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... start the configuration with /SHOWOP,
and set 'package directory' to the folder You want.
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Maybe I'm missing something but what file do you run to configure the application?
PortableAppsUpdater.exe with the switch /SHOWOP.
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Thanks, I'd already tried that and it didn't work but it is working now!
At the moment the updater presents the applications in the order they are listed in updater.ini. Can you manage to present the applications in alphabetical order, please? That would speed up finding a certain application in the updater list ...
... the problem is, that the quickest way to include the new apps without an selfupdate is to add it at the end of the database.
With every update (like the comming Beta) the entries will be sorted in the database.
At the moment there is no way to perform a sort of the entries, cause there is no direct support for arrays in NSIS. There are some work arrounds and array fake functions but most of them are buggy or non-perfomant
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The updater uses wget.exe for downloading the needed files. How does it take the configuration file .wgetrc into account?
I made a change to .wgetrc (progress = bar) but without success.
Reading the wget documentation it seems that there should be an environment variable (WGETRC or HOME) for wget to find its configuration file. I couldn't see such a variable when using the updater. But maybe you used another solution, Marko?
OK, call me dumb. What is the entry to which *.ini file to make Proxy setting automatic as I am trying to use it on a network
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... start the configuration with /SHOWOP,
and set proxy settings to what You want.
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What about putting a button to run the config utility on the PortableApps Updater so that things can be checked /corrected before items for updating are selected?.
... cause there was a strong request to design the updater for the over 90% users which use default settings. The advanced usage is only for experienced users.
A button is easy clicked, also by newbies. Commandline usage tells You 'hey, You'll perform more than a normal start!'
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When I start PAUpdater it says updater.ini is not found. When I put updater.ini in the Data folder, it still says that it is not in there. What am I doing wrong?
edit:Ok I got the whole /showop thing but what am I suppose to put in the configurations page.
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When trying to update Coolplayer+ to v.2.19.1 the SF mirror forwards to mirrorservice.org which delivers an index.html instead of the wanted binary. The updater can't handle this and crashes
The temp files on the hard disk are left behind. They even aren't deleted on next start of the updater.
... at the moment
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I tried to track down this issue. The updater normally tells wget to fetch http://ser.ver.name/path/to/filename. But with Coolplayer+ it doesn't tell wget the filename, only a slash (http://ser.ver.name/path/to//), as I could detect in wget log file. So SF can't deliver the file.
Not being a developer it's difficult to investigate the source but I've got an idea: Coolplayer+ is app 43 in updater.ini. Marko, are you sure "StrCpy $OName S43" in PortableAppsUpdater09.nsi is correct? For all apps except S41 and S43 there is no 'S' in front of the app's number. I imagine this could be the reason for not telling wget the filename.
Am I right?
I must be blind
Thank You for finding this ugly typos!
Will be fixed with Beta1.
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Infrarecorder was last updated to v.0.45.0.2 (according to appinfo.ini) but the updater states it knows about v.0.45.1.0 as last version (according to updater.ini). So the versions don't match and the updater tries to update the program again on each run ...
thx for the hint.
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In updater.ini one SF mirror has two entries: heanet is number 001 as well as number 005 ...
BTW: Why the updater doesn't use the SF geographical locator? Sometimes when the updater gives me a mirror in another continent the performance is poorer than necessary.
The updater doesn't do its work for some apps because some MD5 hashes in updater.ini are wrong. They are from outdated versions. For example WinMerge 2.8.4 is offered but the MD5 hash is the one of version 2.8. Same applies to Pidgin 2.4.3 (MD5 is the one of v.2.4.2). Please control if other applications are affected, too.
Proposal: When creating the actual updater.ini MD5 hashes should be generated automatically and double checked to avoid such errors!
at the moment I have to set the entries with the values from the app websites.
The reason for the wrong md5 hashes and the last problems is simple, at the moment I have to update two databases (Alpha9 an the one for the comming Beta 1 which is different in some points). Its double work at the moment and thats why there was some mistakes.
BTW: It is easy to use !!! , but it isn't really helpful
With Beta 1 John will set the entries at the same time like the release.
At the moment there is no way to create the entries automatic, but up to beta 1 it is part of the publishing process
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At the moment Coolplayer+ 2.17.1 is installed on my flash drive. The updater doesn't offer me an update to v.2.19.1 but handles this program as a not yet installed new software.
Could it be that there shouldn't be a blank in SName in updater.ini? I'm not sure because I detected an other application with a blank in SName (LBreakout2).
... the updates will be offered yet but sf still deleivers the ugly index pages instead of the package
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With most applications the update policy is easy: There's only one release version at a given time.
But there are some applications like Mozilla Firefox with two release versions at the same time. At the moment v.2.0.0.x and v.3.0.x are released parallel until the end of this year. The updater doesn't offer both series at the moment.
I would really appreciate a possibility to differentiate the update policy because I prefer the v.2.0.0.x series until the v.3.0.x series is less performance hungry.
... that these Apps use the same directory for both releases. If the package directory for the old series will be changed we can offer both series.
But I can add an entry for the old series an set the SName to another dir (like Firefox2). So You are able to rename Your install dir (but You have to change the target path for each update to Firefox2). Its up to John if he is willing to support the ols series in the future an change the packages.
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At the moment there is a fixed list of some SF mirrors to download the updates. But there are some issues with this list:
- The updater selects a random SF server, not the best located one.
- SF changes the servers from time to time, so you have to manually follow these changes. (Atm it seems there is a big change in the North American server locations)
To avoid these problems and to avoid unneeded work, why not use dl.sourceforge.net as the only server? Via DNS this hostname gets resolved to a list of mirror IPs with a nearby located one at the first place. And wget can handle this, other than the redirection SF pages.
Or are there any side effects I don't overlook?
... if this is a solution for the problem with the page redirection bug I'll change this.
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This app has been working well for me. Can this app update itself or notify me that an update is available?
The actual alpha can update itself. What version are you using?
0.9.0
Your version is up to date. It will autoupdate when Beta 1 comes out.
Thanks for sharing this helpful info!
The last version of this I had was 7. The alpha9 version is very useful. It is working like a charm for my set up. Thank you very much!! This will be a wonderful addition to the portable apps collection when it's done. Even now it's amazing.
Everyone make sure to vote on SourceForge for portable apps!!
I do have a quick question about it. Why doesn't it continue to download updates while it's installing new versions? My flash drive is pretty slow so it takes a while for programs to install. I was just curious why it doesn't continue downloading updates in the background.
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The apps are downloaded and unpacked to your %TEMP% folder. If the drive with this folder (usually drive C:) lacks free space installation will fail. To avoid this it's better to do it one by one and to delete each app's temp files after installing it (and before downloading the next one).
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