matryer / matryer/xbar

Updates silently fail

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Description

I'm trying to update from v2.1.0-beta to v2.1.4-beta. The update is offered but trying to do the update doesn't seem to do anything.

My unproven suspicion is that it's maybe a permissions problem - I don't generally run as an administrator and expect a lot of this sort of thing to cause a prompt for an administrator username and password but this doesn't happen. Nothing happens - no new window or error message.

I can see in Activity Monitor that it has downloaded the right amount of data for an update, but then the update process seems to cease.

I haven't seen anything obvious in console messages about what the problem might be either.

I'll manually do an update for now of course.

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Research direction

No file, test, or entry point is named. Start by reproducing the update from v2.1.0-beta to v2.1.4-beta on macOS, then inspect Activity Monitor and Console around the failed update; done means the update completes or reports a clear error.

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Assessment

Tech stack
macos
Domain
desktop, release
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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