Let the user choose the installation method

README.md

@@ -37,13 +37,24 @@ more with `--regexp` parameter.
 
 [![demo](https://asciinema.org/a/232775.png?ts=1)](https://asciinema.org/a/232775?autoplay=1)
 
-## Prerequisites
+## Using Tmux Plugin Manager
+
+You can add this line to your list of [TPM](https://github.com/tmux-plugins/tpm) plugins in `.tmux.conf`:
+
+```
+set -g @plugin 'fcsonline/tmux-thumbs'
+
+run-shell ~/.tmux/plugins/tmux-thumbs/tmux-thumbs.tmux
+```
+
+To be able to install the plugin just hit <kbd>prefix</kbd> + <kbd>I</kbd>. You should now be able to use
+the plugin!
+
+## Installation checking out the source code
 
 `tmux-thumbs` is written in Rust. You will need `rustc` version 1.35.0 or higher. The
 recommended way to install Rust is from the official [download page](https://rustup.rs/).
 
-## Tmux integration
-
 Clone the repo:
 
 ```
@@ -69,19 +80,6 @@ Reload TMUX conf by running:
 tmux source-file ~/.tmux.conf
 ```
 
-## Using Tmux Plugin Manager
-
-You can add this line to your list of [TPM](https://github.com/tmux-plugins/tpm) plugins in `.tmux.conf`:
-
-```
-set -g @plugin 'fcsonline/tmux-thumbs'
-
-run-shell ~/.tmux/plugins/tmux-thumbs/tmux-thumbs.tmux
-```
-
-To be able to install the plugin just hit <kbd>prefix</kbd> + <kbd>I</kbd>. You should now be able to use
-the plugin!
-
 ## Configuration
 
 If you want to customize how is shown your tmux-thumbs hints those all available

tmux-thumbs-install.sh

@@ -39,10 +39,8 @@ else
 
 cat << EOF
   It looks like this is the first time you are executing tmux-thumbs
-  because the binary is not present.
-
-  We are going to proceed with the installation. If you have Rust preinstalled, we will try to
-  compile the binary from source. Otherwise, a prebuild binary for your platform will be used.
+  because the binary is not present. We are going to proceed with the
+  installation.
 
   Do you want to continue?
 
@@ -53,26 +51,48 @@ fi
 
 read -rs -n 1
 
-if ! [ -x "$(command -v cargo)" ]; then
-  platform="$(uname -s) $(uname -m)"
+cat << EOF
 
-  echo "  Rust is not installed! Trying to install ${platform} binary..."
+  Which format do you prefer for installation?
+
+  1) Compile: will use cargo to compile tmux-thumbs. It requires Rust.
+  2) Download: will download a precompiled binary for your system.
+
+EOF
+
+select opt in "Compile" "Download"; do
+  case $opt in
+    Compile|1)
+
+      if ! [ -x "$(command -v cargo)" ]; then
+        echo '❌ Rust is not installed!'
+        exit 1
+      fi
+
+      echo '  Compiling tmux-thumbs, be patient:'
+      cargo build --release --target-dir=target
+
+      break;;
+    Download|2)
+      platform="$(uname -s)_$(uname -m)"
+
+      echo "  Downloading ${platform} binary..."
 
       sources=$(curl -s "https://api.github.com/repos/fcsonline/tmux-thumbs/releases/latest" | grep browser_download_url)
 
       case $platform in
-    "Darwin x86_64")
+        Darwin_x86_64)
           url=$(echo "${sources}" | grep -o 'https://.*darwin.zip' | uniq)
           curl -sL "${url}" | bsdtar -xf - thumbs tmux-thumbs
 
           ;;
-    "Linux x86_64")
+        Linux_x86_64)
           url=$(echo "${sources}" | grep -o 'https://.*linux-musl.tar.gz' | uniq)
           curl -sL "${url}" | tar -zxf - thumbs tmux-thumbs
 
           ;;
         *)
-      echo "Unknown platform: $platform"
+          echo "❌ Unknown platform: ${platform}"
           exit 1
           ;;
       esac
@@ -80,10 +100,12 @@ if ! [ -x "$(command -v cargo)" ]; then
       chmod +x thumbs tmux-thumbs
       mkdir -p target/release
       mv thumbs tmux-thumbs target/release
-else
-  echo '  Compiling tmux-thumbs, be patient:'
-  cargo build --release --target-dir=target
-fi
+
+      break;;
+    *)
+      echo "❌ Ouh? Choose an available option."
+  esac
+done
 
 cat << EOF
   Installation complete! 💯