From dad9c770f2ac4ebcdfa2aab5d3707b481f830158 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: MickLesk <mickey.leskowitz@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 1 Jul 2026 21:53:51 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] tools.func: use safe variable expansion in
 check_for_gh_release RETURN trap

---
 misc/tools.func | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/misc/tools.func b/misc/tools.func
index af6a18c12..d3238bd7e 100644
--- a/misc/tools.func
+++ b/misc/tools.func
@@ -2647,9 +2647,9 @@ check_for_gh_release() {
 
   ensure_dependencies jq
 
-  local gh_check_json
+  local gh_check_json=""
   gh_check_json=$(mktemp /tmp/tools-gh-check-XXXXXX) || return 73
-  trap 'rm -f "$gh_check_json"' RETURN
+  trap 'rm -f "${gh_check_json:-}"' RETURN
 
   # Build auth header if token is available
   local header_args=()