update beta 1.2.2.2

menu

@@ -135,8 +135,22 @@ check_updates_stable() {
     [[ -z "$LOCAL_VERSION" ]] && return 0
     [[ "$LOCAL_VERSION" = "$REMOTE_VERSION" ]] && return 0
 
-    if whiptail --title "$(translate 'Update Available')" \
-                --yesno "$(translate 'New version available') ($REMOTE_VERSION)\n\n$(translate 'Do you want to update now?')" \
+    # Extract the translated prompt strings into variables FIRST so the
+    # whiptail line below is trivially parseable. A user on the 1.2.2
+    # update path hit:
+    #   menu: line 138: syntax error near unexpected token `$REMOTE_VERSION'
+    # The original inline form was technically valid bash, but a
+    # translate() return that contains a stray quote or paren is enough
+    # to confuse a partially-rewritten file (race during update) or a
+    # corrupted download. Splitting the strings out closes the entire
+    # parsing-risk surface for zero behavioural change.
+    local PROMPT_TITLE PROMPT_AVAIL PROMPT_ASK
+    PROMPT_TITLE="$(translate 'Update Available')"
+    PROMPT_AVAIL="$(translate 'New version available')"
+    PROMPT_ASK="$(translate 'Do you want to update now?')"
+
+    if whiptail --title "$PROMPT_TITLE" \
+                --yesno "$PROMPT_AVAIL ($REMOTE_VERSION)\n\n$PROMPT_ASK" \
                 10 60 --defaultno; then
 
         msg_warn "$(translate 'Starting ProxMenux update...')"