Build: Make the sed usage portable across Linux & macOS

mgol · mgol · commit a848611f9a3a · 2025-08-06T15:08:32.000+02:00
On macOS (which uses the BSD-variant of sed), the `-i` flag requires its
&ldquo;backup extension&rdquo; to come immediately after the i (with a space), even if
it&rsquo;s empty; this made the release `sed` commands fail on macOS. The GNU sed
doesn&rsquo;t require an extension but it allows it.

To make the commands work both on macOS &amp; Linux, make the following changes:
1. Always specify the backup extension.
2. Explicitly specify the script part by using the `-e` flag.
3. To simplify the patterns, use `|` as a separator instead of `/`; then
   slashes don't need to be escaped in the script parts.
diff --git a/.release-it.cjs b/.release-it.cjs
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ module.exports = {
 	hooks: {
 		"before:init": "bash ./build/release/pre-release.sh",
 		"after:version:bump":
-			"sed -i 's/main\\/AUTHORS.txt/${version}\\/AUTHORS.txt/' package.json",
+			"sed -i '' -e 's|main/AUTHORS.txt|${version}/AUTHORS.txt|' package.json",
 		"after:bump": "cross-env VERSION=${version} npm run build:all",
 		"before:git:release": "git add -f dist/ dist-module/ changelog.md",
 		"after:release": "echo 'Run the following to complete the release:' && " +
diff --git a/build/release/post-release.sh b/build/release/post-release.sh
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ git push --follow-tags
 cd -
 
 # Restore AUTHORS URL
-sed -i "s/$1\/AUTHORS.txt/main\/AUTHORS.txt/" package.json
+sed -i '' -e "s|$1/AUTHORS.txt|main/AUTHORS.txt|" package.json
 git add package.json
 
 # Remove built files from tracking.
