check for updates - check for latest build?
redbeard
Global Mapper UserTrusted User
Now I know you have a check for updates - which is fine for the point releases.
Is there a way to make it check for the latest build? It would be nice knowing that I have the latest build when I find some issue or knowing that I have the latest improvements and optimizations (and corrections for OS updates or something like that).
Just an idea.
Is there a way to make it check for the latest build? It would be nice knowing that I have the latest build when I find some issue or knowing that I have the latest improvements and optimizations (and corrections for OS updates or something like that).
Just an idea.
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In general the daily builds aren't good to advertise for normal users since they might contain significant bugs and not be tested thoroughly. In practice they usually don't, but since there is almost always at least one new build a day for the current major version, you could just go grab it a couple times a week if you always want the absolute latest build.
Thanks,
Mike
Global Mapper Support
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Mike is there a system for updating the full installer? At the moment it is changing pretty frequently, and when the installer changes I take this as a signal that it may be advisable to update, and unlikely to introduce regressions. (Less likely, anyway, than always installing the latest build.) Is this right, and are updates to the installer advertised to the automatic check feature, or does it only notice a changed version number?
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The installer updates typically are only done for bug fixes just after a release. They don't change the version number to avoid triggering the update check whenever one of those is done. I would suggest just downloading the latest build every so often to make sure you are up to date.
Thanks,
Mike
Global Mapper Support
support@globalmapper.com
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