Greetings!

My status report is telling me that there are important "module" updates available. When I get there, it is recommending that I update to this version > 7.x-1.12 --- However, when I review ... that version has not been updated ... it is the "Dev" version, which is what I have installed.

How come it is doing that? The "update" program knows that I have the Dev version, but it won't give me the latest Dev version to update with.

So now I have to manually update =\ .... is there an automatic way of doing this?

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xano
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Project: Payment » Drupal core
Version: 7.x-1.x-dev » 7.x-dev
Component: User interface » update.module

This is a problem with Drupal core. The Update module cannot properly handle dev releases.

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kebz commented

Thank you for the response @Xano

Is this something in the works?

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pixelsweatshop commented
Status: Active » Closed (works as designed)

Is this something in the works?

No. This is not on the priority list. Most Devs use drush which allows you to use whatever release you want. Update manager is meant for the layperson really and therefore will not get a lot of attention from core contributors.

See #519470: Distinguish between released versions of the same project when selecting projects to upgrade with Update manager

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kebz commented

I think that this should be a priority and should provide an option for an administrator to choose which version of their update.

Honestly, it makes no sense not having it. The system recognizes the version we have installed, but only gives us an option to install an older version of a release??

Anyhoo ... this module (https://www.drupal.org/project/semanticui) only has one download/release to choose from, and it's a development type.
Wouldn't it be a simple conditional code added into what's currently there?

I don't have the time at the moment to commit to this project issue ... but I'd like to look into it more. If you or someone else can point me to the right direction as to what file(s) and codes to look at, I'd be more than happy to.

Thanks in advance!

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pixelsweatshop commented

If you need direction then the issue i pointed you to is where you can get more insight. IMO learn to use drush and save yourself the headache.

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David_Rothstein commented
Category: Support request » Bug report
Status: Closed (works as designed) » Closed (duplicate)
Parent issue: » #850846: Update will happily downgrade modules unless you are careful

This isn't working as designed, it's a duplicate of #850846: Update will happily downgrade modules unless you are careful.

(Or maybe half duplicate of that, and half duplicate of this feature request: #750352: Provide an option to also offer dev builds as updates if they are newer - for advanced users & beta testers)