From c51d488756387d8eaaa7f733d19c0b5d98e68e1b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Nicholas Bollweg <nick.bollweg@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 20 Dec 2024 08:45:24 -0600
Subject: [PATCH] pre-initialize _enable_shortcuts based on configuration

---
 constructor/main.py | 37 +++++++++++++++++++------------------
 1 file changed, 19 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)

diff --git a/constructor/main.py b/constructor/main.py
index e4d8c8975..b60d77e47 100644
--- a/constructor/main.py
+++ b/constructor/main.py
@@ -187,26 +187,27 @@ def main_build(dir_path, output_dir='.', platform=cc_platform,
             else:
                 env_config[config_key] = value
 
-    if exe_type is None or exe_version is None:
-        logger.warning(
-            "Could not identify conda-standalone / micromamba version. "
-            "Will assume it is compatible with shortcuts."
+    # Installers will provide shortcut options and features only if the user
+    # didn't opt-out by setting every `menu_packages` item to an empty list
+    info['_enable_shortcuts'] = bool(
+        info.get("menu_packages", True)
+        or any(
+            env.get("menu_packages", True)
+            for env in info.get("extra_envs", {}).values()
         )
-    elif sys.platform != "win32" and (
-        exe_type != StandaloneExe.CONDA or (exe_version and exe_version < Version("23.11.0"))
-    ):
-        logger.warning("conda-standalone 23.11.0 or above is required for shortcuts on Unix.")
-        info['_enable_shortcuts'] = "incompatible"
-    else:
-        # Installers will provide shortcut options and features only if the user
-        # didn't opt-out by setting every `menu_packages` item to an empty list
-        info['_enable_shortcuts'] = bool(
-            info.get("menu_packages", True)
-            or any(
-                env.get("menu_packages", True)
-                for env in info.get("extra_envs", {}).values()
+    )
+
+    if info['_enable_shortcuts']:
+        if exe_type is None or exe_version is None:
+            logger.warning(
+                "Could not identify conda-standalone / micromamba version. "
+                "Will assume it is compatible with shortcuts."
             )
-        )
+        elif sys.platform != "win32" and (
+            exe_type != StandaloneExe.CONDA or (exe_version and exe_version < Version("23.11.0"))
+        ):
+            logger.warning("conda-standalone 23.11.0 or above is required for shortcuts on Unix.")
+            info['_enable_shortcuts'] = "incompatible"
 
     # Add --no-rc option to CONDA_EXE command so that existing
     # .condarc files do not pollute the installation process.