2011-08-23 19:26:41 +00:00
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General Updater Tasks:
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2011-08-21 22:54:34 +00:00
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2011-08-23 19:26:41 +00:00
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* Elevation for Linux [done]
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2011-08-22 11:59:08 +00:00
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* Set file permissions for Unix [done]
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2011-08-22 13:55:31 +00:00
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* Elevation for Mac [done]
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* Basic functionality for Mac [done]
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* Unit test working under Mac [done]
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2011-08-23 19:26:41 +00:00
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* Set file permissions for Windows [skipped for now]
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* Basic functionality for Windows [done]
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* Elevation for Windows [done]
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* Win32 UI for Windows [done]
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* Cocoa UI for Mac [done]
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* Gtk or Qt UI for Linux [done - GTK UI]
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* Unit test working under Windows [done]
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* Start new application once installation is finished [done]
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2011-08-24 11:17:08 +00:00
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* Use message box for errors [done]
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2011-08-26 10:16:26 +00:00
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* Newly installed binary needs to be launched un-elevated
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2011-08-25 13:34:29 +00:00
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* See if it is possible to overwrite application files that are in use on Windows -
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http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2077550/how-can-i-enable-auto-updates-in-a-qt-cross-platform-app
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suggests that it is possible to move the file, even if it cannot be deleted.
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2011-08-23 19:26:41 +00:00
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2011-08-21 23:41:58 +00:00
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* Retry/cancel support if updater cannot overwrite file (eg. due to
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file being in use by Microsoft Word or another application)
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2011-08-24 11:17:08 +00:00
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* Write log file entries to an actual log file [partially done - needs to write to correct location]
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2011-08-23 19:32:12 +00:00
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* Fix package dir cleanup failing on Win32 due to executable being in use
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2011-08-24 11:29:43 +00:00
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* Test updater on an old Windows system without Visual Studio installed and statically
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link C++ runtime libraries if necessary
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2011-08-23 19:26:41 +00:00
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Mendeley-specific Updater Tasks:
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2011-08-24 15:53:18 +00:00
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* Use the Mendeley icon for the window on Windows [done]
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* Use the Mendeley icon for the binary on Windows [done]
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2011-08-24 11:29:43 +00:00
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* Use the Mendeley icon for the window on Mac (N/A? - No icon in window decorations on Mac)
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2011-08-23 19:26:41 +00:00
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* Use the Mendeley icon for the window on Linux
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2011-08-21 22:54:34 +00:00
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2011-08-24 11:29:43 +00:00
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* Advise the user to download Mendeley Desktop afresh from http://www.mendeley.com/download-mendeley-desktop
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in the event of an updater problem
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2011-08-26 10:16:26 +00:00
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* Exclude Uninstall.exe from updates on Windows - see comments in utilities/autoupdate-setup/main.cpp in
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the desktop source tree.
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2011-08-24 11:29:43 +00:00
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2011-08-21 22:54:34 +00:00
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Mendeley Desktop <= 1.0 auto-update system compatibility:
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2011-08-22 11:59:08 +00:00
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* Support for MD <= 1.0 updater command-line syntax [done]
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* Backwards compatible structure for XML file [done]
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2011-08-21 22:54:34 +00:00
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Auto-update preparation tools:
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* Tool to create .zip packages for a release and
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upload them to S3
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* Tool to generate backwards-compatible structure for XML file
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* Tool to generate new structure for XML file
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2011-08-24 11:29:43 +00:00
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Nice To Have
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============
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Telemetry:
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* Call a project-specific URL to report successful/failed update installation
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and starting of new app after update
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2011-08-23 19:26:41 +00:00
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Source:
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2011-08-24 11:17:08 +00:00
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* Ensure no Mendeley branding in standalone project and publish code
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