utils/curl: workaround curl bug for --head --request GET

The `curl --head --request GET` causes a full download to happen on
`curl` from 8.7.0 to 8.9.1[^1] which causes poor UX due to slow
Cask downloads that can take almost twice as long as they should.

[^1]: #18213

Library/Homebrew/test/download_strategies/curl_github_packages_spec.rb

@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@
     before do
       stub_const("HOMEBREW_GITHUB_PACKAGES_AUTH", authorization) if authorization.present?
 
+      allow(strategy).to receive(:curl_version).and_return(Version.new("8.7.1"))
+
       allow(strategy).to receive(:system_command)
         .with(
           /curl/,

Library/Homebrew/utils/curl.rb

@@ -234,7 +234,10 @@ def curl_output(*args, **options)
     end
 
     def curl_headers(*args, wanted_headers: [], **options)
-      [[], ["--request", "GET"]].each do |request_args|
+      get_retry_args = ["--request", "GET"]
+      get_retry_args << "--http1.1" if curl_version >= Version.new("8.7") && curl_version < Version.new("8.10")
+
+      [[], get_retry_args].each do |request_args|
         result = curl_output(
           "--fail", "--location", "--silent", "--head", *request_args, *args,
           **options
@@ -494,9 +497,14 @@ def curl_http_content_headers_and_checksum(
       T.must(file).unlink
     end
 
+    def curl_version
+      @curl_version ||= {}
+      @curl_version[curl_path] ||= Version.new(curl_output("-V").stdout[/curl (\d+(\.\d+)+)/, 1])
+    end
+
     def curl_supports_fail_with_body?
       @curl_supports_fail_with_body ||= Hash.new do |h, key|
-        h[key] = Version.new(curl_output("-V").stdout[/curl (\d+(\.\d+)+)/, 1]) >= Version.new("7.76.0")
+        h[key] = curl_version >= Version.new("7.76.0")
       end
       @curl_supports_fail_with_body[curl_path]
     end