On Tue, Feb 5, 2019 at 12:27 PM Sandeep Thakkar <sandeep.thakkar@enterprisedb.com> wrote: > > Hi Dave, > > > On Wed, Jan 2, 2019 at 6:44 PM Dave Page <dpage@pgadmin.org> wrote: >> >> Packagers, >> >> As you probably know, pgAdmin 4 checks for updates upon startup, and >> if a newer version is available, directs the user to www.pgadmin.org >> to download it. >> >> The is a problem if your pgAdmin came with a PostgreSQL installer (as >> you can't download them from our website), and potentially mildly >> annoying if you're a .deb or .rpm user. >> >> There are a couple of ways to optimise the experience for users here >> (one of which I just committed). I'll leave it up to each of you to >> choose what you want to do (Sandeep, I would suggest that the EDB >> installers use method 2). >> >> Method 1: Simply disable the upgrade check, and leave that to the >> operating systems update tools. To do this, create (or edit) a >> config_distro.py file that is installed alongside the config.py file >> from the pgAdmin source and include the line; >> >> UPGRADE_CHECK_ENABLED = False >> >> Method 2: For well known and trusted distributions we can support a >> custom check for your distribution. This involves 2 parts: >> >> 1) Let me know that you want a custom check, and I'll setup access for >> you to manage the version data on the pgAdmin website. We'll agree on >> a custom key for that data within the JSON file the website hosts. >> > We want that for PG and EPAS installers. Will you please share the custom key?
>> >> 2) Create (or edit) a config_distro.py file that is installed >> alongside the config.py file from the pgAdmin source and include the >> line; >> >> UPGRADE_CHECK_KEY = '<your key>' >> >> With this method, a different section of the JSON datafile will be >> checked by your distribution of pgAdmin, thus allowing you to control >> both when it tells users a new version is available, and the URL to >> which they are directed. >> > Makes sense. Will include this change in the upcoming PG and EPAS updates that bundle pgAdmin.
