From 7a3221d2dd4d9c9f08bd0da9f14afe76964fa05f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: DuBearte <130190089+DuBearte@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Sat, 17 Oct 2026 17:28:04 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] =?UTF-8?q?Updates:=200.11=E2=80=930.14=20must=20install?= =?UTF-8?q?=200.15=20by=20hand=20once=20(#2136)=20(#2141)?= MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Thanks @DuBearte. --- README.md | 4 ++++ docs/book/src/guide/updates.md | 13 +++++++++++++ 2 files changed, 17 insertions(+) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 7aeb919e..f30ec815 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -63,6 +63,10 @@ The downloads aren't signed yet. On Windows, if SmartScreen warns you, choose **More info**, then **Run anyway**. On macOS, the first time, right-click SolidCraft in Applications and choose **Open**. +**On SolidCraft 0.11 to 0.14?** Its **Update now** can't install 0.15.0 or later, because the +releases moved to a new address. Download the new version once from the links above; after that, +updating from inside SolidCraft works again ([details](https://docs.solidcraft.io/guide/updates.html#updating-from-011-to-014)). + Older versions, checksums and other formats are on the [releases page](https://github.com/tangency-labs/solidcraft/releases). Install details, upgrading from earlier builds and building from source are in [Getting started](https://docs.solidcraft.io/guide/getting-started.html). diff --git a/docs/book/src/guide/updates.md b/docs/book/src/guide/updates.md index f871c29e..dc8890d9 100644 --- a/docs/book/src/guide/updates.md +++ b/docs/book/src/guide/updates.md @@ -46,6 +46,19 @@ background would install code macOS can't vouch for without you seeing it. Update now needs write access to the installed file: an AppImage in a folder you can't write to fails with a message, and **Download** is the way to update it. +## Updating from 0.11 to 0.14 + +SolidCraft 0.11.0 to 0.14.0 only accept packages from the project's old GitHub address. Since +the repository moved to `github.com/tangency-labs/solidcraft`, every release names the new address, +so these versions see that a newer release is out but find no package in it: **Update now** can't +install it, and **Download** opens the release page. + +Download 0.15.0 or later once yourself, from the release page or the +[download links](https://github.com/tangency-labs/solidcraft#download), and install it over the old +version as you first installed it. From 0.15.0 on, SolidCraft accepts either address, and +**Update now** works again. Package managers (Flatpak, Snap, WinGet, `.deb`, `.rpm`) aren't +affected. + ## What is sent One HTTPS request each time SolidCraft starts, and once a day while it stays open: