fix(tools): handle repos with 30+ pre-releases in check_for_gh_release (#9786)

misc/tools.func

@@ -1453,15 +1453,32 @@ check_for_gh_release() {
 
   ensure_dependencies jq
 
-  # Fetch releases and exclude drafts/prereleases
+  # Try /latest endpoint for non-pinned versions (most efficient)
-  local releases_json
+  local releases_json=""
-  releases_json=$(curl -fsSL --max-time 20 \
+  
-    -H 'Accept: application/vnd.github+json' \
+  if [[ -z "$pinned_version_in" ]]; then
-    -H 'X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2022-11-28' \
+    releases_json=$(curl -fsSL --max-time 20 \
-    "https://api.github.com/repos/${source}/releases") || {
+      -H 'Accept: application/vnd.github+json' \
-    msg_error "Unable to fetch releases for ${app}"
+      -H 'X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2022-11-28' \
-    return 1
+      "https://api.github.com/repos/${source}/releases/latest" 2>/dev/null)
-  }
+    
+    if [[ $? -eq 0 ]] && [[ -n "$releases_json" ]]; then
+      # Wrap single release in array for consistent processing
+      releases_json="[$releases_json]"
+    fi
+  fi
+  
+  # If no releases yet (pinned version OR /latest failed), fetch up to 100
+  if [[ -z "$releases_json" ]]; then
+    # Fetch releases and exclude drafts/prereleases
+    releases_json=$(curl -fsSL --max-time 20 \
+      -H 'Accept: application/vnd.github+json' \
+      -H 'X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2022-11-28' \
+      "https://api.github.com/repos/${source}/releases?per_page=100") || {
+      msg_error "Unable to fetch releases for ${app}"
+      return 1
+    }
+  fi
 
   mapfile -t raw_tags < <(jq -r '.[] | select(.draft==false and .prerelease==false) | .tag_name' <<<"$releases_json")
   if ((${#raw_tags[@]} == 0)); then