gstack-upgrade

To upgrade gstack safely, the tool detects your installation type—global Git, local Git, or vendored—and applies the appropriate upgrade path. It backs up the prior state before synchronizing all installations to the latest version.

The safest way to update a vendored gstack installation is using an upgrade process that creates backups of your prior state and synchronizes local vendored copies. This ensures your environments remain consistent and manually updating is minimized.

Yes, after completing a gstack version upgrade, the tool presents a clear 'What's New' summary. This changelog reporting helps you understand exactly what changes were introduced across your global, local, and vendored installations.

Yes, the gstack upgrade process supports multi-environment orchestration across global and local Git installations simultaneously. It automatically detects the install type for each environment and applies the correct upgrade path to ensure consistency.

You need to back up your state before upgrading gstack to ensure safe upgrades and prevent environment inconsistencies. Backing up the prior state allows you to recover your previous configuration if the latest version introduces unexpected changes.