Re: [Dev-C++] Bug with integrated web updater

[Verne H. B. <ve...@sy...>]

Don't the instructions say to remove the older version first???  The rest of 
us didn't have this problem that I know of.
Verne

> Hello,
> I am encountering something strange about the integrated Web Updater.
>
> I have ver 4.9.9.1 and want to upgrade to 4.9.9.2. After connecting to the 
> default server (planetmirror.com), I can select the update (941kb), and 
> download it. I then try to install it, and I get a message like:
> "Devcpp is currently open, close it first and retry"
>
> (Well, of course it's open, since I'm currently using the embedded update 
> module...)
>
> So, nevermind, I close DevCpp, but I can still not install it: the same 
> dialog box keeps popping in ("Devcpp is currently open,..."). If I hit 
> "Abandon", I get then another message box that says "self updating" with a 
> error sign, OK button, that's it.
> But nothing changed, still 4.9.9.1... (checked)
>
> (Of course, I made sure I had no other instance open...)
>
> So here are the questions:
>
> -Where (path) is the downloaded package stored before installation. It's 
> not that it's too big, but I just hate using bandwith for something I 
> already have on my HD.
> Is it the file "DevCpp.Update" that appeared, just about 942 kb ...?
>
> - If it is, how do I use (install) it ? Just rename to .exe ? Pass it to 
> "updater.exe" ? Maybe it could be an idea giving some clues about that in 
> the devcpp online help...
>
> - Am I the only one to have problems with that, or is it a known bug ?
>
> This is not the first time I have problems to update DevCpp, previously, I 
> silently downloaded the entire package on bloodshed.net, but this time I 
> thought I might tell about it, cause I think it is a great functionality, 
> it works fine for updating other things than the devcpp kernel.
>
>
> Thanks to the team.
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