FR: link to the latest jabref-4.0.*.jar

[jonasstein]

could you provide a link / symlink to the latest jabref-4.0.*.jar, please?
It would be very nice, if users can use a bash script like
UpdateJabref.sh

#!/bin/bash
wget https://builds.jabref.org/master/JabRef-4.0.0-dev--snapshot--latest.jar

which fetches the latest .jar.
Upstream has just to provide https://builds.jabref.org/master/JabRef-4.0.0-dev--snapshot--latest.jar which links to https://builds.jabref.org/master/JabRef-4.0.0-dev--snapshot--2017-06-29--master--7e50e84a1.jar and so on

[koppor]

The script to modify is upload-to-builds.jabref.org.sh. Do you have an idea how to implement that using sftp commands?

[Siedlerchr]

Maybe this can be done by providing a symlink? I have no idea how to code that, but I think this could work Am 30.06.2017 10:32 vorm. schrieb "Oliver Kopp" <[email protected]>:

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The script to modify is upload-to-builds.jabref.org.sh <https://github.com/JabRef/jabref/blob/master/scripts/upload-to-builds.jabref.org.sh>. Do you have an idea how to implement that using sftp commands? — You are receiving this because you are subscribed to this thread. Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#2953 (comment)>, or mute the thread <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AATi5MG2N5YYc8Jk4qFKrBZ2Ofw7blAAks5sJLKegaJpZM4OKSlE> .

[koppor]

Sure, but the target of the symblink changes at each update. And AFAIK, it is not possible to use "wildcard symlinks". Am 30.06.2017 11:42 schrieb "Christoph" <[email protected]>:

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Maybe this can be done by providing a symlink? I have no idea how to code that, but I think this could work Am 30.06.2017 10:32 vorm. schrieb "Oliver Kopp" ***@***.*** >: > The script to modify is upload-to-builds.jabref.org.sh > <https://github.com/JabRef/jabref/blob/master/scripts/ upload-to-builds.jabref.org.sh>. > Do you have an idea how to implement that using sftp commands? > > — > You are receiving this because you are subscribed to this thread. > Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub > <#2953 (comment)>, or mute > the thread > <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/ AATi5MG2N5YYc8Jk4qFKrBZ2Ofw7blAAks5sJLKegaJpZM4OKSlE> > . > — You are receiving this because you were assigned. Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#2953 (comment)>, or mute the thread <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/ABTafvfaOTxEILsHNjpsYmLFhXYNtxIVks5sJLUJgaJpZM4OKSlE> .

[tobiasdiez]

Maybe we should just use the install4j auto updater for the development version. I think this really makes sense since we get quite a lot of bug reports recently that are already fixed in master.

[jonasstein]

@koppor https://stackoverflow.com/questions/10626120/is-it-possible-to-create-a-symlink-to-the-latest-file-in-a-directory

[koppor]

Implemented via 2ec520f. Not using bash as the builds are done at CircleCI (see https://github.com/JabRef/jabref/wiki/CI) and I did not want to install and maintain icrond.

http://builds.jabref.org/master/JabRef--master--latest.jar now always links to the latest file.

[tobiasdiez]

@koppor should we also put the link on the main homepage?