mitsuhiko / mitsuhiko/self-replace
Close and open new version on Windows?
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- Dominant language
- Rust
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- 823
- Forks
- 33
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Description
In this example we replace and close application, but we can after download new update, close the current version and open new one not manually on windows?
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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 with examples/replaces-itself.rs and investigate the Windows-specific behavior needed after downloading an update. Determine whether the current version can close and launch the new version, then verify that the updated executable starts successfully on Windows.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- rust
- Domain
- operating-systems, tooling
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 32/100