Add Auto Update Check
Could you add an option to automatically check/alert on updates of PlasticSCM? (and display the version number somewhere).
To see if there is a new version (and there are often because you guys seem to work hard ;-), I have to examine the properties of one of the exe files and compare it with the version in the on-line changelog.
wvd_vegt
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Plastic SCM 10.0.16.5668
https://www.plasticscm.com/download/releasenotes/10.0.16.5668
Windows – Plastic: Auto-update!
Now you can update Plastic on Windows to the latest version from within the application itself.
When Plastic detects that a new version is available, the help panel will display a notification telling you which version is available. On the help panel is a link to download the latest version.
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Göran Wallgren
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Every (?) new build is currently announced on Twitter @plasticscm.
In the main Plastic GUI a "Blog News" button is already present, maybe you could show the Twitter feed in a sidebar of that view.
I'd like a notification in the main GUI if the installed version is older than the latest build available for download (possibly only check for the same major-version as the installed client). With a link to the download page of the new version. Check periodically while the GUI is running. Many other tools do this...
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Hi,
You can always check the "about form" to see the version number.
Or use: cm version from the CLI.
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Steven Cramer commented
So I have a bunch of different Development VMs about 5. So every time Plastic comes out with a new feature that I really want I need to go about updating these. Would be so much better to just have a setting to auto update. Server Updates are bit trickier but still doable with less user intervention.
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Adminpsantosl
(Admin, plasticscm)
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We can use the blog so you'll see it in the "RSS" panel.
But yes, we can add an specific icon telling you there's a new version. The only "issue" is that you need to get the server upgraded (sometimes) so... But ok, we'll figure out something.