feat: migrate Claude Code installation from npm to native installer#37
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Migrate from `npm install -g @anthropic-ai/claude-code` to the native installer at https://claude.ai/install.sh, removing the Node.js dependency entirely. - Remove Node.js install/detection functions - Add curl/bash dependency check - Add Alpine-specific deps (libgcc, libstdc++, ripgrep) - Copy binary to /usr/local/bin/ for multi-user access - Remove installsAfter Node.js dependency from feature metadata
- Remove node:1 feature from test scenarios - Remove node --version and npm --version checks
- Rewrite NOTES.md removing all Node.js references - Add Alpine Linux and deprecation notice sections - Remove Requirements section from README.md
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@8enmann @chrislloyd Can you check this PR? Thank you |
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| install_claude_code() { | ||
| echo "Installing Claude Code CLI..." | ||
| npm install -g @anthropic-ai/claude-code | ||
| curl -fsSL https://claude.ai/install.sh | bash |
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Had problems with that. Changed it to
su - "$_REMOTE_USER" -c 'curl -fsSL https://claude.ai/install.sh | bash'to install it in the correct user
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Done! Implemented the su - "$_REMOTE_USER" approach as you suggested, and updated the binary path resolution to look in the remote user's home instead of root's.
Kept the copy to /usr/local/bin so claude is available globally just in case, but if you'd rather keep it only for the remote user let me know and I'll remove it.
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To be able to use the last version of claud code, we need to use for now a customer feature release until this PR is merged anthropics/devcontainer-features#37
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This PR is super on point, is there a blocker @milamer ? |
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Summary
npm install -g @anthropic-ai/claude-codewith the native installer (https://claude.ai/install.sh), removing the Node.js dependency entirelylibgcc,libstdc++,ripgrep)Motivation
The Claude Code CLI now provides a native installer that does not require Node.js. This simplifies the feature by removing the Node.js dependency, reducing container image size, and eliminating the complex Node.js auto-installation logic.
Test plan
devcontainer features test -f claude-code --skip-autogenerated --skip-duplicated .to verify scenario tests passdevcontainer features test --skip-scenarios -f claude-code -i ubuntu:latest .to verify autogenerated tests passclaude --versionworks inside a built container