It is not possible to denote rc1 or beta versions in the beta channel

[jnweiger]

enhancement suggestion:

It is not possible to denote rc1 or beta versions in the beta channel. We can only use the numeric version number
without any suffix. Entries like
'2.4.2rc1'
'2.4.2rc2'
'2.4.2-rc2'
'3.4.2beta1'
are ignred by the 2.4.2~rc1 client.

[guruz]

@jnweiger I don't understand your bug report. It's always only x.y.z.BUILDNUMBER for the internal version that is used for comparisons.
The versionString displayed to the user can contain anything.
See also #6602

[jnweiger]

understand. the BUILDNUMBER works fine. thanks.
but it also only display the build number, when offering an update, no hint if it is a beta or rc, actually.

[guruz]

but it also only display the build number, when offering an update, no hint if it is a beta or rc, actually.

On which platform?
For macOS i had fixed this recently. For Windows it's lacking as per #6602 ...
For Linux you tell me :-)

[ogoffart]

Is this still an issue?

[guruz]

@jnweiger Was the string that you saw one of

    QString updateVersion = _updateInfo.versionString();
...
    case DownloadComplete:
        return tr("%1 available. Restart application to start the update.").arg(Theme::instance()->appNameGUI(), updateVersion);
....
    case UpdateOnlyAvailableThroughSystem:
        return tr("New %1 available. Please use the system's update tool to install it.").arg(updateVersion);

?

Then I would think @ogoffart already fixed it by 21ac396

Please re-open if not