General Updater Tasks:

 * Elevation for Linux [done]
 * Set file permissions for Unix [done]
 * Elevation for Mac [done]
 * Basic functionality for Mac [done]
 * Unit test working under Mac [done]
 * Set file permissions for Windows [skipped for now]
 * Basic functionality for Windows [done]
 * Elevation for Windows [done]
 * Win32 UI for Windows [done]
 * Cocoa UI for Mac [done]
 * Gtk or Qt UI for Linux [done - GTK UI]
 * Unit test working under Windows [done]
 * Start new application once installation is finished [done]
 * Use message box for errors [done]
 
 * Retry/cancel support if updater cannot overwrite file (eg. due to
   file being in use by Microsoft Word or another application)
 * Write log file entries to an actual log file [partially done - needs to write to correct location]
 * Fix package dir cleanup failing on Win32 due to executable being in use
 * Test updater on an old Windows system without Visual Studio installed and statically
   link C++ runtime libraries if necessary
   
Mendeley-specific Updater Tasks:
 * Use the Mendeley icon for the window on Windows
 * Use the Mendeley icon for the window on Mac (N/A? - No icon in window decorations on Mac) 
 * Use the Mendeley icon for the window on Linux
 * Use the Mendeley icon for the binary on Windows

 * Advise the user to download Mendeley Desktop afresh from http://www.mendeley.com/download-mendeley-desktop
   in the event of an updater problem

Mendeley Desktop <= 1.0 auto-update system compatibility:

 * Support for MD <= 1.0 updater command-line syntax [done]
 * Backwards compatible structure for XML file [done]

Auto-update preparation tools:

 * Tool to create .zip packages for a release and
   upload them to S3
 * Tool to generate backwards-compatible structure for XML file
 * Tool to generate new structure for XML file

Nice To Have
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Telemetry:
 * Call a project-specific URL to report successful/failed update installation
   and starting of new app after update

Source:
 * Ensure no Mendeley branding in standalone project and publish code