A manager-run 'update apply' refreshes code/apps/WebUI but CANNOT rewrite the
root-owned footprint (helpers/wrapper/uninstall/unit/sudoers) — that immutability
is the de-sudo boundary. Previously a release that changed those would silently
leave them stale. Make it explicit:
- init.sh: footprint_version=1 constant, baked at install into
/usr/local/lib/libreportal/.footprint_version (root:root 0644) by initRootHelpers.
Bump it whenever a root component changes.
- make_release.sh: publishes footprint_version in latest.json.
- fetch.sh: lpInstalledFootprintVersion (marker) + lpReleaseLatestFootprint (manifest).
- check_update.sh: 'update apply' REFUSES when the release's footprint_version
exceeds the installed one, directing to a root re-install (which fetches +
re-bakes everything atomically). No half-applied updates.
- webui_system_update.sh: badge sets footprint_update_needed + clears can_update so
the WebUI won't offer a one-click apply for a footprint-bumping release.
- docs/DEVELOPMENT.md: the bump rule + the footprint exception explained.
Verified: manifest carries footprint_version; drift decision correct both ways
(no marker/older -> needs re-install; equal -> no drift).
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Signed-off-by: librelad <librelad@digitalangels.vip>
Two guides covering what wasn't written down:
- USER.md: install (the install.sh one-liner), placing the three roots on separate
disks/external drives, channels, updating, backups (REQUIRE_MOUNT), uninstall.
- DEVELOPMENT.md: the install-mode/roots/users model + key files; running a dev copy
(local/git); cutting stable/edge releases (bump VERSION -> make_release.sh ->
dist/<channel>/{tarball,.sha256,latest.json} -> publish); testing a release
locally via LP_RELEASE_BASE_URL + python3 -m http.server (incl. checksum-refusal);
how release updates work; conventions.
README Quick start updated to the release flow + a docs pointer. docs/ is
export-ignored so it doesn't bloat release tarballs.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Signed-off-by: librelad <librelad@digitalangels.vip>
