GUP: Could it also be used for plugins?
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Hello,
Could it be use also for plugin updates?
Best Regards
Jens
Well, it's not Notepad++ policy to make plugins self-updatable. Instead, Notepad++ includes the stable plugins and keep thems until the new versions is tested. So only the stable plugins will be deployed on the update.
And technically it's not possible to do that, since GUP is a stand-alone program which downloads the whole installer then execute it.
OTOH, it's not interesting for the plugins to integrate such system because it'll make plugins heavier.
Don
Hmm sounds fair enough to me. :)
Until a better system comes along it is far better than having nothing. lol.
It raises an interesting point however of any customizations made in relation to say styles or other settings files and how it determines if it needs to be updated etc. I suppose the difficulty is in know whether or not a particular file needs to be upgraded or not once the user has made changes to it.
This actually brings up a good point. How granular does it need to get? Eg I use Quicktext quite a bit but have to keep a copy of my modified ini file for when I upgrade Notepad++. I would like if there is an update to select what files I want to be left. The update system should notify me if it is a core update... ie that it is necessary and can not be left off the list (so to speak) and give me the option to back away from the update if so desired.