[TYPO3-dev] How to auto-update Typo3 to latest stable via SVN ?

[Dmitry Dulepov]

Hi!

Stefan Geith wrote:
> I would like to to do a daily 'SVN update' via cron
> on my Servers to ensure to have always the latest
> stable version of e.g. Typo3 4.2
> (but no autoupdate to 4.3 when it is released!)

I would advice against it. You cannot call SVN versions stable.

> Couldn't there be something like
>   https://svn.typo3.org/TYPO3v4/Core/tags/TYPO3_4-2-latest
> that always holds the latest released stable version ?

You have 4.2.3. This is latest stable.

> This would enable some kind of 'auto-update' each time
> a new and/or security release of Typo3 is ready...

Watch announcements. Updating source code is not enough, normally
you have to check install tool and see if everything is ok.

Just updating from the SVN blindly is not a professional way.

-- 
Dmitry Dulepov
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