[AboutSystem] Haiku hrev isn't updated in system information replicant

[Starcrasher]

If you put the system information replicant on your Desktop, the hrev indicated won't change after an update. It won't change either after a reboot.

Perhaps, it isn't implemented yet but I tend to think that it is an important indication.

This is on nightly x64

[Starcrasher]

Replicant Vs About System

[bipolar]

For anyone trying to debug this one:

Remember to use the "Disable system components" from the boot menu, and disable "apps/AboutSystem" while you do your tests.

Otherwise the replicant you drag-and-drop on the desktop will be using the (old) code from the system app, even if you did the drag-and-drop from your freshly compiled binary.

(at least that's what's happening on my 64 and 32 installs).

[bipolar]

Proposed fix: ​https://review.haiku-os.org/c/haiku/+/5724

[korli]

Applied in hrev56526. Please check.

[Starcrasher]

It seems to work. After update x64 nightly to 56529 and reboot, the already existing replicant was updated with current hrev. I didn't try booting from UEFI but if it doesn't take the revision from bootloader it should be ok.

[bipolar]

Replying to Starcrasher:

I didn't try booting from UEFI but if it doesn't take the revision from bootloader it should be ok.

For the record: the replicant takes the hrev from the version attribute of libbe.so.

[bipolar]

For people on 32 bits: Due to #17955, if you had a replicant that "grew tall" before updating to hrev56529, you will notice that even after the update it will appear mostly off-screen.

You will need to remove the replicant, drop a new one, and on the next update, it will pick up the correct hrev (and keep a proper height :-D).

[bipolar]

This one can be closed.

(the kernel date not being updated is tracked on: #18149)