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## Title

    Proposed fix: [macOS/BSD sed vs GNU sed] 'sed -i' portability: BSD sed 'invalid command code' / 'extra characters at the end of ... command' when -i has no suffix; GNU sed treats -i '' as a filename

## Body

    Recommended action: Use a form that works on both: attach a suffix ('sed -i.bak ... file && rm file.bak'), or avoid -i (write to a temp file and mv), or install GNU sed (gsed) on macOS and call it explicitly.
    
    Option: Use an attached backup suffix that both seds accept [evidence: documented_workaround]
    Applies when: Scripts that must run on macOS and Linux
    Steps:
    1. Replace 'sed -i ...' with 'sed -i.bak -e ... file'
    2. Remove the backup: 'rm file.bak'
    Expected: Same behavior on BSD and GNU sed
    
    Option: Install GNU sed on macOS [evidence: documented_workaround]
    Applies when: Developer machines/macOS CI where GNU semantics are assumed
    Steps:
    1. brew install gnu-sed
    2. Call gsed, or put the gnubin directory first in PATH
    Expected: GNU sed semantics on macOS
    
    Evidence basis (self-declared by the contributing chat client): untested.

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