From 97dfd7c4c567f7e3202e224afc6455a17f5e13af Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Daniel Krol Date: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 17:17:28 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] Warn from-source builders that syncthing auto-upgrades Some people may prefer to build from source for their own use. They should be aware that the default behavior is to overwrite the binary with a new downloaded binary when an upgrade is available. --- dev/building.rst | 6 ++++++ 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+) diff --git a/dev/building.rst b/dev/building.rst index e6611163..721ef7c2 100644 --- a/dev/building.rst +++ b/dev/building.rst @@ -9,6 +9,12 @@ Building Syncthing of it. For all other purposes we recommend using the official binary releases instead. + If you still prefer to build Syncthing from source for your own use, be + aware that there is an built-in automatic upgrade mechanism that will + overwrite your built binary with a downloaded version. To avoid this, you + can use the --no-upgrade build flag (see below), but you will be + responsible for your own upgrades. + Branches and Tags -----------------