fix(config): keep a symlinked config.yml, survive read-only

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Summary

Fixes #512. A config.yml that is a symlink into a read-only store (home-manager, stow, chezmoi) no longer crashes boot or loses its link.

• write_private_file_atomic follows the link chain before the temp write and the rename, so the swap happens at the link's target. A symlinked config.yml (also state.yml and the Qobuz credentials file) keeps its link. A dangling link keeps its link too, and the write creates the target. A link into a read-only store makes the write fail with an error, and the link stays.
• The global song counter prompt logs a warning when the answer cannot be saved and tells the user which key to set by hand. It no longer aborts boot. The write now goes through write_private_file_atomic like every other config write.
• The first-run source picker and the Subsonic setup warn instead of abort when config.yml cannot be saved.
• The settings editor still shows the error frame on a read-only config. The change applies in memory for the session. That matches the repo rule for an operation the user asked for.

Testing

• cargo fmt --all -- --check
• cargo clippy --no-default-features --features telemetry,tui -- -D warnings: clean
• cargo test --no-default-features --features telemetry,tui: 957 passed
• cargo clippy --no-default-features --features telemetry -- -D warnings: clean
• New tests: three symlink tests in core/auth.rs (a linked target, a dangling link, a read-only target) and a failed opt-in write in runtime/bootstrap.rs. The symlink tests ran for real on Windows with Developer Mode and return early on a machine that cannot create symlinks. The 0o500 Unix arm runs on the Linux CI legs.
• tools/gates.count: test_attribute_total 1826 to 1830 for the four new tests.

Additional notes

Not verified on a real home-manager setup. I will ask the reporter to test a build from this branch.

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Summary by CodeRabbit

• Bug Fixes
  • Configuration updates made through symbolic links now preserve the link instead of replacing it.
  • Configuration writes are more resilient when files are unavailable and use safer temporary-file handling.
  • First-run setup and startup no longer abort when configuration changes cannot be saved.
  • Failed saves now generate non-fatal warnings and onboarding messages, including whether details remain available only for the current session.
  • Configuration writes are performed atomically, reducing the risk of partial updates and leftover temporary files.

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The change preserves configuration symlinks during atomic writes. First-run and bootstrap flows now handle configuration write failures without aborting. Tests cover symlink handling, read-only targets, failed writes, and the updated test baseline.

Changes

Read-only configuration support

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Symlink-safe atomic writes src/core/auth.rs	write_private_file_atomic rejects unresolved symlink chains and pre-existing temporary paths. Tests cover symlink preservation, read-only targets, cycles, and cleanup.
First-run save warnings src/core/first_run.rs	First-run selection and Subsonic setup report configuration save failures through logging and onboarding messages. Subsonic messaging now distinguishes saved settings from session-only settings.
Bootstrap opt-in persistence src/runtime/bootstrap.rs, tools/gates.count	Global song-count persistence uses the atomic writer and keeps boot successful when the write fails. Regression coverage and the test adoption baseline were updated.

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~25 minutes

Merge Risk: ⚪ Minimal · up to 64a48

Configuration writes now preserve supported symlinks and handle save failures without aborting startup. The updated test baseline matches the repository’s ratchet contract, with no current merge-blocking risk identified.

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant Bootstrap
  participant Persist
  participant AtomicWriter
  participant Onboarding
  Bootstrap->>Persist: Save song-count opt-in
  Persist->>AtomicWriter: Write config atomically
  AtomicWriter-->>Persist: Return success or error
  Persist-->>Bootstrap: Return persistence result
  Bootstrap->>Onboarding: Show failure information when interactive

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Linked Issues check	✅ Passed	The changes satisfy issue #512. Atomic writes preserve existing symlinks, read-only write failures produce warnings instead of startup failures, and settings remain applied in memory for the session.
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Files with missing lines	Patch %	Lines
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Inline comments:
In `@src/core/auth.rs`:
- Around line 127-132: Update the symlink-resolution loop around target and
read_link to detect whether target remains a link after the 40-hop limit; return
an error instead of proceeding to rename when the limit is exhausted. Preserve
normal resolution for targets that stop being links, and add coverage for a
symlink cycle or chain exceeding the limit.
- Line 133: Update the temporary-file creation around unique_temp_path so the
file is opened with exclusive creation and no-follow semantics, rejecting
pre-existing paths rather than following symlinks; retry a newly generated
temporary name on collisions before the rename, and add a regression test
covering a pre-existing temporary-name symlink.

In `@src/core/first_run.rs`:
- Line 272: Update the flow around save_config_or_warn to retain its save result
and adjust the later client.ping() failure message when saving failed. Do not
report that Subsonic settings were saved; state that the details remain only in
memory for the current session, while preserving the existing success wording
when the save succeeds.
- Around line 38-43: Add regression coverage for save_config_or_warn using an
unwritable or missing-parent configuration path; verify save_config fails
without aborting onboarding and that onboarding.info reports the save error and
path. Reuse the existing test utilities and onboarding test double where
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On the out-of-scope check for tools/gates.count: that change is required by this PR. src/gates.rs pins test_attribute_total exactly and every cargo test leg fails when the count and the baseline differ. This PR adds seven tests, so the baseline moves from 1826 to 1833 in the same commits, in the direction the ratchet permits. It is the standing rule in CLAUDE.md for every PR that adds a test. @coderabbitai please verify.

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CLAUDE.md requires tools/gates.count to move in the same PR when src/gates.rs measures a changed counter. src/gates.rs fails its exact-baseline test when the measured test_attribute_total differs from that file.

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