Retroarch will occasionally download all cores instead of just updating installed ones
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Description
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Description
Occasionally using the Online Updater will download all cores instead of just the installed ones.
Expected behavior
Download the latest versions of the installed cores.
Actual behavior
Downloads all cores.
Steps to reproduce the bug
- Start Retroarch
- Select Online Updater
- Select Update Installed Cores
Bisect Results
It's been happening for at least a year with different versions.
https://forums.libretro.com/t/online-updater-downloading-all-cores/41791/4
Version/Commit
- Retroarch: 1.19.1 (427e3fa6f6)
Environment information
- OS: Windows 10 x64
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start at RetroArch's Online Updater flow, specifically the Update Installed Cores action, and reproduce the report on Windows 10 with RetroArch 1.19.1. Trace why the action selects all cores instead of only installed ones; done means it downloads only the latest versions of installed cores.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- c
- Domain
- desktop
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100