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@@ -11,14 +11,19 @@ during development), but it can be enabled by setting the variable GLUON_BRANCH
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to override the default branch set in the set in the site configuration.
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A manifest file for the updater can be generated with `make manifest`. A signing script (using
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-ecdsautils) can by found in the `contrib` directory. When creating the manifest, ``GLUON_PRIORITY`` can
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-be set on the command line, or it can be taken from the ``site.mk``.
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+``ecdsautils``) can by found in the `contrib` directory. When creating the manifest, the
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+``PRIORITY`` value may be defined by setting ``GLUON_PRIORITY`` on the command line or in ``site.mk``.
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-The priority defines the maximum number of days that may pass between releasing an update and installation
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-of the images. The update probability will start at 0 after the release time mentioned in the manifest
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-and then slowly rise to 1 up to the point when the number of days given by the priority has passed.
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+``GLUON_PRIORITY`` defines the maximum number of days that may pass between releasing an update and installation
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+of the images. The update probability will start at 0 after the release time declared in the manifest file
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+by the variable DATE and then slowly rise up to 1 when ``GLUON_PRIORITY`` days have passed. The autoupdater checks
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+for updates hourly (at a random minute of the hour), but usually only updates during its run between
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+4am and 5am, except when the whole ``GLUON_PRIORITY`` days and another 24 hours have passed.
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-The priority may be an integer or a decimal fraction.
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+``GLUON_PRIORITY`` may be an integer or a decimal fraction.
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+
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+Automated nightly builds
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+------------------------
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A fully automated nightly build could use the following commands:
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@@ -71,11 +76,9 @@ These commands can be used on a node:
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# Force update check, even when the updater is disabled
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autoupdater -f
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::
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- # If fallback is true the updater will perform an update only if
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- # the timespan given by the priority and another 24h have passed
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+ # If fallback is true the updater will perform an update only if the timespan
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+ # PRIORITY days (as defined in the manifest) and another 24h have passed
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autoupdater --fallback
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