Chromium Updater version 0.1

Today I present a simple batch file that I made to download the open source Chromium browser. For those who don't now, Chromium is the open source branch of Google Chrome's browser. It doesn't have a EULA (End User License Agreement) to agree too, unlike Chrome.

Warning, this is bleeding edge. You could download a build that just doesn't work, or a build that has tons of rendering errors. Report bugs to the dev team if you find any!

Chromium_Updater.exe [1495KB] [Windows XP, Vista, Server, Windows 7]

It's a simple script that uses wget (I've included the dependencies) to downloaded the latest build in Chromium's repository. Here:

http://build.chromium.org/buildbot/snapshots/chromium-rel-xp/

When a new build is available, wget downloads the build. I then append the changelog for that version to changelog-history.xml; in the case anybody is interested.

Finally, I extract and replace the chromium build in the directory (using 7zip, also open source).

Personally, I run it as a cron job. Use the task scheduler and schedule chromium_update.bat (Don't update too frequently, Chromium doesn't change *that* fast)

I've also included RunHiddenConsole.exe so you can schedule a silent update.

Just run:

RunHiddenConsole.exe chromium_update.bat

I've designed it to run in the background without interruption. If Chromium is open during update, then those files will just go un-updated.

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