PSA: please manually update `moz-phab` to the latest version

[Connor Sheehan]

Hey folks,

TL;DR: the latest version of `moz-phab` provides a fix to the update checking mechanism. Please update your `moz-phab` install to automatically check for the latest version.

Slightly longer version: `moz-phab` 1.5.0 has been released, and this version includes a fix for the broken update checker. Please update to the latest `moz-phab` to receive regular updates.

On Linux and MacOS, you can run `moz-phab self-update` to upgrade, after which `moz-phab` will update automatically when a new version is released.

On Windows, you will need to update `moz-phab` manually as the auto-updater does not work on Windows. Run `./mach install-moz-phab`, or use `pip` to update to the latest version. `moz-phab` will not update automatically, but will warn you when new versions are available.

The full release notes for 1.5.0 are available here: https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/moz-phab-1-5-0-released/126680

Cheers,

Connor Sheehan

[Mike Hommey]

On Tue, Jan 23, 2024 at 03:44:55PM -0800, Connor Sheehan wrote:
> Hey folks,
>
> TL;DR: the latest version of `moz-phab` provides a fix to the update
> checking mechanism. Please update your `moz-phab` install to automatically
> check for the latest version.
>
> Slightly longer version: `moz-phab` 1.5.0 has been released, and this
> version includes a fix for the broken update checker. Please update to the
> latest `moz-phab` to receive regular updates.
>
> On Linux and MacOS, you can run `moz-phab self-update` to upgrade, after
> which `moz-phab` will update automatically when a new version is released.

This may also fail on Linux. See https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1876182
(comment 1 has a workaround)

Mike

[Connor Sheehan]

FYI `moz-phab` 1.5.1 is released, with a fix for a regression in 1.5.0. See https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1876257. Please update at your earliest convenience. Cheers.