disable version checks for createrepo servers

installJRMC

@@ -345,6 +345,7 @@ getLatestVersion() {
     # Peg older versions to prevent ABI and dependency mismatches in automatic mode
     # This can be overriden w/ --mcversion
     # TODO need user input here
+    if ! [[ -v _createrepo ]]; then # disable version checks for createrepo servers
         if [[ "$ID" == "ubuntu" ]]; then
             # [[ "$VERSION_CODENAME" =~ ^(focal|groovy|hirsute|impish)$ ]] && \
             #     _base="bullseye"
@@ -371,6 +372,7 @@ getLatestVersion() {
             _version_source="compatibility lookup" && \
             debug "To override, use --mcversion" && \
             return 0
+    fi
 
     # Use a containerized package manager
     # TODO but how to determine build distro ($_base=buster)?