git retry and settings update fixes, reduce number of fix retries a l…

…ittle.

also readme and release notes updates, plus a prompt written collaboritively with chatgpt that helped me to implement the git retry logic.

README.md

@@ -126,11 +126,11 @@
 
 ## 📚  Overview
 
-<p>Plandex is a <strong>reliable and developer-friendly</strong> AI coding agent in your terminal. Designed for <strong>real-world use-cases</strong>, Plandex is the <strong>best tool available</strong> for working on <strong>large, complex tasks</strong> in existing codebases with LLMs. It is the <strong>first</strong> AI coding tool to achieve reliable (working >90%) automatically applied file updates. The era of copy-and-paste AI coding is <strong>now over.</strong> You ain't gonna miss it.</p>
+<p>Plandex is a <strong>reliable and developer-friendly</strong> AI coding agent in your terminal. Designed for <strong>real-world use-cases</strong>, Plandex is the <strong>best tool available</strong> for working on <strong>large, complex tasks</strong> in existing codebases with LLMs. The era of copy-and-paste AI coding is <strong>over.</strong> You ain't gonna miss it.</p>
 
 <p>Though it focuses on <strong>robustness and reliability</strong> for large tasks and file updates, Plandex also excels at <strong>accelerating new projects</strong> and <strong>quick one-off tasks.</strong></p> 
 
-<p>Plandex can complete <strong>tasks that span many files and steps.</strong> It breaks up large tasks into smaller subtasks, then implements each one, continuing until it finishes the job. <strong>Build entire features and projects</strong> with a structured, version-controlled, team-friendly approach to AI-driven engineering.</p>
+<p>Plandex can plan out and complete <strong>tasks that span many files and steps.</strong> It breaks up large tasks into smaller subtasks, then implements each one, continuing until it finishes the job. <strong>Build entire features and projects</strong> with a structured, version-controlled, team-friendly approach to AI-driven engineering.</p>
 
 <p>Plandex helps you churn through your backlog, work with unfamiliar technologies, get unstuck, and <strong>spend less time on the boring stuff.</strong></p>
 

app/server/db/git.go

@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ func retryGitOperation(operation func() error) error {
 		}
 
 		if exitError, ok := err.(*exec.ExitError); ok {
-			if exitError.ExitCode() == 128 && strings.Contains(string(exitError.Stderr), "unable to write new_index file") {
+			if exitError.ExitCode() == 128 && strings.Contains(string(exitError.Stderr), "new_index file") {
 				log.Printf("Retry attempt %d failed due to 'unable to write new_index file'. Waiting %v before retrying. Error: %v", attempt+1, retryInterval, err)
 				time.Sleep(retryInterval)
 				retryInterval *= 2

app/server/handlers/settings.go

@@ -304,31 +304,39 @@ func getUpdateCommitMsg(settings *shared.PlanSettings, originalSettings *shared.
 func compareAny(a, b interface{}, path string, changes *[]string) {
 	aVal, bVal := reflect.ValueOf(a), reflect.ValueOf(b)
 
-	// Check if either value is invalid and return to prevent panic
+	// Check validity as before
 	if !aVal.IsValid() || !bVal.IsValid() {
 		return
 	}
 
-	// If both values are pointers, get the elements they point to
+	// Dereference pointers
 	if aVal.Kind() == reflect.Ptr && bVal.Kind() == reflect.Ptr {
 		aVal = aVal.Elem()
 		bVal = bVal.Elem()
 	}
 
-	// Check again for validity after dereferencing pointers
+	// Check validity after dereferencing
 	if !aVal.IsValid() || !bVal.IsValid() {
 		return
 	}
 
-	if reflect.DeepEqual(a, b) {
+	// Ensure we can safely call Interface()
+	if !aVal.CanInterface() || !bVal.CanInterface() {
+		return
+	}
+
+	if reflect.DeepEqual(aVal.Interface(), bVal.Interface()) {
 		return // No difference found
 	}
 
-	// Continue with the comparison
 	switch aVal.Kind() {
 	case reflect.Struct:
 		for i := 0; i < aVal.NumField(); i++ {
-			fieldName := aVal.Type().Field(i).Name
+			field := aVal.Type().Field(i)
+			if !field.IsExported() {
+				continue // Skip unexported fields
+			}
+			fieldName := field.Name
 			dasherizedName := shared.Dasherize(fieldName)
 
 			updatedPath := path

app/server/model/plan/build_state.go

@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ import (
 
 const MaxBuildStreamErrorRetries = 3 // uses semi-exponential backoff so be careful with this
 
-const FixSyntaxRetries = 3
-const FixSyntaxEpochs = 3
+const FixSyntaxRetries = 2
+const FixSyntaxEpochs = 2
 
 type activeBuildStreamState struct {
 	clients       map[string]*openai.Client