{"record":{"id":"e49feb518d1de55e","repo":"abiosoft/colima","slug":"failed-to-fetch-releases-w","errorCode":null,"errorMessage":"failed to fetch releases: %w","messagePattern":"failed to fetch releases: %w","errorType":"exception","errorClass":null,"httpStatus":null,"severity":"error","filePath":"model/ramalama.go","lineNumber":45,"sourceCode":"\tguest := lima.New(host.New())\n\toutput, err := guest.RunOutput(\"sh\", \"-c\", `export PATH=\"$HOME/.local/bin:$PATH\"; ramalama version 2>/dev/null`)\n\tif err != nil {\n\t\treturn \"\"\n\t}\n\t// Output format: \"ramalama version 0.17.1\"\n\toutput = strings.TrimSpace(output)\n\tif version, ok := strings.CutPrefix(output, \"ramalama version \"); ok {\n\t\treturn version\n\t}\n\treturn \"\"\n}\n\n// getLatestRamalamaVersion fetches the latest release version from GitHub.\nfunc getLatestRamalamaVersion() (string, error) {\n\tclient := &http.Client{Timeout: 10 * time.Second}\n\tresp, err := client.Get(ramalamaReleasesURL)\n\tif err != nil {\n\t\treturn \"\", fmt.Errorf(\"failed to fetch releases: %w\", err)\n\t}\n\tdefer func() { _ = resp.Body.Close() }()\n\n\tif resp.StatusCode != http.StatusOK {\n\t\treturn \"\", fmt.Errorf(\"unexpected status code: %d\", resp.StatusCode)\n\t}\n\n\tvar release struct {\n\t\tTagName string `json:\"tag_name\"`\n\t}\n\tif err := json.NewDecoder(resp.Body).Decode(&release); err != nil {\n\t\treturn \"\", fmt.Errorf(\"failed to decode response: %w\", err)\n\t}\n\n\t// Tag might be \"v0.17.1\" or \"0.17.1\"\n\tversion := strings.TrimPrefix(release.TagName, \"v\")\n\treturn version, nil\n}","sourceCodeStart":27,"sourceCodeEnd":63,"githubUrl":"https://github.com/abiosoft/colima/blob/c3a5f9184d83a197184f897a9f07eb3c01b3bc88/model/ramalama.go#L27-L63","documentation":"getLatestRamalamaVersion does an HTTP GET to https://api.github.com/repos/containers/ramalama/releases/latest with a 10s client timeout; client.Get returning an error wraps into this message. The request never completed: DNS failure, no route to api.github.com, TLS/proxy interception, or exceeding the 10s timeout. (HTTP-level failures like 403 rate limits are a different, status-code error.)","triggerScenarios":"Offline machine or firewalled CI blocking api.github.com; corporate proxy not configured (HTTPS_PROXY unset for the process); broken DNS; GitHub unreachable or the request exceeding the fixed 10-second timeout on slow links.","commonSituations":"Air-gapped or proxied enterprise environments; CI runners with restricted egress; flaky mobile/tethered networks; DNS breakage in VMs or containers running colima.","solutions":["Verify reachability: curl -sS https://api.github.com/repos/containers/ramalama/releases/latest","Configure the proxy for the colima process (HTTPS_PROXY/HTTP_PROXY/NO_PROXY) and retry","Fix DNS (resolv.conf / VPN split-DNS) if the host cannot resolve api.github.com","If the network is intentionally restricted, skip the version check and use the already-installed ramalama; on slow links, raise the 10s client timeout"],"exampleFix":"// before\nclient := &http.Client{Timeout: 10 * time.Second}\nresp, err := client.Get(ramalamaReleasesURL)\n\n// after: honor proxy env explicitly and allow a longer timeout\nclient := &http.Client{\n    Timeout:   30 * time.Second,\n    Transport: &http.Transport{Proxy: http.ProxyFromEnvironment},\n}\nresp, err := client.Get(ramalamaReleasesURL)","handlingStrategy":"fallback","validationCode":"// Quick connectivity probe before the real fetch.\nfunc githubReachable() bool {\n    c := &http.Client{Timeout: 3 * time.Second}\n    resp, err := c.Get(\"https://api.github.com\")\n    if err != nil { return false }\n    _ = resp.Body.Close()\n    return true\n}","typeGuard":null,"tryCatchPattern":"latest, err := getLatestRamalamaVersion()\nif err != nil {\n    // offline / firewalled: fall back to what's installed rather than failing setup\n    log.Warnf(\"could not fetch latest ramalama version: %v; using installed version\", err)\n    latest = GetRamalamaVersion() // may be \"\" -> skip upgrade decision\n}","preventionTips":["Set HTTPS_PROXY/HTTP_PROXY for the colima process in corporate networks","Treat the latest-version lookup as optional: never let it hard-fail setup when a local version exists","Cache the last-known release tag so repeated runs work offline","Use a generous HTTP timeout on slow links; 10s can be tight for api.github.com"],"tags":["network","github-api","http","ramalama","proxy"],"backgroundTag":null,"analyzedSha":"c3a5f9184d83a197184f897a9f07eb3c01b3bc88","analyzedAt":"2026-08-15T18:58:08.334Z","schemaVersion":2},"datasetVersion":"2026-08-15T22:17:37.221Z"}