retry curl until it succeeds

cachix · Nov 5, 2021 · a156570 · a156570
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commit a156570
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diff --git a/lib/install-nix.sh b/lib/install-nix.sh
@@ -46,7 +46,12 @@ fi
 
 echo "installer options: ${installer_options[@]}"
 
-curl -o /tmp/install -v --fail --retry 5 --retry-connrefused -L "${INPUT_INSTALL_URL:-https://nixos.org/nix/install}" 
+# There is --retry-on-errors, but only newer curl versions support that
+until curl -o /tmp/install -v --fail --retry 5 --retry-connrefused -L "${INPUT_INSTALL_URL:-https://nixos.org/nix/install}" 
+do
+  sleep 1
+done
+
 cat /tmp/install
 chmod +x /tmp/install
 sh /tmp/install "${installer_options[@]}"