
}
const direct = normalizeVersionTag(tag);
if (direct) {
return direct;