macOS update logic needs improving
Alexander Burke
alex at alexburke.ca
Thu Dec 17 11:34:33 CET 2020
This is also the case on iOS for the same reason: because an app cannot be updated while it’s running, and while at least one tunnel is up the OS will not terminate the app.
> On 17 Dec 2020, at 05:25, Laura Smith <n5d9xq3ti233xiyif2vp at protonmail.ch> wrote:
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> Thank you for the recent efforts to bring macOS/iOS up to date.
>
> However there is a little bit of a problem with the logic for your macOS App Store updates.
>
> The update downloads fine, and *appears* to install, but the App Store app continues to show the update as available and installed.
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> Further investigation shows that if Wireguard is running and/or open, the app will not actually be updated (App Store will roll back to the existing version).
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> If Wireguard is quit, then the update will install OK.
>
> So you probably need to add some logic somewhere to detect and deal with open/running Wireguard (e.g. prompt user to exit).
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