tiup update --self always downloads the latest binary even if already up-to-date
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type/bug
- Dominant language
- Go
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Description
Bug Report
Please answer these questions before submitting your issue. Thanks!
- What did you do?
tiup update --self
tiup update --self
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What did you expect to see?
Only download the latest version if not already using it. -
What did you see instead?
Every timetiup update --selfis run, it will download the latest version, even if already running it. -
What version of TiUP are you using (
tiup --version)?
1.9.6 tiup
Go Version: go1.17.10
Git Ref: v1.9.6
GitHash: 28965259aecd0a10ae72b69fc59121f6b4edd276
Contributor guide
First steps
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- 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 by reproducing the behavior with tiup update --self twice on TiUP 1.9.6, then trace the CLI's self-update entry point and version check. Done means a second run recognizes the installed version as current and does not download the binary.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
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
- 45/100