From 406c0473b6fef77cd6c927d3996221066139c480 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Claire Morgenthau <114423992+clairem-sl@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 31 Dec 2025 15:05:50 +0700
Subject: [PATCH 1/3] Fix emitting of messages

* Quotes around $1 in the `die` and `warn` functions
* Use `tput` instead of hardcoded escape sequence
---
 indra/newview/linux_tools/install.sh | 12 ++++++------
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/indra/newview/linux_tools/install.sh b/indra/newview/linux_tools/install.sh
index c94510267ad..bc634adcf49 100755
--- a/indra/newview/linux_tools/install.sh
+++ b/indra/newview/linux_tools/install.sh
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
 # Install the Second Life Viewer. This script can install the viewer both
 # system-wide and for an individual user.
 
-VT102_STYLE_NORMAL='\E[0m'
-VT102_COLOR_RED='\E[31m'
+_STYLE_NORMAL="$(tput sgr0)"
+_COLOR_RED="$(tput setaf 9)"
 
 SCRIPTSRC=`readlink -f "$0" || echo "$0"`
 RUN_PATH=`dirname "${SCRIPTSRC}" || echo .`
@@ -34,15 +34,15 @@ function prompt()
 
 function die()
 {
-    warn $1
+    warn "$1"
     exit 1
 }
 
 function warn()
 {
-    echo -n -e $VT102_COLOR_RED
-    echo $1
-    echo -n -e $VT102_STYLE_NORMAL
+    echo -n "$_COLOR_RED"
+    echo "$1"
+    echo -n "$_STYLE_NORMAL"
 }
 
 function homedir_install()

From a379b5f1c0118467ecf913522085597d726b45c8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Claire Morgenthau <114423992+clairem-sl@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 31 Dec 2025 15:09:45 +0700
Subject: [PATCH 2/3] Add feature to make backup optional

Invoking the install script with NOBACKUP=1 now will skip the backup step.
---
 indra/newview/linux_tools/install.sh | 8 +++++---
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/indra/newview/linux_tools/install.sh b/indra/newview/linux_tools/install.sh
index bc634adcf49..875ca2d0af5 100755
--- a/indra/newview/linux_tools/install.sh
+++ b/indra/newview/linux_tools/install.sh
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ function die()
 function warn()
 {
     echo -n "$_COLOR_RED"
-    echo "$1"
+    echo -e "$1"
     echo -n "$_STYLE_NORMAL"
 }
 
@@ -82,7 +82,9 @@ function root_install()
 
 function install_to_prefix()
 {
-    test -e "$1" && backup_previous_installation "$1"
+    if [[ -e "$1" && -z $NOBACKUP ]]; then
+        backup_previous_installation "$1"
+    fi
     mkdir -p "$1" || die "Failed to create installation directory!"
 
     echo " - Installing to $1"
@@ -95,7 +97,7 @@ function backup_previous_installation()
     local backup_dir="$1".backup-$(date -I)
     echo " - Backing up previous installation to $backup_dir"
 
-    mv "$1" "$backup_dir" || die "Failed to create backup of existing installation!"
+    mv "$1" "$backup_dir" || die "Failed to create backup of existing installation!\nSpecify NOBACKUP=1 when invoking to skip the backup step."
 }
 
 

From 6a3039f5dd86753ac6f969eb07739b1918a0de49 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Claire Morgenthau <114423992+clairem-sl@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 31 Dec 2025 17:44:55 +0700
Subject: [PATCH 3/3] Handle tput cases

+ If tput doesn't exist
+ If tput emits error
---
 indra/newview/linux_tools/install.sh | 8 ++++++--
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/indra/newview/linux_tools/install.sh b/indra/newview/linux_tools/install.sh
index 875ca2d0af5..9f5b51c489e 100755
--- a/indra/newview/linux_tools/install.sh
+++ b/indra/newview/linux_tools/install.sh
@@ -3,8 +3,12 @@
 # Install the Second Life Viewer. This script can install the viewer both
 # system-wide and for an individual user.
 
-_STYLE_NORMAL="$(tput sgr0)"
-_COLOR_RED="$(tput setaf 9)"
+exec 3>&2 2> /dev/null
+if command -v tput > /dev/null ; then
+    _STYLE_NORMAL="$(tput sgr0)"
+    _COLOR_RED="$(tput setaf 9)"
+fi
+exec 2>&3 3>&-
 
 SCRIPTSRC=`readlink -f "$0" || echo "$0"`
 RUN_PATH=`dirname "${SCRIPTSRC}" || echo .`