User guidePlanned

About and updates

Planned. This page is not written yet.

The About section shows the version and where Island keeps its data. Updates are in General.

What this page will cover

  • The version and the data locations
  • Checking for updates and release notes
  • Download and install, then Restart to update
  • Check automatically and Include pre-releases
  • How Island verifies a download (SHA-256) and keeps the previous version as a backup
  • Why a build run from a CMake build directory never updates itself, and ISLAND_DISABLE_UPDATES=1