brew cu doesn't show latest version of app about homebrew-cask-upgrade HOT 4 CLOSED

There is always some small delay because all the versions need to be "manually" updated by Homebrew Cask contributors. This has nothing to do with homebrew-cask-upgrade.

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@ondrejfuhrer I think the issue is that homebrew-cask-upgrade doesn't recognize manual (in-app) updates.

So let's say brew cu says, iTerm2 Current version is 3.0.14 and Latest is 3.0.15; when you update iTerm2 directly in the app and run brew cu, it'll show the same info, as if the app wasn't updated at all.

Anything we can do about it?

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@selrond Yes, that is true, but not sure if this issue was about that. @ghost was complaining, that iTerm prompted for an update (so there is a new version), but brew cu says that the version is the latest. That's why the user has to wait until the contributors updates the cask.

Unfortunately, there is not much we can do about the manual updates. The only way, that would be possible, is to check the appcast (if set) if it changed. But, since brew cu uses brew cask install to actually install the app, the cask has to be updated by Homebrew Cask contributors for the new version.

So the only thing, we can do, is inform the user "Yes, there is a new version, but you have to wait for the update". Not sure if worth the effort, though.

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I like to use that terminal app output as a checklist. It just feels good to see everything up to date. I've taken to using brew cu -a bc it does match up the Current with the Latest and compiles them into a tidy list. I updated a few from the list individually. [example: brew cu -a hammerspoon]

Then I just gave it a run with all of them at once to see what happened. A few needed my password for using sudo.
Before:

After:

At least with using brew cu -a you can get a list of apps to open on your machine and manually auto update by opening them and kicking off the process. Although I have found that the apps themselves may not even be aware of the latest versions. Skitch and Teams, for example, both checked and siad I was up to date while homebrew knew otherwise.

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