Update Plugin

The update plugin is used to manage the current pychron version. It uses Git as a backend for version control and distribution.

pychron stores its source code in a git repository located at [pychron_root]/.hidden/pychron

if the repo doesn’t exist it is cloned. The source code repository name and default branch are stored in preferences. Default values of NMGRL/pychron and master are provided.

Update Process

• check for updates

  • compare the local commit to the remote commit

• if updates available

  • pull updates

  • build egg and resources

  • move egg and resources into the application bundle.