feat(scripts): add docker-unstick script for macOS - #165
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Docker Desktop's backend processes (com.docker.*, Virtualization.VirtualMachine) survive SIGTERM after an engine crash — the dock icon bounces but the app never fully opens. SIGKILL is the only reliable way to clear the corpse; SIGTERM leaves a zombie that blocks every subsequent relaunch attempt. This script kills all Docker-related processes with SIGKILL, waits for them to fully exit, then relaunches Docker.app and polls the engine for up to 120 seconds.
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🤖 I have created a release *beep* *boop* --- ## [0.66.0](v0.65.0...v0.66.0) (2026-08-18) ### Features * **scripts:** add docker-unstick script for macOS ([#165](#165)) ([3d78003](3d78003)) ### Chores * **deps:** Lock file maintenance ([#163](#163)) ([a68048b](a68048b)) * **deps:** Lock file maintenance ([#164](#164)) ([a6ba772](a6ba772)) * sync Justfile ([4554653](4554653)) ### Continuous Integration * sync CI workflow ([bfdcab2](bfdcab2)) --- This PR was generated with [Release Please](https://github.com/googleapis/release-please). See [documentation](https://github.com/googleapis/release-please#release-please). --------- Co-authored-by: wpfleger-release-bot[bot] <282999489+wpfleger-release-bot[bot]@users.noreply.github.com> Co-authored-by: github-actions[bot] <github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com>
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Adds a
docker-unstickuser script that force-recovers Docker Desktop on macOS when its backend wedges.Docker Desktop's backend processes can survive an engine crash in a half-alive state that ignores SIGTERM and blocks every relaunch attempt — the dock icon bounces but the app never opens. SIGKILL followed by a fresh launch is the only reliable recovery.
src/shell_configs/scripts/system/docker-unstick: SIGKILLscom.docker*,Docker Desktop, andcom.apple.Virtualization.VirtualMachineprocesses, verifies nothing survived, relaunchesDocker.app, then pollsdocker psfor up to 120s and reports engine readinessscripts.tomlwithplatforms = ["macos"]so it deploys only on macOS systems