Update-Installer/TODO
2011-08-24 12:29:43 +01:00

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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