v1.8.89: fix DLL error on auto-update — clean all stale _MEI dirs, launch via explorer.exe

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>

core/updater.py

@@ -262,47 +262,75 @@ class UpdateChecker:
             return self._apply_linux(binary_path, current_exe)
 
     def _apply_windows(self, new_exe: str, current_exe: str) -> bool:
-        """Windows update: create hidden .vbs that runs .bat silently."""
+        """Windows update: PowerShell script waits for exit, copies, launches."""
         try:
             tmp_dir = tempfile.gettempdir()
-            bat_path = os.path.join(tmp_dir, "sm_update.bat")
+            ps_path = os.path.join(tmp_dir, "sm_update.ps1")
             vbs_path = os.path.join(tmp_dir, "sm_update.vbs")
             pid = os.getpid()
-
-            # Clean up old PyInstaller _MEI dirs to avoid DLL conflicts
             mei_dir = getattr(sys, '_MEIPASS', '')
+            exe_dir = os.path.dirname(current_exe)
 
-            bat_content = f"""@echo off
+            ps_content = f"""
-:wait
+$ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop'
-tasklist /fi "PID eq {pid}" 2>NUL | find "{pid}" >NUL
+$pid = {pid}
-if %ERRORLEVEL% == 0 (
+$src = '{new_exe}'
-    timeout /t 1 /nobreak >NUL
+$dst = '{current_exe}'
-    goto wait
+$mei = '{mei_dir}'
-)
+$exeDir = '{exe_dir}'
-timeout /t 2 /nobreak >NUL
+$tempDir = '{tmp_dir}'
-if exist "{mei_dir}" rmdir /s /q "{mei_dir}" >NUL 2>NUL
+
-copy /Y "{new_exe}" "{current_exe}" >NUL
+# Wait for old process to exit
-if %ERRORLEVEL% NEQ 0 (
+while (Get-Process -Id $pid -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue) {{
-    timeout /t 3 /nobreak >NUL
+    Start-Sleep -Seconds 1
-    copy /Y "{new_exe}" "{current_exe}" >NUL
+}}
-    if %ERRORLEVEL% NEQ 0 exit /b 1
+Start-Sleep -Seconds 2
-)
+
-timeout /t 2 /nobreak >NUL
+# Clean ALL stale _MEI directories (PyInstaller temp dirs)
-start "" "{current_exe}"
+Get-ChildItem -Path $tempDir -Directory -Filter '_MEI*' -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue | ForEach-Object {{
-del "{new_exe}" >NUL 2>NUL
+    Remove-Item -Path $_.FullName -Recurse -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
-del "{bat_path}"
+}}
-del "%~f0"
+Start-Sleep -Seconds 1
+
+# Copy with retry
+$copied = $false
+for ($i = 0; $i -lt 5; $i++) {{
+    try {{
+        Copy-Item -Path $src -Destination $dst -Force
+        $srcSize = (Get-Item $src).Length
+        $dstSize = (Get-Item $dst).Length
+        if ($srcSize -eq $dstSize) {{
+            $copied = $true
+            break
+        }}
+    }} catch {{}}
+    Start-Sleep -Seconds 2
+}}
+
+if (-not $copied) {{ exit 1 }}
+
+Start-Sleep -Seconds 2
+
+# Launch new exe via explorer.exe (mimics user double-click, clean environment)
+Start-Process explorer.exe $dst
+
+# Cleanup
+Start-Sleep -Seconds 3
+Remove-Item -Path $src -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
+Remove-Item -Path '{ps_path}' -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
 """
-            with open(bat_path, "w") as f:
+            with open(ps_path, "w", encoding="utf-8") as f:
-                f.write(bat_content)
+                f.write(ps_content)
 
-            # VBS wrapper runs .bat completely hidden (no CMD flash)
+            # VBS wrapper launches PowerShell hidden (no window flash)
-            vbs_content = f'CreateObject("Wscript.Shell").Run """{bat_path}""", 0, False\n'
+            vbs_content = (
+                'CreateObject("Wscript.Shell").Run '
+                '"powershell -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -WindowStyle Hidden '
+                f'-File ""{ps_path}""""", 0, False\n'
+            )
             with open(vbs_path, "w") as f:
                 f.write(vbs_content)
 
-            # Launch VBS via os.startfile — most reliable on Windows,
-            # works from frozen exe without PATH issues
             os.startfile(vbs_path)
             return True
 

version.py

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 """Version info for ServerManager."""
 
-__version__ = "1.8.86"
+__version__ = "1.8.89"
 __app_name__ = "ServerManager"
 __author__ = "aibot777"
 __description__ = "Desktop GUI for managing remote servers"