- Fix unbound variable errors in install-node.sh and node-path-setup.sh
- Add release-progress.sh for visual release monitoring
- Add release-health-check.sh for comprehensive pre-release validation
- Add check-node-simple.sh as a simpler, more robust Node.js checker
- Create release-improved.sh with better state tracking and progress indicators
- Update release-state.sh with better timestamp tracking
These improvements address issues encountered during beta.13 release:
- Node.js detection failures due to unbound variables
- Lack of visibility into release progress
- No clear way to resume interrupted releases
- Missing pre-flight validation
This commit addresses the Ubuntu installation issues reported in issue 380:
**PAM Module Fix:** - Fix .npmignore to include authenticate-pam module in npm package - Previously node_modules/ exclusion prevented
authenticate-pam from being packaged - Resolves \"PAM Authentication Warning: The native authenticate-pam module isn't found\"
**npm_config_prefix Conflict Detection:** - Add detection for npm_config_prefix conflicts with NVM in postinstall script - Warn users when
npm_config_prefix overrides NVM's per-version configuration - Provide clear instructions to resolve the conflict - Document
troubleshooting steps in docs/npm.md
