Automatically assign updated GE version

[nning]

See https://www.reddit.com/r/SteamPlay/comments/r49zfn/comment/hmjkx1d/?context=3

Open Questions

• Which version mappings will be updated to the new one? (All of the same runtime? Only previous version of same runtime?)
• ...?

[crlmahlberg]

Indeed, an awesome idea! I cannot wait to batch update the GE version on multiple games. In fact, having to change more than a hundred of them one by one in Steam itself is what keeps me from using GE more at this point. Hope to see the feature soon!

[nning]

Thanks for your feedback! Auto-assign has some open questions but batch update looks like something straight forward to implement and I will probably have a look into this in the next weeks.

[crlmahlberg]

Thanks, can't wait for the update! By the way, did you ever think about a GUI version of your app? Would be even more useful, at least for me!

[nning]

Yes, a GUI version is on my list! It is not particularly valuable for me, though, as long as I do not have a SteamDeck. I would aim for easy GUI integration on SteamOS.

[crlmahlberg]

Great! One way to publish such a GUI version could be through Flatpak, which will be supported on both a Linux desktop and on the Steam Deck.

[nning]

Great idea! I created #18 to track this.

[crlmahlberg]

Glad I could help. Good luck!

[nning]

I created an experimental compattool command allowing for switching over all games from version A to B, for example:

$ protonutils compattool migrate Proton-6.21-GE-2 Proton-7.0rc2-GE-1

Version 1.4.0 of protonutils contains that feature, feel free to test and give your feedback!
https://github.com/nning/protonutils/releases/tag/v1.4.0

[crlmahlberg]

I tested the migrate function briefly and didn't notice any flaws. However, I noticed something else. I recently bought a game that I didn't have the opportunity to install yet, Railway Empire. The list function doesn't print its name, I suppose that is because the game has not yet been installed.

However, protonutils recognizes the game in the migrate function.

That seemed somewhat illogical. Perhaps at some point you might want to look at the list function again?

[nning]

@crlmahlberg Thank you very much for reporting! I will have a look.