From 24ee059261c7e6a3c8b1221a497f5502d48d5864 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Julian Noble <julian@precisium.com.au>
Date: Sun, 24 Aug 2025 18:30:14 +1000
Subject: [PATCH] getzig.ps1 short-circuit for hosts close to
 gitea1.intx.com.au

---
 bin/getzig.cmd            | 460 +++++++++++++++++++-------------------
 src/scriptapps/getzig.ps1 |  64 +++---
 2 files changed, 270 insertions(+), 254 deletions(-)

diff --git a/bin/getzig.cmd b/bin/getzig.cmd
index 0515acd6..dfb00908 100644
--- a/bin/getzig.cmd
+++ b/bin/getzig.cmd
@@ -832,232 +832,240 @@ if ($matches.count) {
 # -- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---begin powershell Payload
 
 #<powershell-payload>
-
-#launch example
-#powershell -Command "Invoke-WebRequest -Uri 'https://www.gitea1.intx.com.au/jn/punkshell/raw/branch/master/bin/getzig.cmd' -OutFile 'getzig.cmd'; Start-Process 'cmd.exe' -ArgumentList @('/c', 'getzig.cmd') -NoNewWindow -Wait"
-#powershell -Command "Invoke-WebRequest -Uri 'https://www.gitea1.intx.com.au/jn/punkshell/raw/branch/master/bin/getzig.cmd' -OutFile 'getzig.cmd'; Start-Process 'getzig.cmd' -NoNewWindow -Wait"
-
-#Join-Path using verbose method to support powershell 5?
-#$outbase = Join-Path -Path $PSScriptRoot -ChildPath "../.." 
-$outbase = $PSScriptRoot
-$outbase = Resolve-Path -Path $outbase
-$toolsfolder = Join-Path -Path $outbase -ChildPath "tools"
-if (-not(Test-Path -Path $toolsfolder -PathType Container)) {
-    #create folder - (can include missing intermediaries)
-    New-Item -Path $toolsfolder -ItemType Directory
-}
-$zigfolder = Join-Path $toolsfolder -ChildPath "zig"
-$zigexe = Join-Path $zigfolder "zig.exe"
-$releasearchive = "zig-x86_64-windows-0.15.1.zip" ;#zip on windows, tarball on every other platform
-Write-Output "powershell version: $($PSVersionTable.PSVersion)"
-
-if (Get-Command $zigexe -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue) {
-    Write-Host "zig.exe is installed in tools/zig"
-    $zigv = tools/zig/zig.exe version 2>&1
-    $stdout = $zigv | Where-Object {$_ -is [string]}
-    $stderr = $zigv | Where-Object {$_ -is [System.Management.Automation.ErrorRecord]}
-    if ($stderr) {
-        Write-Host "Unexpected output from tools/zig/zig.exe: $stderr"
-        Write-Host "Consider deleting tools/zig and re-downloading"
-    } else {
-        Write-Host "tools/zig/zig.exe version is: $stdout"
-    }
-    exit
-}
-
-if (Get-Command "minisign" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue) {
-    Write-Host "minisign is available"
-} else {
-    Write-Host "minisign is missing. Will attempt to install using winget."
-    #Find-Module/Install-Module: older mechanism, available in powershell
-    #Find-PSResource/Install-PSResource: only available in newer pwsh etc?
-    $wgclient = Get-Module -ListAvailable -Name Microsoft.WinGet.Client
-    if (${wgclient}.Length -eq 0) {
-        Write-Host "Microsoft.WinGet.Client module not installed.. will try to install."
-        Install-PackageProvider -Name NuGet -Force
-        $psgallery_existing_policy = (Get-PSRepository -Name PSGallery).InstallationPolicy
-        if ($psgallery_existing_policy -eq "Untrusted") {
-            #Applies to all versions of PowerShell for the user, and is persistent for current user.
-            #This has risks in that a powershell session started after this call, and before we reset it, will treat PSGallery as trusted
-            Set-PSRepository -Name PSGallery -InstallationPolicy Trusted
-        }
-        Install-Module -Scope CurrentUser -Name Microsoft.Winget.Client -Force -Repository PSGallery
-        Repair-WinGetPackageManager
-        import-module -name Microsoft.Winget.client
-
-        if ($psgallery_existing_policy -eq "Untrusted") {
-            Set-PSRepository -Name PSGallery -InstallationPolicy Untrusted
-        }
-    } else {
-        Write-Host "Microsoft.WinGet.Client is available"
-    }
-    $wingetversion = (Find-WinGetPackage jedisct1.minisign).Version
-    if ($wingetversion) {
-        Write-Host "Installing minisign version: ${wingetversion}"
-        Install-WinGetPackage -Id "jedisct1.minisign"
-    }
-    if (Get-Command "minisign" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue) {
-        Write-Host "minisign is now available"
-    } else {
-        Write-Host "minisign is still not available"
-        #if we automatically relaunch - we could get stuck in a loop - ask user.
-        $response = read-host -Prompt "Relaunching process may make minizip available. Relaunch? Y|N"
-        #if ($PSVersionTable.PSEdition -eq "Desktop") {
-            #powershell.exe
-        #} else {
-            #pwsh.exe
-        #}
-        if ($response -ieq "y") {
-            Start-Process 'getzig.cmd' -NoNewWindow -Wait
-        }
-        exit
-    }
-}
-
-$zigpubkey = "RWSGOq2NVecA2UPNdBUZykf1CCb147pkmdtYxgb3Ti+JO/wCYvhbAb/U"
-$mirrors_url = "https://ziglang.org/download/community-mirrors.txt"
-$mirrors_response = $(Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $mirrors_url)
-if ($mirrors_response.StatusCode -eq 200) {
-    #https://www.gitea1.intx.com.au/jn/punkbin/raw/branch/master/win64/tools/zig-x86_64-windows-0.15.1.zip
-    $mirror_array = @("https://gitea1.intx.com.au/jn/punkbin/raw/branch/master/win64/tools")
-    $mirror_array += $mirrors_response.Content.TrimEnd("`r`n") -split "`r`n|`n"
-    #$mirror_array += "https://bogusxxx.org" #test behaviour of a bogus/down entry
-    $mirror_array += "https://ziglang.org" #main site
-
-    $dict_mirrors = [ordered]@{}
-    $host_list = @() #same ordering as dict_mirrors
-    foreach ($mirror in $mirror_array) {
-        $uri = New-Object System.Uri($mirror)
-        $hostname = $uri.Host
-        $dict_mirrors[$hostname] = @{}
-        $dict_mirrors[$hostname]["uri"] = $mirror
-        $dict_mirrors[$hostname]["latency"] = 888888 ;#default
-        $host_list += $hostname
-        #write-host "Host name: $hostname"
-    }
-    #write-host "dict: $($dict_mirrors | out-String)"
-    write-host "host_list: $host_list"
-    if ($PSVersionTable.PSEdition -eq "Desktop") {
-        #powershell.exe
-        #we seem to need -ErrorAction Ignore for bad/unresponsive host entries - but unlike with pwsh, we don't get any corresponding entry in the test_results, and -Quiet doesn't seem to give us results either REVIEW
-        $test_results = Test-Connection $host_list -Count 1 -ErrorAction Ignore
-        for ($i = 0; $i -lt $test_results.Count; $i++) {
-            $result = $test_results[$i]
-            if ($result) {
-                $targethost = $result.Address
-                if ($result.StatusCode -eq 0) {
-                    $dict_mirrors[$targethost]["latency"] = $result.ResponseTime
-                } else {
-                    $dict_mirrors[$targethost]["latency"] = 999999
-                }
-            } else {
-                $targethost = $host_list[$i]
-                $dict_mirrors[$targethost]["latency"] = 999999
-            }
-        }
-    } else {
-        #pwsh.exe
-        $test_results = Test-Connection -TargetName $host_list -Count 1 -Ipv4 -Detailed -TcpPort 443 -Quiet
-        for ($i = 0; $i -lt $test_results.Count; $i++) {
-            $result = $test_results[$i]
-            if ($result) {
-                $targethost = $result.Target
-                if ($result.Status -eq "Success") {
-                    $dict_mirrors[$targethost]["latency"] = $result.Latency
-                } else {
-                    $dict_mirrors[$targethost]["latency"] = 999999
-                }
-            } else {
-                $targethost = $host_list[$i]
-                $dict_mirrors[$targethost]["latency"] = 999999
-            }
-        }
-
-    }
-
-    $list_mirror_dicts = @()
-    #write-host "dict tested: $($dict_mirrors | Out-String)"
-    foreach ($key in $dict_mirrors.Keys) {
-        $list_mirror_dicts += $($dict_mirrors[$key])
-    }
-    #need to ensure latency cast to integer (on powershell 5 at least)
-    $sorted_mirror_dicts = $list_mirror_dicts | Sort-Object -Property { [int]$_.latency }
-    #Write-Host "Sorted by latency: $($sorted_mirror_dicts | Format-Table -AutoSize | Out-String)"
-    Write-Host "Sorted by latency: $($sorted_mirror_dicts | Out-String)"
-    $automation_name = "punkshell+julian@precisium.com.au_target_by_latency"
-
-    foreach ($hostinfo in $sorted_mirror_dicts) {
-        $uristring = $hostinfo.uri
-        if ($uristring -eq "https://ziglang.org") {
-            $full_uristring = "${uristring}/download/0.15.1/${releasearchive}?source=${automation_name}"
-            $sig_uristring = "${uristring}/download/0.15.1/${releasearchive}.minisig?source=${automation_name}"
-        } else {
-            $full_uristring = "${uristring}/${releasearchive}?source=${automation_name}"
-            $sig_uristring = "${uristring}/${releasearchive}.minisig?source=${automation_name}"
-        }
-        Write-Host "Downloading zig from $full_uristring"
-        #$uriobj = [uri]$full_uristring
-        #$lastSegment = $uriobj.Segments[-1]
-        #$outfile = Join-Path $toolsfolder -ChildPath $lastSegment
-        $outfile = Join-Path $toolsfolder -ChildPath $releasearchive
-        Write-Host "Download to: $outfile"
-        Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $full_uristring -OutFile $outfile
-
-        if (-not(Test-Path -Path $outfile -PathType Leaf)) {
-            write-Host "Failed to download zig package from $full_uristring to ${outfile} .. aborting download from $uristring"
-            continue
-        }
-        Write-Host "Downloading minisig signature from $sig_uristring"
-        Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $sig_uristring -Outfile "${outfile}.minisig"
-        if (-not(Test-Path -Path "${outfile}.minisig" -PathType Leaf)) {
-            write-Host "Failed to download minisig from $sig_uristring to ${outfile}.minisig .. aborting download from $uristring"
-            continue
-        }
-
-        write-host "downloaded $outfile and ${outfile}.minisig - validating signature..."
-        #validate releasearchive (tarball/zip) 
-        $sigresult = minisign -V -P $zigpubkey -m $outfile 2>&1
-        $stdout = $sigresult | Where-Object {$_ -is [string]}
-        $stderr = $sigresult | Where-Object {$_ -is [System.Management.Automation.ErrorRecord]}
-        $is_valid = $false
-        if ($stderr) {
-            write-host "Signature validation failed with message: $stderr"
-        } else {
-            if (($stdout | Out-String).Contains("signature verified")) {
-                write-host $stdout
-                $is_valid = $true
-            } else {
-                write-host "Unexpected output from minisign: $stdout"
-                write-host "Did not contain 'signature verified'"
-            }
-        }
-        if (-not($is_valid)) {
-            write-Host "Couldn't verify signature from download site $uristring"
-            Remove-Item -Path $outfile -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
-            Remove-Item -Path "${outfile}.minisig" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
-            continue
-        }
-
-        Write-Host "Signature OK - extracting archive"
-        Expand-Archive -path $outfile -DestinationPath $toolsfolder -Force
-        #Remove-Item -Path "$outfile"
-        $zip_rootname = [System.IO.Path]::GetFileNameWithoutExtension($releasearchive)
-        #Rename-Item -Path 
-        write-host "zip_rootname: $zip_rootname"
-        Rename-Item -Path $(Join-Path -Path $toolsfolder -ChildPath $zip_rootname) -NewName $zigfolder
-        Write-Host "Zig installed in ${zigfolder}"
-        $zigexe = Join-Path $zigfolder -ChildPath "zig.exe"
-        $v = Invoke-Expression "$zigexe version"
-        Write-Host "ZIG VERSION: ${v}"
-        $test_ok = 1 ;#todo
-        if ($test_ok) {
-            break
-        }
-    }
-    
-} else {
-    Write-Host "Unable to retrieve list of zig community mirrors from $mirrors_url"
-}
+
+#launch example
+#powershell -Command "Invoke-WebRequest -Uri 'https://www.gitea1.intx.com.au/jn/punkshell/raw/branch/master/bin/getzig.cmd' -OutFile 'getzig.cmd'; Start-Process 'cmd.exe' -ArgumentList @('/c', 'getzig.cmd') -NoNewWindow -Wait"
+#powershell -Command "Invoke-WebRequest -Uri 'https://www.gitea1.intx.com.au/jn/punkshell/raw/branch/master/bin/getzig.cmd' -OutFile 'getzig.cmd'; Start-Process 'getzig.cmd' -NoNewWindow -Wait"
+
+#Join-Path using verbose method to support powershell 5?
+#$outbase = Join-Path -Path $PSScriptRoot -ChildPath "../.." 
+$outbase = $PSScriptRoot
+$outbase = Resolve-Path -Path $outbase
+$toolsfolder = Join-Path -Path $outbase -ChildPath "tools"
+if (-not(Test-Path -Path $toolsfolder -PathType Container)) {
+    #create folder - (can include missing intermediaries)
+    New-Item -Path $toolsfolder -ItemType Directory
+}
+$zigfolder = Join-Path $toolsfolder -ChildPath "zig"
+$zigexe = Join-Path $zigfolder "zig.exe"
+$releasearchive = "zig-x86_64-windows-0.15.1.zip" ;#zip on windows, tarball on every other platform
+Write-Output "powershell version: $($PSVersionTable.PSVersion)"
+
+if (Get-Command $zigexe -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue) {
+    Write-Host "zig.exe is installed in tools/zig"
+    $zigv = tools/zig/zig.exe version 2>&1
+    $stdout = $zigv | Where-Object {$_ -is [string]}
+    $stderr = $zigv | Where-Object {$_ -is [System.Management.Automation.ErrorRecord]}
+    if ($stderr) {
+        Write-Host "Unexpected output from tools/zig/zig.exe: $stderr"
+        Write-Host "Consider deleting tools/zig and re-downloading"
+    } else {
+        Write-Host "tools/zig/zig.exe version is: $stdout"
+    }
+    exit
+}
+
+if (Get-Command "minisign" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue) {
+    Write-Host "minisign is available"
+} else {
+    Write-Host "minisign is missing. Will attempt to install using winget."
+    #Find-Module/Install-Module: older mechanism, available in powershell
+    #Find-PSResource/Install-PSResource: only available in newer pwsh etc?
+    $wgclient = Get-Module -ListAvailable -Name Microsoft.WinGet.Client
+    if (${wgclient}.Length -eq 0) {
+        Write-Host "Microsoft.WinGet.Client module not installed.. will try to install."
+        Install-PackageProvider -Name NuGet -Force
+        $psgallery_existing_policy = (Get-PSRepository -Name PSGallery).InstallationPolicy
+        if ($psgallery_existing_policy -eq "Untrusted") {
+            #Applies to all versions of PowerShell for the user, and is persistent for current user.
+            #This has risks in that a powershell session started after this call, and before we reset it, will treat PSGallery as trusted
+            Set-PSRepository -Name PSGallery -InstallationPolicy Trusted
+        }
+        Install-Module -Scope CurrentUser -Name Microsoft.Winget.Client -Force -Repository PSGallery
+        Repair-WinGetPackageManager
+        import-module -name Microsoft.Winget.client
+
+        if ($psgallery_existing_policy -eq "Untrusted") {
+            Set-PSRepository -Name PSGallery -InstallationPolicy Untrusted
+        }
+    } else {
+        Write-Host "Microsoft.WinGet.Client is available"
+    }
+    $wingetversion = (Find-WinGetPackage jedisct1.minisign).Version
+    if ($wingetversion) {
+        Write-Host "Installing minisign version: ${wingetversion}"
+        Install-WinGetPackage -Id "jedisct1.minisign"
+    }
+    if (Get-Command "minisign" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue) {
+        Write-Host "minisign is now available"
+    } else {
+        Write-Host "minisign is still not available"
+        #if we automatically relaunch - we could get stuck in a loop - ask user.
+        $response = read-host -Prompt "Relaunching process may make minizip available. Relaunch? Y|N"
+        #if ($PSVersionTable.PSEdition -eq "Desktop") {
+            #powershell.exe
+        #} else {
+            #pwsh.exe
+        #}
+        if ($response -ieq "y") {
+            Start-Process 'getzig.cmd' -NoNewWindow -Wait
+        }
+        exit
+    }
+}
+
+$zigpubkey = "RWSGOq2NVecA2UPNdBUZykf1CCb147pkmdtYxgb3Ti+JO/wCYvhbAb/U"
+$mirrors_url = "https://ziglang.org/download/community-mirrors.txt"
+$mirrors_response = $(Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $mirrors_url)
+if ($mirrors_response.StatusCode -eq 200) {
+    #https://www.gitea1.intx.com.au/jn/punkbin/raw/branch/master/win64/tools/zig-x86_64-windows-0.15.1.zip
+    $mirror_array = @("https://gitea1.intx.com.au/jn/punkbin/raw/branch/master/win64/tools")
+    $mirror_array += $mirrors_response.Content.TrimEnd("`r`n") -split "`r`n|`n"
+    #$mirror_array += "https://bogusxxx.org" #test behaviour of a bogus/down entry
+    $mirror_array += "https://ziglang.org" #main site
+
+    $dict_mirrors = [ordered]@{}
+    $host_list = @() #same ordering as dict_mirrors
+    foreach ($mirror in $mirror_array) {
+        $uri = New-Object System.Uri($mirror)
+        $hostname = $uri.Host
+        $dict_mirrors[$hostname] = @{}
+        $dict_mirrors[$hostname]["uri"] = $mirror
+        $dict_mirrors[$hostname]["latency"] = 888888 ;#default
+        $host_list += $hostname
+        #write-host "Host name: $hostname"
+    }
+    #write-host "dict: $($dict_mirrors | out-String)"
+    write-host "host_list: $host_list"
+    $automation_name = "punkshell+julian@precisium.com.au_target_by_latency"
+
+    $trace = test-netconnection gitea1.intx.com.au -Hops 6 -TraceRoute -ErrorAction Ignore
+    if ((${trace}.PingSucceeded) -and (${trace}.TraceRoute.Count -lt 5)) {
+        $dict_mirrors["gitea1.intx.com.au"]["latency"] = 2
+        #short-circuit for hosts very near gitea1.intx.com.au
+        #don't even test others. This is primarily for hosts at intx.com.au and associated entities - which are more likely to use punkshell than anyone else.
+    } else {
+        if ($PSVersionTable.PSEdition -eq "Desktop") {
+            #powershell.exe
+            #we seem to need -ErrorAction Ignore for bad/unresponsive host entries - but unlike with pwsh, we don't get any corresponding entry in the test_results, and -Quiet doesn't seem to give us results either REVIEW
+            $test_results = Test-Connection $host_list -Count 1 -ErrorAction Ignore
+            for ($i = 0; $i -lt $test_results.Count; $i++) {
+                $result = $test_results[$i]
+                if ($result) {
+                    $targethost = $result.Address
+                    if ($result.StatusCode -eq 0) {
+                        $dict_mirrors[$targethost]["latency"] = $result.ResponseTime
+                    } else {
+                        $dict_mirrors[$targethost]["latency"] = 999999
+                    }
+                } else {
+                    $targethost = $host_list[$i]
+                    $dict_mirrors[$targethost]["latency"] = 999999
+                }
+            }
+        } else {
+            #pwsh.exe
+            $test_results = Test-Connection -TargetName $host_list -Count 1 -Ipv4 -Detailed -TcpPort 443 -Quiet
+            for ($i = 0; $i -lt $test_results.Count; $i++) {
+                $result = $test_results[$i]
+                if ($result) {
+                    $targethost = $result.Target
+                    if ($result.Status -eq "Success") {
+                        $dict_mirrors[$targethost]["latency"] = $result.Latency
+                    } else {
+                        $dict_mirrors[$targethost]["latency"] = 999999
+                    }
+                } else {
+                    $targethost = $host_list[$i]
+                    $dict_mirrors[$targethost]["latency"] = 999999
+                }
+            }
+
+        }
+    }
+
+    $list_mirror_dicts = @()
+    #write-host "dict tested: $($dict_mirrors | Out-String)"
+    foreach ($key in $dict_mirrors.Keys) {
+        $list_mirror_dicts += $($dict_mirrors[$key])
+    }
+    #need to ensure latency cast to integer (on powershell 5 at least)
+    $sorted_mirror_dicts = $list_mirror_dicts | Sort-Object -Property { [int]$_.latency }
+    #Write-Host "Sorted by latency: $($sorted_mirror_dicts | Format-Table -AutoSize | Out-String)"
+    Write-Host "Sorted by latency: $($sorted_mirror_dicts | Out-String)"
+
+    foreach ($hostinfo in $sorted_mirror_dicts) {
+        $uristring = $hostinfo.uri
+        if ($uristring -eq "https://ziglang.org") {
+            $full_uristring = "${uristring}/download/0.15.1/${releasearchive}?source=${automation_name}"
+            $sig_uristring = "${uristring}/download/0.15.1/${releasearchive}.minisig?source=${automation_name}"
+        } else {
+            $full_uristring = "${uristring}/${releasearchive}?source=${automation_name}"
+            $sig_uristring = "${uristring}/${releasearchive}.minisig?source=${automation_name}"
+        }
+        Write-Host "Downloading zig from $full_uristring"
+        #$uriobj = [uri]$full_uristring
+        #$lastSegment = $uriobj.Segments[-1]
+        #$outfile = Join-Path $toolsfolder -ChildPath $lastSegment
+        $outfile = Join-Path $toolsfolder -ChildPath $releasearchive
+        Write-Host "Download to: $outfile"
+        Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $full_uristring -OutFile $outfile
+
+        if (-not(Test-Path -Path $outfile -PathType Leaf)) {
+            write-Host "Failed to download zig package from $full_uristring to ${outfile} .. aborting download from $uristring"
+            continue
+        }
+        Write-Host "Downloading minisig signature from $sig_uristring"
+        Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $sig_uristring -Outfile "${outfile}.minisig"
+        if (-not(Test-Path -Path "${outfile}.minisig" -PathType Leaf)) {
+            write-Host "Failed to download minisig from $sig_uristring to ${outfile}.minisig .. aborting download from $uristring"
+            continue
+        }
+
+        write-host "downloaded $outfile and ${outfile}.minisig - validating signature..."
+        #validate releasearchive (tarball/zip) 
+        $sigresult = minisign -V -P $zigpubkey -m $outfile 2>&1
+        $stdout = $sigresult | Where-Object {$_ -is [string]}
+        $stderr = $sigresult | Where-Object {$_ -is [System.Management.Automation.ErrorRecord]}
+        $is_valid = $false
+        if ($stderr) {
+            write-host "Signature validation failed with message: $stderr"
+        } else {
+            if (($stdout | Out-String).Contains("signature verified")) {
+                write-host $stdout
+                $is_valid = $true
+            } else {
+                write-host "Unexpected output from minisign: $stdout"
+                write-host "Did not contain 'signature verified'"
+            }
+        }
+        if (-not($is_valid)) {
+            write-Host "Couldn't verify signature from download site $uristring"
+            Remove-Item -Path $outfile -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
+            Remove-Item -Path "${outfile}.minisig" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
+            continue
+        }
+
+        Write-Host "Signature OK - extracting archive"
+        Expand-Archive -path $outfile -DestinationPath $toolsfolder -Force
+        #Remove-Item -Path "$outfile"
+        $zip_rootname = [System.IO.Path]::GetFileNameWithoutExtension($releasearchive)
+        #Rename-Item -Path 
+        write-host "zip_rootname: $zip_rootname"
+        Rename-Item -Path $(Join-Path -Path $toolsfolder -ChildPath $zip_rootname) -NewName $zigfolder
+        Write-Host "Zig installed in ${zigfolder}"
+        $zigexe = Join-Path $zigfolder -ChildPath "zig.exe"
+        $v = Invoke-Expression "$zigexe version"
+        Write-Host "ZIG VERSION: ${v}"
+        $test_ok = 1 ;#todo
+        if ($test_ok) {
+            break
+        }
+    }
+    
+} else {
+    Write-Host "Unable to retrieve list of zig community mirrors from $mirrors_url"
+}
 
 #</powershell-payload>
 
diff --git a/src/scriptapps/getzig.ps1 b/src/scriptapps/getzig.ps1
index f43553bb..26d508ea 100644
--- a/src/scriptapps/getzig.ps1
+++ b/src/scriptapps/getzig.ps1
@@ -103,42 +103,51 @@ if ($mirrors_response.StatusCode -eq 200) {
     }
     #write-host "dict: $($dict_mirrors | out-String)"
     write-host "host_list: $host_list"
-    if ($PSVersionTable.PSEdition -eq "Desktop") {
-        #powershell.exe
-        #we seem to need -ErrorAction Ignore for bad/unresponsive host entries - but unlike with pwsh, we don't get any corresponding entry in the test_results, and -Quiet doesn't seem to give us results either REVIEW
-        $test_results = Test-Connection $host_list -Count 1 -ErrorAction Ignore
-        for ($i = 0; $i -lt $test_results.Count; $i++) {
-            $result = $test_results[$i]
-            if ($result) {
-                $targethost = $result.Address
-                if ($result.StatusCode -eq 0) {
-                    $dict_mirrors[$targethost]["latency"] = $result.ResponseTime
+    $automation_name = "punkshell+julian@precisium.com.au_target_by_latency"
+
+    $trace = test-netconnection gitea1.intx.com.au -Hops 6 -TraceRoute -ErrorAction Ignore
+    if ((${trace}.PingSucceeded) -and (${trace}.TraceRoute.Count -lt 5)) {
+        $dict_mirrors["gitea1.intx.com.au"]["latency"] = 2
+        #short-circuit for hosts very near gitea1.intx.com.au
+        #don't even test others. This is primarily for hosts at intx.com.au and associated entities - which are more likely to use punkshell than anyone else.
+    } else {
+        if ($PSVersionTable.PSEdition -eq "Desktop") {
+            #powershell.exe
+            #we seem to need -ErrorAction Ignore for bad/unresponsive host entries - but unlike with pwsh, we don't get any corresponding entry in the test_results, and -Quiet doesn't seem to give us results either REVIEW
+            $test_results = Test-Connection $host_list -Count 1 -ErrorAction Ignore
+            for ($i = 0; $i -lt $test_results.Count; $i++) {
+                $result = $test_results[$i]
+                if ($result) {
+                    $targethost = $result.Address
+                    if ($result.StatusCode -eq 0) {
+                        $dict_mirrors[$targethost]["latency"] = $result.ResponseTime
+                    } else {
+                        $dict_mirrors[$targethost]["latency"] = 999999
+                    }
                 } else {
+                    $targethost = $host_list[$i]
                     $dict_mirrors[$targethost]["latency"] = 999999
                 }
-            } else {
-                $targethost = $host_list[$i]
-                $dict_mirrors[$targethost]["latency"] = 999999
             }
-        }
-    } else {
-        #pwsh.exe
-        $test_results = Test-Connection -TargetName $host_list -Count 1 -Ipv4 -Detailed -TcpPort 443 -Quiet
-        for ($i = 0; $i -lt $test_results.Count; $i++) {
-            $result = $test_results[$i]
-            if ($result) {
-                $targethost = $result.Target
-                if ($result.Status -eq "Success") {
-                    $dict_mirrors[$targethost]["latency"] = $result.Latency
+        } else {
+            #pwsh.exe
+            $test_results = Test-Connection -TargetName $host_list -Count 1 -Ipv4 -Detailed -TcpPort 443 -Quiet
+            for ($i = 0; $i -lt $test_results.Count; $i++) {
+                $result = $test_results[$i]
+                if ($result) {
+                    $targethost = $result.Target
+                    if ($result.Status -eq "Success") {
+                        $dict_mirrors[$targethost]["latency"] = $result.Latency
+                    } else {
+                        $dict_mirrors[$targethost]["latency"] = 999999
+                    }
                 } else {
+                    $targethost = $host_list[$i]
                     $dict_mirrors[$targethost]["latency"] = 999999
                 }
-            } else {
-                $targethost = $host_list[$i]
-                $dict_mirrors[$targethost]["latency"] = 999999
             }
-        }
 
+        }
     }
 
     $list_mirror_dicts = @()
@@ -150,7 +159,6 @@ if ($mirrors_response.StatusCode -eq 200) {
     $sorted_mirror_dicts = $list_mirror_dicts | Sort-Object -Property { [int]$_.latency }
     #Write-Host "Sorted by latency: $($sorted_mirror_dicts | Format-Table -AutoSize | Out-String)"
     Write-Host "Sorted by latency: $($sorted_mirror_dicts | Out-String)"
-    $automation_name = "punkshell+julian@precisium.com.au_target_by_latency"
 
     foreach ($hostinfo in $sorted_mirror_dicts) {
         $uristring = $hostinfo.uri