update software from internet code examples

knobby67 · 01-13-2011, 07:26 AM

Hi all,
I've been thinking to adding the ability to update some code I've been working on from the internet. So basically writing some C/C++ code that on startup of the software looks across the next to a server to update itself. However I have no idea how to do this, can anyone point to to linux tutorials or examples which show how to do this?

Thanks in advance

Sergei Steshenko · 01-13-2011, 08:18 AM

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Originally Posted by knobby67

Hi all,
I've been thinking to adding the ability to update some code I've been working on from the internet. So basically writing some C/C++ code that on startup of the software looks across the next to a server to update itself. However I have no idea how to do this, can anyone point to to linux tutorials or examples which show how to do this?

Thanks in advance

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How do you update your code manually and what is the difference between the manual process and between the Internet-based one ?

I.e. filesystem objects are still filesystem objects, the compiler is still the compiler, the linked is still the linker, etc.

knobby67 · 01-14-2011, 03:23 AM

Sorry to you seem to misunderstand what I'm saying I obviously haven't made myself clear

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I'm talking about adding a chuck of code to an executable that will speak to my PC/Server across the net see there's a new version of itself and install this. EG Windows updates, "xyz has a new version" etc.

Sergei Steshenko · 01-14-2011, 05:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by knobby67

Sorry to you seem to misunderstand what I'm saying I obviously haven't made myself clear

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I'm talking about adding a chuck of code to an executable that will speak to my PC/Server across the net see there's a new version of itself and install this. EG Windows updates, "xyz has a new version" etc.

So, forget for a time being about doing this automatically - how would you manually check that a new version exists ?