return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("check minimum supported Kubernetes version: %v", err)
	}
	return kubeClient, client, nil
}

// applyOptions contains the startup options for applying the manifest.
type applyOptions struct {
	// Path to the kubeconfig file.
	Kubeconfig string
	// ComponentName of the kubeconfig context to use.
	Context string

		l.LogAndFatal(err)
	}

	installerScope.Debugf("Installing operator charts with the following values:\n%s", vals)
	installerScope.Debugf("Using the following manifest to install operator:\n%s\n", mstr)

	opts := &applyOptions{
		DryRun: args.DryRun,
	}

	// If CR was passed, we must create a namespace for it and install CR into it.
	customResource, istioNamespace, err := getCRAndNamespaceFromFile(oiArgs.inFilename, l)
	if err != nil {