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General Category => Porting and API => Chaos Corona for Blender => Topic started by: blanchg on 2017-07-07, 04:35:42

Title: New update mechanism
Post by: blanchg on 2017-07-07, 04:35:42

Hi All,

Latest release v7.4.0 includes a new mechanism to update to newer versions.  You will need to go into the user preferences to enable automatic updates and the time it checks for updates.  It is more robust and doesn't require manually downloading the release.  It also performs the version check in the background so should make blender startup a bit faster too.

As usual please let me know if you run into problems.  It is the same core updater that renderman for blender uses.

This now allows me to develop different branches for the different versions of Corona so I will branch for Corona 1.7 and start adding in the new features without breaking compatibility with Corona 1.6 that are available.

Title: Re: New update mechanism
Post by: Sanekum on 2017-07-07, 10:46:10

Looks great, I couldn't instal it on my vray modifeid Blender (some permission error), but on the build from blender.org all runs great.

Any chance for interactive render with Corona 1.7 ?)

Title: Re: New update mechanism
Post by: Asticles on 2017-07-08, 11:13:42

Hi,

Cannot enable last addon.

Thanks

Title: Re: New update mechanism
Post by: Rac Leborg on 2017-07-08, 23:04:44

It's not installing for me, either. Could it be my security software? (Macafee)

Title: Re: New update mechanism
Post by: blanchg on 2017-07-08, 23:06:45

It is the dash in the folder name.  Change it to an underscore or rename the directory to rendercorona

Title: Re: New update mechanism
Post by: Rac Leborg on 2017-07-09, 14:52:40

That was it. Thanks

Title: Re: New update mechanism
Post by: Asticles on 2017-07-09, 16:29:17

It worked! Thanks!

Title: Re: New update mechanism
Post by: blanchg on 2017-07-09, 21:54:00

v7.4.1 fixes this so that other users won't see the same issue.

Thanks

Title: Re: New update mechanism
Post by: Binke on 2017-07-10, 14:37:44

I get this when i click check for updates (see attachement), the 9999999 thing. is that normal? Looks a bit odd.
And if i update to that and restart, and i click check for updates again, the same text appears.

Title: Re: New update mechanism
Post by: burnin on 2017-07-10, 16:05:33

I assume it means, Corona bridge is up to date. ;)
Had just updated & it shows same here.
'Restore addon backup' also doesn't work, stays on the latest (7.4.1) showing same text (999...).

Either way for time being i still prefer manual control, even with other 'auto-updaters'.. rarely anyone (no one :) provides or creates backup of the stable state.

Title: Re: New update mechanism
Post by: blanchg on 2017-07-10, 22:05:08

I had accidentally left a fake install flag set to True.  This means that 7.4.1 won't update to the latest version.

v7.4.2 fixes that and adds camera shift handling to all camera types.

Title: Re: New update mechanism
Post by: Asticles on 2017-07-11, 09:23:43

Thanks!

Title: Re: New update mechanism
Post by: melviso on 2017-07-15, 10:34:36

Thanks mate.