JuliaDocs/Documenter.jl

Use Downloads.jl instead of `curl` binary

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#2,254 opened on Sep 14, 2023

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Description

We assume that there is a curl binary on the user's system in a few places. We should switch to using Downloads.jl. We already have a precedent following https://github.com/JuliaDocs/Documenter.jl/pull/2232.

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Research direction
Identify all places in the codebase where `curl` binary is called (e.g., via run(`curl ...`)) and replace them with equivalent calls to Downloads.jl, following the pattern established in PR #2232.
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julia
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backendtooling
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Refactor
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2
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1-3 hours
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75