When working with configuration files and values, prefer dedicated tools and canonical sources over manual text manipulation or secondary configuration files. Use language-specific tools for modifications (e.g., go mod edit -go=1.23 instead of sed commands on go.mod) and extract configuration values from their primary sources rather than derived files.
For example, instead of:
# Avoid manual text manipulation
sed -i.bak -E "s/^go [0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+$/go ${NEW_VERSION}.0/" go.mod
# Avoid secondary sources
REQUIRED_GO_VERSION=$(grep 'version:' .promu.yml | awk '{print $2}')
Prefer:
# Use proper tooling
go mod edit -go=${NEW_VERSION}.0
# Use canonical sources
MIN_GO_VERSION=$(awk '/^go / {print $2}' go.mod)
This approach reduces fragility, improves maintainability, and ensures configuration changes are handled through proper validation and formatting provided by the dedicated tools.
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