* new CheckForUpdate panel (closes #310)

- the actual download is currently done by your default browser since the needed notification window isn't available on OSX yet
    - download through VLC is implemented, but commented for the moment
- needs some checking once a complete Status.xml is available

Makefile.am

@@ -194,6 +194,9 @@ EXTRA_DIST += \
 	extras/MacOSX/Resources/English.lproj/SFilters.nib/classes.nib \
 	extras/MacOSX/Resources/English.lproj/SFilters.nib/info.nib \
 	extras/MacOSX/Resources/English.lproj/SFilters.nib/keyedobjects.nib \
+	extras/MacOSX/Resources/English.lproj/Update.nib/classes.nib \
+	extras/MacOSX/Resources/English.lproj/Update.nib/info.nib \
+	extras/MacOSX/Resources/English.lproj/Update.nib/keyedobjects.nib \
 	extras/MacOSX/Resources/English.lproj/InfoPlist.strings \
 	extras/MacOSX/Resources/a52.icns \
 	extras/MacOSX/Resources/aac.icns \

extras/MacOSX/Resources/English.lproj/MainMenu.nib/classes.nib

@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@
         }, 
         {
             ACTIONS = {
+                checkForUpdate = id; 
                 clearRecentItems = id; 
                 closeError = id; 
                 intfOpenDisc = id; 
@@ -171,6 +172,7 @@
                 "o_mi_bwd" = id; 
                 "o_mi_channels" = id; 
                 "o_mi_chapter" = id; 
+                "o_mi_checkForUpdate" = id; 
                 "o_mi_clear" = id; 
                 "o_mi_close_window" = id; 
                 "o_mi_controller" = id; 

extras/MacOSX/Resources/English.lproj/MainMenu.nib/info.nib

@@ -21,11 +21,11 @@
 	<array/>
 	<key>IBOpenObjects</key>
 	<array>
+		<integer>2197</integer>
 		<integer>29</integer>
 		<integer>21</integer>
-		<integer>2197</integer>
 	</array>
 	<key>IBSystem Version</key>
-	<string>8G32</string>
+	<string>8H14</string>
 </dict>
 </plist>

extras/MacOSX/Resources/English.lproj/Update.nib/classes.nib

+{
+    IBClasses = (
+        {CLASS = FirstResponder; LANGUAGE = ObjC; SUPERCLASS = NSObject; }, 
+        {
+            ACTIONS = {download = id; okay = id; }; 
+            CLASS = VLCUpdate; 
+            LANGUAGE = ObjC; 
+            OUTLETS = {
+                "o_bar_checking" = id; 
+                "o_btn_DownloadNow" = id; 
+                "o_btn_okay" = id; 
+                "o_fld_currentVersionAndSize" = id; 
+                "o_fld_releaseNote" = id; 
+                "o_fld_status" = id; 
+                "o_update_window" = id; 
+            }; 
+            SUPERCLASS = NSObject; 
+        }
+    ); 
+    IBVersion = 1; 
+}
\ No newline at end of file

extras/MacOSX/Resources/English.lproj/Update.nib/info.nib

+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple Computer//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
+<plist version="1.0">
+<dict>
+	<key>IBDocumentLocation</key>
+	<string>19 61 356 240 0 0 1440 878 </string>
+	<key>IBFramework Version</key>
+	<string>443.0</string>
+	<key>IBOpenObjects</key>
+	<array>
+		<integer>5</integer>
+	</array>
+	<key>IBSystem Version</key>
+	<string>8H14</string>
+</dict>
+</plist>

extras/MacOSX/vlc.pbproj/project.pbxproj

@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@
 		C2F2A707095AE51700018C74 /* play_embedded_blue.png in Resources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = C2F2A703095AE51600018C74 /* play_embedded_blue.png */; };
 		C2F2A708095AE51700018C74 /* skip_forward_embedded_blue.png in Resources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = C2F2A704095AE51600018C74 /* skip_forward_embedded_blue.png */; };
 		C2F2A709095AE51700018C74 /* skip_previous_embedded_blue.png in Resources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = C2F2A705095AE51600018C74 /* skip_previous_embedded_blue.png */; };
+		CC26BF2C09A7A05000E94D62 /* Update.nib in Resources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = CC26BF2A09A7A05000E94D62 /* Update.nib */; };
 		CCF3C64C0923B99D00401862 /* SFilters.nib in Resources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = CCF3C64A0923B99D00401862 /* SFilters.nib */; };
 		DC7F46ED08A183FC0027DB24 /* Extended.nib in Resources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = DC7F46EB08A183FC0027DB24 /* Extended.nib */; };
 		DCA00AA9075F948800E6BF46 /* About.nib in Resources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = DCA00AA7075F948800E6BF46 /* About.nib */; };
@@ -868,7 +869,6 @@
 		8E9CC7B1046EFD700059A3A7 /* THANKS */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; fileEncoding = 12; lastKnownFileType = text; name = THANKS; path = ../../THANKS; sourceTree = SOURCE_ROOT; };
 		8EBF3FA303F13FFB0059A3A7 /* vlc.scriptSuite */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = text; name = vlc.scriptSuite; path = Resources/vlc.scriptSuite; sourceTree = SOURCE_ROOT; };
 		8EBF3FA503F140960059A3A7 /* vlc.scriptTerminology */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = text.xml; name = vlc.scriptTerminology; path = Resources/vlc.scriptTerminology; sourceTree = SOURCE_ROOT; };
-		8ED6C27A03E2EB1C0059A3A7 /* coreaudio.c */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; fileEncoding = 30; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.c.c; name = coreaudio.c; path = ../../modules/audio_output/coreaudio.c; sourceTree = SOURCE_ROOT; };
 		8ED6C27B03E2EB1C0059A3A7 /* controls.m */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; fileEncoding = 30; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.c.objc; name = controls.m; path = ../../modules/gui/macosx/controls.m; sourceTree = SOURCE_ROOT; };
 		8ED6C27C03E2EB1C0059A3A7 /* intf.h */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; fileEncoding = 30; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.c.h; name = intf.h; path = ../../modules/gui/macosx/intf.h; sourceTree = SOURCE_ROOT; };
 		8ED6C27D03E2EB1C0059A3A7 /* intf.m */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; fileEncoding = 30; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.c.objc; name = intf.m; path = ../../modules/gui/macosx/intf.m; sourceTree = SOURCE_ROOT; };
@@ -897,6 +897,11 @@
 		C2F2A703095AE51600018C74 /* play_embedded_blue.png */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = image.png; name = play_embedded_blue.png; path = Resources/play_embedded_blue.png; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		C2F2A704095AE51600018C74 /* skip_forward_embedded_blue.png */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = image.png; name = skip_forward_embedded_blue.png; path = Resources/skip_forward_embedded_blue.png; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		C2F2A705095AE51600018C74 /* skip_previous_embedded_blue.png */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = image.png; name = skip_previous_embedded_blue.png; path = Resources/skip_previous_embedded_blue.png; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
+		CC26BF2B09A7A05000E94D62 /* English */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = wrapper.nib; name = English; path = Resources/English.lproj/Update.nib; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
+		CC26BF3109A7A08C00E94D62 /* update.h */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; fileEncoding = 30; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.c.h; name = update.h; path = ../../modules/gui/macosx/update.h; sourceTree = SOURCE_ROOT; };
+		CC26BF3209A7A08C00E94D62 /* update.m */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; fileEncoding = 30; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.c.objc; name = update.m; path = ../../modules/gui/macosx/update.m; sourceTree = SOURCE_ROOT; };
+		CC26BF3309A7A0A300E94D62 /* interaction.h */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; fileEncoding = 30; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.c.h; name = interaction.h; path = ../../modules/gui/macosx/interaction.h; sourceTree = SOURCE_ROOT; };
+		CC26BF3409A7A0A300E94D62 /* interaction.m */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; fileEncoding = 30; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.c.objc; name = interaction.m; path = ../../modules/gui/macosx/interaction.m; sourceTree = SOURCE_ROOT; };
 		CCF3C64B0923B99D00401862 /* English */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = wrapper.nib; name = English; path = Resources/English.lproj/SFilters.nib; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		CCF3C6500923B9D100401862 /* sfilters.h */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; fileEncoding = 30; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.c.h; name = sfilters.h; path = ../../modules/gui/macosx/sfilters.h; sourceTree = SOURCE_ROOT; };
 		CCF3C6510923B9D100401862 /* sfilters.m */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; fileEncoding = 30; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.c.objc; name = sfilters.m; path = ../../modules/gui/macosx/sfilters.m; sourceTree = SOURCE_ROOT; };
@@ -981,6 +986,8 @@
 				8ED6C27E03E2EB1C0059A3A7 /* macosx.m */,
 				8ED6C27C03E2EB1C0059A3A7 /* intf.h */,
 				8ED6C27D03E2EB1C0059A3A7 /* intf.m */,
+				CC26BF3309A7A0A300E94D62 /* interaction.h */,
+				CC26BF3409A7A0A300E94D62 /* interaction.m */,
 				8E6BC6FA041684EC0059A3A7 /* controls.h */,
 				8ED6C27B03E2EB1C0059A3A7 /* controls.m */,
 				8E6BC6F6041643860059A3A7 /* applescript.h */,
@@ -1003,7 +1010,6 @@
 				8E55FB800459B0FD00FB3317 /* output.m */,
 				2A16E03F06C4F08700C87B09 /* equalizer.h */,
 				2A16E04006C4F08700C87B09 /* equalizer.m */,
-				8ED6C27A03E2EB1C0059A3A7 /* coreaudio.c */,
 				8ED6C28703E2EB1C0059A3A7 /* vout.h */,
 				8ED6C28803E2EB1C0059A3A7 /* vout.m */,
 				8E9CA1A506D7DEE800B7186C /* voutgl.m */,
@@ -1016,6 +1022,8 @@
 				DCE7BD0608A5724D007B10AE /* bookmarks.m */,
 				CCF3C6500923B9D100401862 /* sfilters.h */,
 				CCF3C6510923B9D100401862 /* sfilters.m */,
+				CC26BF3109A7A08C00E94D62 /* update.h */,
+				CC26BF3209A7A08C00E94D62 /* update.m */,
 			);
 			name = Classes;
 			sourceTree = "<group>";
@@ -1135,6 +1143,7 @@
 				DC7F46EB08A183FC0027DB24 /* Extended.nib */,
 				DCE7BD0308A56C8B007B10AE /* Bookmarks.nib */,
 				CCF3C64A0923B99D00401862 /* SFilters.nib */,
+				CC26BF2A09A7A05000E94D62 /* Update.nib */,
 			);
 			name = nibs;
 			sourceTree = "<group>";
@@ -1247,6 +1256,7 @@
 				C2F2A707095AE51700018C74 /* play_embedded_blue.png in Resources */,
 				C2F2A708095AE51700018C74 /* skip_forward_embedded_blue.png in Resources */,
 				C2F2A709095AE51700018C74 /* skip_previous_embedded_blue.png in Resources */,
+				CC26BF2C09A7A05000E94D62 /* Update.nib in Resources */,
 			);
 			runOnlyForDeploymentPostprocessing = 0;
 		};
@@ -1263,6 +1273,14 @@
 /* End PBXRezBuildPhase section */
 
 /* Begin PBXVariantGroup section */
+		CC26BF2A09A7A05000E94D62 /* Update.nib */ = {
+			isa = PBXVariantGroup;
+			children = (
+				CC26BF2B09A7A05000E94D62 /* English */,
+			);
+			name = Update.nib;
+			sourceTree = "<group>";
+		};
 		CCF3C64A0923B99D00401862 /* SFilters.nib */ = {
 			isa = PBXVariantGroup;
 			children = (

modules/gui/macosx/intf.h

@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ struct intf_sys_t
     id o_embedded_list;         /* VLCEmbeddedList*/
     id o_interaction_list;      /* VLCInteractionList*/
     id o_sfilters;              /* VLCsFilters    */
-    /*id o_update;                 VLCUpdate      */
+    id o_update;                /* VLCUpdate      */
     BOOL nib_main_loaded;       /* reference to the main-nib */
     BOOL nib_open_loaded;       /* reference to the open-nib */
     BOOL nib_about_loaded;      /* reference to the about-nib */
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ struct intf_sys_t
     BOOL nib_extended_loaded;   /* reference to the extended-nib */
     BOOL nib_bookmarks_loaded;  /* reference to the bookmarks-nib */
     BOOL nib_sfilters_loaded;   /* reference to the sfilters-nib */
-    /*BOOL nib_update_loaded;      reference to the update-nib */
+    BOOL nib_update_loaded;     /* reference to the update-nib */
 
     IBOutlet id o_window;       /* main window    */
     IBOutlet id o_playlist_view;/* playlist view  */
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ struct intf_sys_t
 
     IBOutlet id o_mi_about;
     IBOutlet id o_mi_prefs;
-    /*IBOutlet id o_mi_checkForUpdate;*/
+    IBOutlet id o_mi_checkForUpdate;
     IBOutlet id o_mi_add_intf;
     IBOutlet id o_mu_add_intf;
     IBOutlet id o_mi_services;
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ struct intf_sys_t
 
 - (IBAction)viewAbout:(id)sender;
 - (IBAction)viewPreferences:(id)sender;
-/*- (IBAction)checkForUpdate:(id)sender;*/
+- (IBAction)checkForUpdate:(id)sender;
 - (IBAction)closeError:(id)sender;
 - (IBAction)openReadMe:(id)sender;
 - (IBAction)openDocumentation:(id)sender;

modules/gui/macosx/intf.m

@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
 #include "sfilters.h"
 #include "interaction.h"
 #include "embeddedwindow.h"
-/*#include "update.h"*/
+#include "update.h"
 
 /*****************************************************************************
  * Local prototypes.
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ static VLCMain *_o_sharedMainInstance = nil;
     o_embedded_list = [[VLCEmbeddedList alloc] init];
     o_interaction_list = [[VLCInteractionList alloc] init];
     o_sfilters = nil;
-    /*o_update = [[VLCUpdate alloc] init];*/
+    o_update = [[VLCUpdate alloc] init];
 
     i_lastShownVolume = -1;
     return _o_sharedMainInstance;
@@ -486,7 +486,7 @@ static VLCMain *_o_sharedMainInstance = nil;
     /* main menu */
     [o_mi_about setTitle: [_NS("About VLC media player") \
         stringByAppendingString: @"..."]];
-/*    [o_mi_checkForUpdate setTitle: _NS("Check for Update...")];*/
+    [o_mi_checkForUpdate setTitle: _NS("Check for Update...")];
     [o_mi_prefs setTitle: _NS("Preferences...")];
     [o_mi_add_intf setTitle: _NS("Add Interface")];
     [o_mu_add_intf setTitle: _NS("Add Interface")];
@@ -1638,7 +1638,7 @@ static VLCMain *_o_sharedMainInstance = nil;
     [o_prefs showPrefs];
 }
 
-/*- (IBAction)checkForUpdate:(id)sender
+- (IBAction)checkForUpdate:(id)sender
 {
     if (!nib_update_loaded)
     {
@@ -1647,7 +1647,7 @@ static VLCMain *_o_sharedMainInstance = nil;
     } else {
         [o_update showUpdateWindow];
     }
-}*/
+}
 
 - (IBAction)closeError:(id)sender
 {

modules/gui/macosx/update.h

+/*****************************************************************************
+ * update.h: MacOS X Check-For-Update window
+ *****************************************************************************
+ * Copyright (C) 2005 the VideoLAN team
+ * $Id$
+ *
+ * Authors: Felix Khne <fkuehne@users.sf.net>
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111, USA.
+ *****************************************************************************/
+
+#import <Cocoa/Cocoa.h>
+#import <vlc_update.h>
+
+@interface VLCUpdate : NSObject
+{
+    IBOutlet id o_btn_DownloadNow;
+    IBOutlet id o_btn_okay;
+    IBOutlet id o_fld_releaseNote;
+    IBOutlet id o_fld_source;
+    IBOutlet id o_fld_currentVersionAndSize;
+    IBOutlet id o_fld_status;
+    IBOutlet id o_update_window;
+    IBOutlet id o_bar_checking;
+    IBOutlet id o_lbl_checkForUpdate;
+
+    NSString * o_hashOfOurBinary;
+    NSString * o_urlOfBinary;
+    update_t * p_u;
+}
+
+- (IBAction)download:(id)sender;
+- (IBAction)okay:(id)sender;
+
+- (void)showUpdateWindow;
+- (void)initStrings;
+- (void)checkForUpdate;
+- (void)performDownload:(NSString *)path;
+
++ (VLCUpdate *)sharedInstance;
+
+@end

modules/gui/macosx/update.m

+/*****************************************************************************
+ * update.m: MacOS X Check-For-Update window
+ *****************************************************************************
+ * Copyright (C) 2005 the VideoLAN team
+ * $Id$
+ *
+ * Authors: Felix Khne <fkuehne@users.sf.net>
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111, USA.
+ *****************************************************************************/
+
+
+/*****************************************************************************
+ * Note: the code used to communicate with VLC's core was inspired by 
+ * ../wxwidgets/dialogs/updatevlc.cpp, written by Antoine Cellerier. 
+ *****************************************************************************/
+
+
+/*****************************************************************************
+ * Preamble
+ *****************************************************************************/
+#import "update.h"
+#import "intf.h"
+
+
+/*****************************************************************************
+ * VLCExtended implementation
+ *****************************************************************************/
+
+@implementation VLCUpdate
+
+static VLCUpdate *_o_sharedInstance = nil;
+
++ (VLCUpdate *)sharedInstance
+{
+    return _o_sharedInstance ? _o_sharedInstance : [[self alloc] init];
+}
+
+- (id)init
+{
+    if (_o_sharedInstance) {
+        [self dealloc];
+    } else {
+        _o_sharedInstance = [super init];
+    }
+
+    return _o_sharedInstance;
+}
+
+- (void)awakeFromNib
+{
+    /* clean the interface */
+    [o_fld_releaseNote setString: @""];
+    
+    [self initStrings];
+}
+
+- (void)dealloc
+{
+    if( o_hashOfOurBinary )
+        [o_hashOfOurBinary release];
+    if( o_urlOfBinary )
+        [o_urlOfBinary release];
+    [super dealloc];
+}
+
+- (void)initStrings
+{
+    /* translate strings to the user's language */
+    [o_update_window setTitle: _NS("Check for update")];
+    [o_btn_DownloadNow setTitle: _NS("Download now")];
+    [o_btn_okay setTitle: _NS("OK")];
+}
+
+- (void)showUpdateWindow
+{
+    /* show the window and check for a potential update */
+    [o_fld_status setStringValue: _NS("Checking for Update...")];
+    [o_fld_currentVersionAndSize setStringValue: @""];
+    [o_fld_releaseNote setString: @""];
+
+    [o_update_window center];
+    [o_update_window displayIfNeeded];
+    [o_update_window makeKeyAndOrderFront:nil];
+
+    [o_bar_checking startAnimation: self];
+    [self checkForUpdate];
+    [o_bar_checking stopAnimation: self];
+    [o_lbl_checkForUpdate setHidden: YES];
+}
+
+- (IBAction)download:(id)sender
+{
+    /* enable the following once full notification support is available
+    * provide a save dialogue *
+    SEL sel = @selector(getLocationForSaving:returnCode:contextInfo:);
+    NSSavePanel * saveFilePanel = [[NSSavePanel alloc] init];
+    
+    [saveFilePanel setRequiredFileType: @"dmg"];
+    [saveFilePanel setCanSelectHiddenExtension: YES];
+    [saveFilePanel setCanCreateDirectories: YES];
+    [saveFilePanel beginSheetForDirectory:nil file:nil modalForWindow: \
+        o_update_window modalDelegate:self didEndSelector:sel contextInfo:nil];*/
+
+    /* delete this afterwards */
+    [self performDownload: @""];
+}
+
+- (void)getLocationForSaving: (NSSavePanel *)sheet returnCode: \
+    (int)returnCode contextInfo: (void *)contextInfo
+{
+    if (returnCode == NSOKButton)
+    {
+        /* perform download and pass the selected path */
+        [self performDownload: [sheet filename]];
+    }
+    [sheet release];
+}
+
+- (IBAction)okay:(id)sender
+{
+    /* just close the window */
+    [o_update_window close];
+}
+
+- (void)checkForUpdate
+{
+    p_u = update_New( VLCIntf );
+    update_Check( p_u, VLC_FALSE );
+    update_iterator_t *p_uit = update_iterator_New( p_u );
+    BOOL releaseChecked = NO;
+    int x = 0;
+    
+    if( p_uit )
+    {
+        p_uit->i_rs = UPDATE_RELEASE_STATUS_NEWER;
+        p_uit->i_t = UPDATE_FILE_TYPE_ALL;
+        update_iterator_Action( p_uit, UPDATE_MIRROR );
+        
+        while( update_iterator_Action( p_uit, UPDATE_FILE) != UPDATE_FAIL )
+        {
+            /* if the announced item is of the type "binary", keep it and display
+             * its details to the user. Do similar stuff on "info". Do both 
+             * only if the file is announced as stable */
+            if( p_uit->release.i_type == UPDATE_RELEASE_TYPE_STABLE )
+            {
+                if( p_uit->file.i_type == UPDATE_FILE_TYPE_INFO )
+                {
+                    [o_fld_releaseNote setString: \
+                        [NSString stringWithUTF8String: \
+                        (p_uit->file.psz_description)]];
+                }
+                else if( p_uit->file.i_type == UPDATE_FILE_TYPE_BINARY )
+                {
+                    msg_Dbg( VLCIntf, "binary found, version = %s" \
+                        ", hash=%s", p_uit->release.psz_version, \
+                        p_uit->file.psz_md5 );
+                    [o_fld_currentVersionAndSize setStringValue: \
+                        [NSString stringWithFormat: \
+                        @"The current release is %s (%i MB to download).", \
+                        p_uit->release.psz_version, p_uit->file.l_size]];
+                        
+                    if( o_urlOfBinary )
+                        [o_urlOfBinary release];
+                    o_urlOfBinary = [[NSString alloc] initWithUTF8String: \
+                        p_uit->file.psz_url];
+
+                    /* save the hash of our file, if available */
+                    if( p_uit->file.psz_md5 )
+                    {
+                        if( o_hashOfOurBinary )
+                            [o_hashOfOurBinary release];
+                        o_hashOfOurBinary = [[NSString alloc] \
+                            initWithUTF8String: p_uit->file.psz_md5];
+                    }
+                }
+                if( p_uit->release.i_status == UPDATE_RELEASE_STATUS_NEWER &&
+                    !releaseChecked )
+                {
+                    /* our version is outdated, let the user download the new
+                     * release */
+                    [o_fld_status setStringValue: _NS("Your version of VLC " \
+                        "is outdated.")];
+                    [o_btn_DownloadNow setEnabled: YES];
+                    msg_Dbg( VLCIntf, "this version of VLC is outdated" );
+                    /* put the mirror information */
+                    msg_Dbg( VLCIntf, "used mirror: %s, %s [%s]", \
+                            p_uit->mirror.psz_name, p_uit->mirror.psz_location,\
+                            p_uit->mirror.psz_type );
+                    /* make sure that we perform this check only once */
+                    releaseChecked = YES;
+                }
+                else if(! releaseChecked )
+                {
+                    [o_fld_status setStringValue: _NS("Your version of VLC " \
+                        "is up-to-date.")];
+                    [o_btn_DownloadNow setEnabled: NO];
+                    msg_Dbg( VLCIntf, "current version is up-to-date" );
+                    releaseChecked = YES;
+                }
+            }
+            x += 1;
+        }
+        update_iterator_Delete( p_uit );
+    }
+}
+
+- (void)performDownload:(NSString *)path
+{
+    /* enable this once notifications are completely available on OSX 
+    update_iterator_t *p_uit = update_iterator_New( p_u );
+    if( p_uit )
+    {
+        update_iterator_Action( p_uit, UPDATE_MIRROR );
+        
+        int i_count = 0;
+        while( update_iterator_Action( p_uit, UPDATE_FILE ) != UPDATE_FAIL )
+        {
+            if( p_uit->file.psz_url == [o_hashOfOurBinary UTF8String] )
+                break;
+            i_count += 1;
+        }
+        
+        
+        update_download( p_uit, (char *)[path UTF8String] );
+        
+        update_iterator_Delete( p_uit );
+    }*/
+    
+    /* delete the following afterwards */
+    msg_Dbg( VLCIntf, "url is %s, using default browser for download", \
+        [o_urlOfBinary UTF8String] );
+        
+    NSURL * o_url = [NSURL URLWithString: o_urlOfBinary];
+
+    [[NSWorkspace sharedWorkspace] openURL: o_url];
+    
+    [o_update_window close];
+}
+
+@end