Force updater to only update runtime files if there is only 1 PoB instance #1516
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October 24, 2025 17:37
Adds a safeguard when updating runtime files that all other instances of PoB are closed so that the updater doesn't run into issues For linux systems it instead shows a popup as we can't reliably detect the instance count
mode == "basic" already means we are touching runtime files so no need for extra work
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| function GetProcessCount(names) | ||
| return 1 | ||
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| -- Returns the total number of running processes that match any known PoB executable names. | ||
| local function getMatchingProcessCount() | ||
| if not isWindows then |
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Instead of using isWindows anywhere, just call the function and return the error. You could make the error say something platform related on the C++ side.
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This works well, though the white error box is a bit jarring. Maybe we can use updateErrMsg instead, like this:
The only concern with this approach would be that the message gets missed or ignored.
Code for this if you want to use it:
local prompt = string.format("%d other Path of Building %s %s open.\nClose other copies before applying this update,\nthen press Update again.", otherCount, instanceLabel, verb)
--self:ShowPrompt(1, 0.5, 0, prompt)
self.updateErrMsg = promptWe'd have to mess with the Update button behavior and title text too to make it perfect
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Description of the problem being solved:
When PoB updates its runtime files it will fail to update if you have more than 1 instance of PoB open. This PR adds a check for if you have more than 1 instance open and will not let you update until you've closed them
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