Re:Show HN: Never miss a software update again
by ghosttown on Tuesday November 06, 2012 @07:10PM
(#4751553)
I have almost finished the ability to add custom projects (within reason). Perhaps I could then implement a service which auto-detects packages. So, user Bob creates a repo in github. He adds a file in the root called packages.json which contains a list of the packages he is using. He then adds his repo to updateditis.com. Updateditis periodically checks his packages.json file and if it detects a change in one of the packages versions, it emails Bob saying "For project XYZ, the package ABC has been updated to version 1.2.3, you should consider updating it."
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Re:Show HN: Never miss a software update again
by zalew on Tuesday November 06, 2012 @07:34PM
(#4751611)
why would I need to add a repo in a scm provider of your choice? let me just upload a requirements file.
Re:Show HN: Never miss a software update again
by ghosttown on Tuesday November 06, 2012 @07:46PM
(#4751647)
Well that should be possible too. However if you add a package later, it would be easier to edit your own package file then to log back in to updateditis and re-upload a package file. Automatic for the people
Re:Show HN: Never miss a software update again
by zalew on Tuesday November 06, 2012 @09:10PM
(#4751847)
yes, but IMO it should be provided as a feature, not as a requirement. I'm probably in the minority here, but I prefer general solutions to 'github extensions', as when you host projects elswhere all those useful tools become simply worthless. especially that using a package manager and using github isn't necessarily tied together.