bigpowers 2.83.3 → 2.83.4

package/.pi/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "bigpowers",
-  "version": "2.83.3",
+  "version": "2.83.4",
   "description": "80 skills — 73 agent skills synthesizing 17 years of software engineering discipline into a prescriptive methodology for solo developers",
   "keywords": [
     "pi-package"

package/CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+## [2.83.4](https://github.com/danielvm-git/bigpowers/compare/v2.83.3...v2.83.4) (2026-07-24)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* **install:** keep spinner animating via async sync-skills call ([a4c2193](https://github.com/danielvm-git/bigpowers/commit/a4c21937b0caa4602177c2a5c186d96510ec15f3))
+
 ## [2.83.3](https://github.com/danielvm-git/bigpowers/compare/v2.83.2...v2.83.3) (2026-07-24)
 
 

package/bin/setup.js

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 // bigpowers setup — interactive installer
 // Combines GSD simplicity with BMAD visual polish.
 
-const { execSync } = require('child_process');
+const { execSync, spawn } = require('child_process');
 const fs = require('fs');
 const path = require('path');
 const { installGlobal, installLocal, uninstallTool, detectExistingInstall } = require('../scripts/lib/install-helpers');
@@ -76,6 +76,23 @@ function runInherited(cmd) {
   execSync(cmd, { cwd: ROOT, stdio: 'inherit' });
 }
 
+// Async counterpart of runInherited: keeps the event loop free so a clack
+// spinner's setInterval can keep animating while the child process runs.
+// Output is captured (not inherited) so it can't collide with the spinner's
+// own redraw; on failure the caller gets it back to show the user.
+function runInheritedAsync(cmd) {
+  return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+    const child = spawn(cmd, { cwd: ROOT, shell: true });
+    let output = '';
+    child.stdout.on('data', (d) => (output += d));
+    child.stderr.on('data', (d) => (output += d));
+    child.on('close', (code) => {
+      if (code === 0) resolve(output);
+      else reject(new Error(output || `${cmd} exited with code ${code}`));
+    });
+  });
+}
+
 
 
 // ── Uninstall flow ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
@@ -250,14 +267,17 @@ async function main() {
     await sleep(100);
   }
 
-  s.stop('Syncing skills...');
+  s.message('Syncing skills...');
   try {
-    runInherited('bash scripts/sync-skills.sh --distribute-only');
-  } catch {
-    console.error(c.red('Sync failed.'));
+    const output = await runInheritedAsync('bash scripts/sync-skills.sh --distribute-only');
+    const summary = output.trim().split('\n').find((l) => l.includes('skills synced'));
+    if (summary) s.message(summary.trim());
+  } catch (err) {
+    s.stop('Sync failed.', 1);
+    console.error(err.message);
     process.exit(1);
   }
-  s.start('Installing to selected tools...');
+  s.message('Installing to selected tools...');
 
   const results = [];
   for (const toolId of selectedTools) {

package/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "bigpowers",
-  "version": "2.83.3",
+  "version": "2.83.4",
   "description": "73 agent skills synthesizing 17 years of software engineering discipline into a prescriptive methodology for solo developers",
   "main": "index.js",
   "scripts": {

package/scripts/test-install-distribute-only.sh

@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@ grep -q -- '--distribute-only' "$SYNC_SH" && pass 'sync-skills.sh: --distribute-
   || fail 'sync-skills.sh: missing --distribute-only flag'
 grep -q "sync-skills.sh --distribute-only" "$SETUP_JS" && pass 'setup.js: invokes sync-skills.sh with --distribute-only' \
   || fail 'setup.js: does not pass --distribute-only'
+grep -q "runInheritedAsync('bash scripts/sync-skills.sh --distribute-only')" "$SETUP_JS" \
+  && pass 'setup.js: sync-skills call is async (spinner can animate)' \
+  || fail 'setup.js: sync-skills call reverted to blocking runInherited (spinner would freeze)'
 
 hash_of() { [[ -f "$1" ]] && shasum -a 256 "$1" | awk '{print $1}' || echo "absent"; }
 listing_of() { [[ -d "$1" ]] && (find "$1" -maxdepth 1 -type f | sort) || echo "absent"; }