From 16e76d70c9273f9c13cea9fa6f928b666e57289f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: mboehmlaender <mboehmlaender@gmx.net>
Date: Thu, 12 Mar 2026 08:07:32 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] fix: validate remote branch exists before clone/reinstall

Prevents cryptic git errors on fresh machines or when switching branches.
Shows available branches in the error message for easier debugging.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
---
 install.sh | 7 +++++++
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+)

diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index f0cca41..393471e 100755
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -412,6 +412,13 @@ done
 # --- Repository klonen / aktualisieren ----------------------------------------
 header "Repository holen (Git)"
 
+# Prüfen ob der gewünschte Branch auf dem Remote existiert
+info "Prüfe Branch '$GIT_BRANCH' auf Remote..."
+if ! git ls-remote --exit-code --heads "$REPO_URL" "$GIT_BRANCH" &>/dev/null; then
+  fatal "Branch '$GIT_BRANCH' existiert nicht im Repository $REPO_URL.\nVerfügbare Branches: $(git ls-remote --heads "$REPO_URL" | awk '{print $2}' | sed 's|refs/heads/||' | tr '\n' ' ')"
+fi
+ok "Branch '$GIT_BRANCH' gefunden"
+
 if [[ -d "$INSTALL_DIR/.git" ]]; then
   if [[ "$REINSTALL" == true ]]; then
     info "Aktualisiere bestehendes Repository..."