Skill updates - how to know

[jagreenwood]

Hello!
It sounds like skills will be periodically updated, particularly for new content. How will we know when updates are available / installed skills are out of date?
Thanks!

[klaas]

I would be interested as well! 🙂 I seem to have the most current version installed, but I don't know what did the update.

pfw --version gives me "0.0.8" and I see the pfw releases at https://github.com/pointfreeco/pfw/releases.

Does pfw install also update?

[mbrandonw]

Does pfw install also update?

pfw install will let you know if a new version is available:

pfw/Sources/pfw/Install.swift

Lines 76 to 91 in 08439a6

	do {
	let tags = try await gitHub.fetchTags(owner: "pointfreeco", repo: "homebrew-tap")
	let mostRecentTag =
	tags
	.first { $0.name.hasPrefix("pfw-") }
	.map { String($0.name.dropFirst(4)) }
	if let mostRecentTag, mostRecentTag != PFW.configuration.version {
	print(
	"""
	pfw \(mostRecentTag) is available. Run 'brew update && brew upgrade pfw' to install.
	"""
	)
	}
	} catch {
	}

[mbrandonw]

It sounds like skills will be periodically updated, particularly for new content. How will we know when updates are available / installed skills are out of date?

You can join our Slack where there is a #the-point-free-way channel and all updates are posted there.

[mbrandonw]

There is also no harm in running pfw install periodically!