cashapp / cashapp/hermit

`hermit update` seems to (sometimes?) re-download Hermit even when it doesn't need to

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Description

```
$ hermit update
info:cashkite-conventional-commits@stable: No updated required
info:go@latest: No updated required
info:hermit@square: Fetching a new version for hermit@square
$ hermit update
info:cashkite-conventional-commits@stable: No updated required
info:go@latest: No updated required
info:hermit@square: Fetching a new version for hermit@square
```

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Research direction

Start by reproducing the two consecutive `hermit update` commands shown in the report and compare their output. Trace the update path that handles `hermit@square`; done means a second update does not fetch Hermit when no version has changed.

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Assessment

Tech stack
go
Domain
cli
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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