* fix: initialize version comparison flags
* fix: initialize installer state defaults
* docs: explain installer state defaults
* fix: initialize remaining runtime state
* initialize curl capability cache and local patch accumulator before they are read
* this fixes StrictMode failures in curl download detection and product_state patch assembly
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