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Help > "Check for Updates" checks only once [message #489221]

Thu, 01 October 2009 22:18

Eric Jain

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Registered: July 2009

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Looks like an actual check is only performed once; subsequent checks return the previously found list of updates (or report "there is nothing to update") even if new versions have become available. Confirmed that no attempt is made to connect to any update sites (monitoring network activity). After restarting and checking again, the new updates are found.

Perhaps there is some caching (with a timeout?) going on here? Has anyone else noticed this behavior? Can it be configured? What's the best way to debug what's going on?

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Re: Help > "Check for Updates" checks only once [message #489336 is a reply to message #489221]

Fri, 02 October 2009 13:43

Ben Vitale

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Registered: July 2009

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I tried a simple test:

1. Create a new plug-in project.
2. Create a new feature project.
3. Export the feature with repository to a local directory.
4. Install new feature from local repo
5. Help -> Check for Updates - > no updates found (OK)
6. Export the feature again to same local repo
7. Help -> Check for Updates -> no updates found (wrong)
8. Restart
9. Help -> Check for Updates -> found new updates (correct)

Looks like I am seeing similar to what you are. This may be working as designed (I am aware of intentional caching capabilities), but might be worthwhile to open a bug against RT -> Equinox -> p2 just to confirm.

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Re: Help > "Check for Updates" checks only once [message #489377 is a reply to message #489221]

Fri, 02 October 2009 16:22

Stephan Herrmann

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Eric Jain wrote:

> Looks like an actual check is only performed once; subsequent checks
> return the previously found list of updates (or report "there is nothing
> to update") even if new versions have become available. Confirmed that no
> attempt is made to connect to any update sites (monitoring network
> activity). After restarting and checking again, the new updates are found.

There's a hidden treasure around:
If you know what software site you expect an update from
- open "Available Software Sites"
- select a site
- hit "Test Connection"
This does a refresh for that particular site.

HTH
Stephan

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Re: Help > "Check for Updates" checks only once [message #489380 is a reply to message #489377]

Fri, 02 October 2009 17:11

Eric Jain

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Registered: July 2009

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Stephan Herrmann wrote on Fri, 02 October 2009 12:22

There's a hidden treasure around:
If you know what software site you expect an update from
- open "Available Software Sites"
- select a site
- hit "Test Connection"
This does a refresh for that particular site.

Interesting workaround...

I've reported the issue here: https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=291230

[Updated on: Fri, 02 October 2009 17:15]

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