Add --share-log flag to upload install.log to paste.rs

.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/01_bug.yml

@@ -41,8 +41,8 @@ body:
     attributes:
       value: >
         **Note**: Assuming you have network connectivity,
-        you can easily post the installation log using the following command:
-        `curl -F'file=@/var/log/archinstall/install.log' https://0x0.st`
+        you can easily upload the installation log and get a shareable URL by running:
+        `archinstall --share-log`
 
   - type: textarea
     id: freeform

README.md

@@ -101,9 +101,9 @@ If you come across any issues, kindly submit your issue here on GitHub or post y
 When submitting an issue, please:
 * Provide the stacktrace of the output if applicable
 * Attach the `/var/log/archinstall/install.log` to the issue ticket. This helps us help you!
-  * To extract the log from the ISO image, one way is to use<br>
+  * To upload the log from the ISO image and get a shareable URL, run<br>
     ```shell
-    curl -F'file=@/var/log/archinstall/install.log' https://0x0.st
+    archinstall --share-log
     ```
 
 

archinstall/lib/args.py

@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ class Arguments:
 	skip_wifi_check: bool = False
 	advanced: bool = False
 	verbose: bool = False
+	share_log: bool = False
 
 
 @dataclass
@@ -431,6 +432,12 @@ def _define_arguments(self) -> ArgumentParser:
 			default=False,
 			help='Enabled verbose options',
 		)
+		parser.add_argument(
+			'--share-log',
+			action='store_true',
+			default=False,
+			help='Upload /var/log/archinstall/install.log to paste.rs and print the URL, then exit',
+		)
 
 		return parser
 

archinstall/lib/share_log.py

@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+import sys
+
+from archinstall.lib.command import SysCommand
+from archinstall.lib.exceptions import SysCallError
+from archinstall.lib.output import logger
+
+# paste.rs is a minimal text pastebin with syntax highlighting by extension.
+# 10 MiB is its documented upload limit.
+_PASTE_URL = 'https://paste.rs'
+_PASTE_MAX_SIZE = 10 * 1024 * 1024
+
+
+def share_install_log() -> int:
+	"""Upload /var/log/archinstall/install.log to paste.rs and print the URL.
+
+	Intended for users to paste the URL into a GitHub issue when reporting a
+	bug. Always asks for explicit confirmation - the log may contain hostname,
+	mirror URLs, package list, partition layout and other system details which
+	become public on upload.
+
+	All diagnostic output goes to stderr instead of the standard log helpers,
+	so the file we are about to upload is not modified by this command.
+	"""
+	log_path = logger.path
+
+	if not log_path.exists():
+		print(f'Log file not found: {log_path}', file=sys.stderr)
+		return 1
+
+	size = log_path.stat().st_size
+	if size == 0:
+		print(f'Log file is empty: {log_path}', file=sys.stderr)
+		return 1
+
+	if size > _PASTE_MAX_SIZE:
+		print(
+			f'Log file is too large to share: {size} bytes (limit: {_PASTE_MAX_SIZE} bytes). Trim it or upload manually.',
+			file=sys.stderr,
+		)
+		return 1
+
+	print(f'About to upload {log_path} ({size} bytes) to {_PASTE_URL}', file=sys.stderr)
+	print(
+		'The log may contain hostname, mirror URLs, package list and partition layout. The uploaded paste is public.',
+		file=sys.stderr,
+	)
+
+	try:
+		answer = input('Continue? [y/N]: ').strip().lower()
+	except EOFError, KeyboardInterrupt:
+		print(file=sys.stderr)
+		return 1
+
+	if answer not in ('y', 'yes'):
+		print('Cancelled.', file=sys.stderr)
+		return 1
+
+	try:
+		result = SysCommand(f'curl -sS --data-binary @{log_path} {_PASTE_URL}')
+	except SysCallError as e:
+		print(f'Upload failed: {e}', file=sys.stderr)
+		return 1
+
+	url = result.decode().strip()
+
+	if not url.startswith('http'):
+		print(f'Unexpected response from {_PASTE_URL}: {url[:200]!r}', file=sys.stderr)
+		return 1
+
+	print(url)
+	return 0

archinstall/main.py

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 from archinstall.lib.output import debug, error, info, warn
 from archinstall.lib.packages.util import check_version_upgrade
 from archinstall.lib.pacman.pacman import Pacman
+from archinstall.lib.share_log import share_install_log
 from archinstall.lib.translationhandler import tr, translation_handler
 from archinstall.lib.utils.util import running_from_iso
 from archinstall.tui.ui.components import tui
@@ -95,6 +96,9 @@ def run() -> int:
 		print(tr('Archinstall requires root privileges to run. See --help for more.'))
 		return 1
 
+	if arch_config_handler.args.share_log:
+		return share_install_log()
+
 	translation_handler.save_console_font()
 
 	_log_sys_info()
@@ -141,8 +145,8 @@ def _error_message(exc: Exception) -> None:
 		Archinstall experienced the above error. If you think this is a bug, please report it to
 		https://github.com/archlinux/archinstall and include the log file "/var/log/archinstall/install.log".
 
-		Hint: To extract the log from a live ISO
-		curl -F 'file=@/var/log/archinstall/install.log' https://0x0.st
+		Hint: To upload the log and get a shareable URL, run
+		archinstall --share-log
 		"""
 	)
 	warn(text)

docs/help/report_bug.rst

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ When submitting a help ticket, please include the :code:`/var/log/archinstall/in
 It can be found both on the live ISO but also in the installed filesystem if the base packages were strapped in.
 
 .. tip::
-   | An easy way to submit logs is ``curl -F 'file=@/var/log/archinstall/install.log' https://0x0.st``.
+   | An easy way to submit logs is ``archinstall --share-log``, which uploads ``install.log`` to paste.rs and prints a shareable URL.
    | Use caution when submitting other log files, but ``archinstall`` pledges to keep ``install.log`` safe for posting publicly!
 
 There are additional log files under ``/var/log/archinstall/`` that can be useful: