add symlink helper

- symlinking is done often enough that it makes sense to have a helper
for it
- move appimage and archive helpers to use symlink helper
- fix formatting of air and alacritty

tasks/pkgs/air.yml

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
       ansible.builtin.set_fact:
         air_install_method: "{{ install_method if install_method in air_install_methods else air_install_methods[0] }}"
 
-    - name: Configure air source install
+    - name: Set air build facts
       when:
         - air_install_method == 'source'
       block:

tasks/pkgs/alacritty.yml

@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@
 # Helpers:
 #   - cargo_build
 ---
- # {{{ pre install configuration
-- name: Configure alacritty
+ # {{{ Configure alacritty
+- name: Start alacritty configuration
   when:
     - "'alacritty' not in __configured"
   block:
@@ -17,44 +17,45 @@
       when:
         - alacritty_install_method is undefined
       ansible.builtin.set_fact:
-        alacritty_install_method: "{% if default_install_method in alacritty_install_methods %}{{ default_install_method }}{% else %}{{ alacritty_install_methods[0] }}{% endif %}"
+        alacritty_install_method: "{{ install_method if install_method in alacritty_install_methods else alacritty_install_methods[0] }}"
 
     - name: Configure alacritty source install
       when:
         - alacritty_install_method == "source"
-      ansible.builtin.set_fact:
-        alacritty_build_deps: "{{ alacritty_build_deps[ansible_os_family] }}"
-        alacritty_src_install:
-          build_flags: "{{ alacritty_cargo_build_flags }}"
-          name: "{{ alacritty_pkgname }}"
-          repo: "{{ alacritty_git_repo }}"
-          version: "{{ alacritty_version }}"
-          files:
-            - from: target/release/alacritty
-              to: bin/alacritty
-              mode: '0755'
-            - from: extra/logo/alacritty-term.svg
-              to: share/pixmaps/Alacritty.svg
-            - from: extra/linux/Alacritty.desktop
-              to: share/applications/Alacritty.desktop
-
-    - name: Set alacritty install extra build deps
-      when:
-        - alacritty_install_method == "source"
-        - ansible_os_family == "RedHat"
-        - ansible_os_major_version < 9
       block:
-        - name: Add extra dependencies for EL7
-          when:
-            - ansible_distribution_major_version == 7
+        - name: Set alacritty build facts
           ansible.builtin.set_fact:
-            alacritty_build_deps: "{{ alacritty_build_deps + ['xcb-util-devel', '@Development Tools'] }}"
+            alacritty_build_deps: "{{ alacritty_build_deps[ansible_os_family] }}"
+            alacritty_src_install:
+              build_flags: "{{ alacritty_cargo_build_flags }}"
+              name: "{{ alacritty_pkgname }}"
+              repo: "{{ alacritty_git_repo }}"
+              version: "{{ alacritty_version }}"
+              files:
+                - from: target/release/alacritty
+                  to: bin/alacritty
+                  mode: '0755'
+                - from: extra/logo/alacritty-term.svg
+                  to: share/pixmaps/Alacritty.svg
+                - from: extra/linux/Alacritty.desktop
+                  to: share/applications/Alacritty.desktop
 
-        - name: Add extra dependencies for EL8
+        - name: Set alacritty install extra build deps
           when:
-            - ansible_distribution_major_version == 8
-          ansible.builtin.set_fact:
-            alacritty_build_deps: "{{ alacritty_build_deps + ['@Development Tools'] }}"
+            - ansible_os_family == "RedHat"
+            - ansible_os_major_version < 9
+          block:
+            - name: Add extra dependencies for EL7
+              when:
+                - ansible_distribution_major_version == 7
+              ansible.builtin.set_fact:
+                alacritty_build_deps: "{{ alacritty_build_deps + ['xcb-util-devel', '@Development Tools'] }}"
+
+            - name: Add extra dependencies for EL8
+              when:
+                - ansible_distribution_major_version == 8
+              ansible.builtin.set_fact:
+                alacritty_build_deps: "{{ alacritty_build_deps + ['@Development Tools'] }}"
 
 # }}}
     - name: Append alacritty installation
@@ -69,9 +70,10 @@
                 loop_var: alacritty_pkg_dep
               ansible.builtin.include_tasks: "{{ alacritty_pkg_dep }}"
 
-      ansible.builtin.set_fact:
-        pkg_sys: "{{ pkg_sys + alacritty_build_deps }}"
-        pkg_cargo_build: "{{ pkg_cargo_build + [alacritty_src_install] }}"
+        - name: Append build dependencies and cargo config
+          ansible.builtin.set_fact:
+            pkg_sys: "{{ pkg_sys + alacritty_build_deps }}"
+            pkg_cargo_build: "{{ pkg_cargo_build + [alacritty_src_install] }}"
 
     - name: Append alacritty to pkg_sys
       when:
@@ -80,6 +82,5 @@
         pkg_sys: "{{ pkg_sys + [alacritty_pkgname] }}"
 
     - name: Complete alacritty configuration
-      when: __alacritty_configured is undefined
       ansible.builtin.set_fact:
         __configured: "{{ __configured | combine( { 'alacritty': true } ) }}"