Use updated "new()" behavior from Go 1.26

core/init.go

@@ -39,8 +39,7 @@ func LibmuttonInit(inputCB func(prompt string) string, rcwPassword []byte, appen
 		}
 
 		// write config file
-		offlineMode := true
-		newCfg.Libmutton.OfflineMode = &offlineMode
+		newCfg.Libmutton.OfflineMode = new(true)
 		if err = config.Write(newCfg, false); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
@@ -59,9 +58,6 @@ func LibmuttonInit(inputCB func(prompt string) string, rcwPassword []byte, appen
 		if len(r) > 0 && r[0] == 'y' {
 			sshKeyProtected = true
 		}
-		sshUser := inputCB("Remote SSH username:")
-		sshIP := inputCB("Remote SSH IP/domain:")
-		sshPort := inputCB("Remote SSH port:")
 
 		// perform operations based on collected user input
 		//// initialize libmutton directories
@@ -72,9 +68,9 @@ func LibmuttonInit(inputCB func(prompt string) string, rcwPassword []byte, appen
 		//// write config file
 		//// temporarily leave sshEntryRootPath, sshAgeDirPath, and sshIsWindows as nil/default to pass initial device ID registration
 		newCfg.Libmutton.OfflineMode = &forceOfflineMode // forceOfflineMode must be false to reach this point, so we can avoid the extra declaration
-		newCfg.Libmutton.SSHUser = &sshUser
-		newCfg.Libmutton.SSHIP = &sshIP
-		newCfg.Libmutton.SSHPort = &sshPort
+		newCfg.Libmutton.SSHUser = new(inputCB("Remote SSH username:"))
+		newCfg.Libmutton.SSHIP = new(inputCB("Remote SSH IP/domain:"))
+		newCfg.Libmutton.SSHPort = new(inputCB("Remote SSH port:"))
 		newCfg.Libmutton.SSHKeyPath = &sshKeyPath
 		newCfg.Libmutton.SSHKeyProtected = &sshKeyProtected
 		if err = config.Write(newCfg, appendMode); err != nil { // pass appendMode to allow not completely destroying existing (client-specific) config

go.mod

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/rwinkhart/libmutton
 
-go 1.25.7
+go 1.26rc3
 
 require (
 	github.com/pkg/sftp v1.13.10

synccommon/common.go

@@ -67,8 +67,7 @@ func GetAllEntryData() (EntryMapT, error) {
 		ageInfo, err = os.Stat(global.GetRealAgePath(vanityPath))
 		var ageTimestamp *int64
 		if err == nil {
-			ageTime := ageInfo.ModTime().Unix()
-			ageTimestamp = &ageTime
+			ageTimestamp = new(ageInfo.ModTime().Unix())
 		} else if !os.IsNotExist(err) {
 			return nil, errors.New("unable to read age time for " + vanityPath + ": " + err.Error())
 		}