Reef Angel Libraries Update Utility

[rimai]

That would be nice to have...
Can you write up something?

[chase]

That would be nice to have...
Can you write up something?

Yep, wrote it up under the newbie section - http://forum.reefangel.com/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=369

[rimai]

It works for both MacOSX and Windows now.

[Sebyte]

rimai wrote:
That would be nice to have...
Can you write up something?

There has been a link to Chase's write up in the "where to start guide" from the first edition. I thought it was a very usefull artical from the view point of a nubie at that time.

[rufessor]

Quick Suggestion.

The Update Wizard seems like it is configured to look at the server and find the latest library version, display that and ask you to update... but it does not seem to be looking at your local config to determine if its really an update.... I.E. after updating and running the Wizard again, its asking if I want to install what I just installed. Its kinda easy to miss that the last digit changed and then you may fail to sequentially update to newest, or you might (as I did once) just re-install what you only moments before installed.


Would it be possible to just write a file somewhere local that indicates the last update installed and then compares to latest on server and then only if they are different asks you to update... else it just says... your up to date no need to do anything.

Not a big deal at all... but it would essentially guarantee that everyone is fully up to date (you just update until it tells you your updated to latest) and avoid redundant downloads and uncertainty.

It may be that a yet newer version exists that does this...

[rimai]

This update utility has an end soon to be reached
I've got goodies under my sleeves
The new Arduino IDE that will be released in the next few days will actually have an auto-update feature.
It will check and compare versions automatically everytime you start the Arduino IDE.
It is actually going to be a global update utility, where it downloads the following:
RA libraries
All current and future Tools - Libraries version, Restore Preloaded and Wizard
Example Codes
Features auto-selection keyword file

Pretty cool, huh?
I had to compile my own version of the Arduino IDE and change some stuff around, but the end result will be awesome

[rufessor]

HAHAHA!

Awesome! Thats a big shirt your wearing to fit all that under your sleeves!!

This will be very nice.... greatly simplifying things and will completely kill off all posts about known bugs in prior versions... Awesome!

Once again.... you have been busy!

[astralmind]

Awesome stuff! Can't wait to try this out