fixes #24173; always bundle checksums (#24189)

fixes #24173

`cloneDependency` always has its logic to use existing deps

(cherry picked from commit 62a5bb4d0a)

koch.nim

@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 #
 #
 #         Maintenance program for Nim
-#        (c) Copyright 2017 Andreas Rumpf
+#        (c) Copyright 2024 Andreas Rumpf
 #
 #    See the file "copying.txt", included in this
 #    distribution, for details about the copyright.
 #
-#    See doc/koch.txt for documentation.
+#    See doc/koch.md for documentation.
 #
 
 const
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ const
 +-----------------------------------------------------------------+
 |         Maintenance program for Nim                             |
 |             Version $1|
-|             (c) 2017 Andreas Rumpf                              |
+|             (c) 2024 Andreas Rumpf                              |
 +-----------------------------------------------------------------+
 Build time: $2, $3
 
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ Possible Commands:
                            doesn't require network connectivity
   nimble                   builds the Nimble tool
   atlas                    builds the Atlas tool
+  checksums                installs the checksums dependency
   fusion                   installs fusion via Nimble
 
 Boot options:
@@ -325,8 +326,7 @@ proc boot(args: string, skipIntegrityCheck: bool) =
   let smartNimcache = (if "release" in args or "danger" in args: "nimcache/r_" else: "nimcache/d_") &
                       hostOS & "_" & hostCPU
 
-  if not dirExists("dist/checksums"):
-    bundleChecksums(false)
+  bundleChecksums(false)
 
   let nimStart = findStartNim().quoteShell()
   let times = 2 - ord(skipIntegrityCheck)
@@ -481,8 +481,7 @@ proc temp(args: string) =
       result[1].add " " & quoteShell(args[i])
       inc i
 
-  if not dirExists("dist/checksums"):
-    bundleChecksums(false)
+  bundleChecksums(false)
 
   let d = getAppDir()
   let output = d / "compiler" / "nim".exe