🐛 [BUG] mas wants to update to versions that do not exist on the app store

[dmuiX]

Your Environment

• mas version: 1.8.6

• macOS version (system_profiler SPSoftwareDataType -detailLevel mini): 10.1...

  System Version: macOS 14.5 (23F79)
  Kernel Version: Darwin 23.5.0
  

mas Install Method

• [] brew install mas (homebrew-core)
• mas-cli/tap
• [] .pkg installer from releases
• [] Built from source
  • Fork/branch: ? (e.g. mas-cli/main)
  • Xcode version: 10.?

Describe the Bug

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if i enter mas outdated its showing me

897283731 Strongbox (1.59.11 -> 1.59.12)
1500855883 CapCut (3.8.0 -> 11.8.0)
310633997 WhatsApp (24.11.84 -> 24.12.78)

if I do mas upgrade it upgrades my apps everytime although they cannot be updated...
seems like mas is using a different app store then my macbook...maybe some weird beta versions??

On the appstore strongbox is 1.59.11

capcut is 3.8.0

whatsapp is 24.11.84

To Reproduce

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mas outdated
mas update

Expected Behavior

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mas should leave apps on the level that is in the appstore

Actual Behavior

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mas wants to upgrade my apps everytime I run mas upgrade but it shouldnt do that.

Screenshots, Terminal Output

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$ mas command
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Additional Context

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Did it work in a previous version?

[dmuiX]

Seems this is a dup, which might be solved in current beta.
How can I download that one? Currently just zip packages no pkg available

[rgoldberg]

@dmuiX Can we close this as a duplicate of #491?

The following should be the current 1.8.7 beta. It has a .pkg:

https://github.com/mas-cli/mas/releases/tag/v1.8.7-beta.33

[andmpel]

I tried the latest beta and I'm experiencing this issue

[rgoldberg]

@andmpel How did you install the latest beta?

Please provide exact actions, like ran installer dowloaded from https://downloads.example.com/…. Got that URL from web page https://example.com/…. Or cloned repository using gh clone…, … etc.

[andmpel]

I installed the latest prerelease from GitHub releases using the .pkg asset

[rgoldberg]

@andmpel Did you install from the following URL?

https://github.com/mas-cli/mas/releases/download/v1.8.7-beta.33/mas.pkg

What does mas version output?

[andmpel]

I was mistaken, I had to remove the brew mas formula for the new version to be used.

Thanks.

[andmpel]

Is this package even being maintained?

[rgoldberg]

I am trying to revive it. I've only done a tiny bit of work on it before. The project lead has been sporadically working on 1.8.7 beta. I'm trying to get in touch to see what else must be done before releasing 1.8.7, to learn if all the revised release procedures, etc. are documented, and to see how he wants to proceed on a few different issues (like support for older versions of macOS that are no longer supported by Apple, priorities for new development, choosing between alternative solutions for issues, etc.). So, hopefully things will improve soon.

[rgoldberg]

Closing as a duplicate of #491. PR #496 fixed the issue. It will be released in the upcoming version 1.8.7, which is currently in beta.

If you think this issue is different than #491, please let us know.