A new version of the HLDS Update Tool has been released. The tool should automatically self-update the next time you run it. (Linux users may need to re-run the tool after it self-updates to complete the installation operation that was intended when launching the tool.)
Changes: * Added significant diagnostic output * Fix bug causing the tool to restart the update process all over from the beginning if there was an error with a single depot. * Fix spurious "connection reset by peer" error when closing connection to content server, which could cause the update to restart from the beginning. * Tool will now reuse a connection to a depot, rather than disconnecting and reconnecting * If the determines in the first pass that no files would actually be updated from a particular depot, it will no longer needlessly connect to that depot in the second pass * Added -nobootstrapupdate option Basically, we fixed a few of the most egregious things the tool was doing that make a slow update much slower. Queuing to connect to a content server still takes up the bulk of the update time during peak times after a major update is released; so don't expect miracles. However, we are hopeful that most users will see modest speedup. We also added quite verbose diagnostic output, so at least you can tell what the tool is doing. Be aware that this output may contain what appear to be "errors," especially when the tool is trying to connect to a content server. Failures to connect are normal and the tool has always experienced them and automatically retried. The only thing new is that it is telling you what it is doing. Linux users: If you get the error message "Bad uSizeOfSignature", then you probably have a bad version of the tool, which was posted mistakenly for a few hours yesterday. To get unstuck, replace the executable named "steam" with this one: http://media.steampowered.com/apps/440/linuxhldsupdatetool_48/steam Thanks to those of you who helped beta test this tool. Thanks, Fletcher _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: https://list.valvesoftware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux
