fix: Issues with update checks (#363)

Removed error popup message if failed to check for updates.
Prevent long timeouts when checking for updates if the network is down or the DNS is not working.

closes #354

.github/workflows/build-artifacts.yml

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ on:
   workflow_dispatch:
 
 env:
-  TERMSCP_VERSION: "0.18.0"
+  TERMSCP_VERSION: "0.19.0"
 
 jobs:
   build-binaries:
@@ -29,8 +29,45 @@ jobs:
         with:
           toolchain: stable
           targets: ${{ matrix.platform.target }}
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: |
+          brew update
+          brew install \
+          bison \
+          cpanminus \
+          cups \
+          flex \
+          gettext \
+          gmp \
+          gnutls \
+          icu4c \
+          jansson \
+          libarchive \
+          libbsd \
+          libunistring \
+          libgit2 \
+          libtirpc \
+          openldap \
+          pkg-config \
+          zlib
+          brew link --force bison
+          brew link --force cups
+          brew link --force flex
+          brew link --force gettext
+          brew link --force gmp
+          brew link --force gnutls
+          brew link --force icu4c
+          brew link --force jansson
+          brew link --force libarchive
+          brew link --force libbsd
+          brew link --force libgit2
+          brew link --force libtirpc
+          brew link --force libunistring
+          brew link --force openldap
+          brew link --force zlib
+          cpanm Parse::Yapp::Driver
       - name: Build release
-        run: cargo build --release --target ${{ matrix.platform.target }}
+        run: cargo build --release --features smb-vendored --target ${{ matrix.platform.target }}
       - name: Prepare artifact files
         run: |
           mkdir -p .artifact

.github/workflows/macos.yml

@@ -22,6 +22,13 @@ jobs:
         with:
           toolchain: stable
           components: rustfmt, clippy
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: |
+          brew update
+          brew install \
+          pkg-config \
+          samba
+          brew link --force samba
       - name: Build
         run: cargo build
       - name: Run tests

.github/workflows/windows.yml

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ env:
 
 jobs:
   build:
-    runs-on: windows-2019
+    runs-on: windows-latest
 
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # Changelog
 
 - [Changelog](#changelog)
+  - [0.19.0](#0190)
   - [0.18.0](#0180)
   - [0.17.0](#0170)
   - [0.16.1](#0161)
@@ -41,6 +42,18 @@
 
 ---
 
+## 0.19.0
+
+Released on 20/09/2025
+
+- [Issue 356](https://github.com/veeso/termscp/issues/356): Fixed SSH auth issue not trying with the password if any RSA key was found.
+- [Issue 334](https://github.com/veeso/termscp/issues/334): SMB support for MacOS with vendored build of libsmbclient.
+- [Issue 337](https://github.com/veeso/termscp/issues/337): Migrated to libssh.org on Linux and MacOS for better ssh agent support.
+- [Issue 361](https://github.com/veeso/termscp/issues/361): Report a message while calculating total size of files to transfer.
+- [Issue 354](https://github.com/veeso/termscp/issues/354):
+  - Removed error popup message if failed to check for updates.
+  - Prevent long timeouts when checking for updates if the network is down or the DNS is not working.
+
 ## 0.18.0
 
 Released on 10/06/2025

Cargo.toml

@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ license = "MIT"
 name = "termscp"
 readme = "README.md"
 repository = "https://github.com/veeso/termscp"
-version = "0.18.0"
+version = "0.19.0"
-rust-version = "1.85.1"
+rust-version = "1.87.0"
 
 [package.metadata.rpm]
 package = "termscp"
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ regex = "^1"
 remotefs = "^0.3"
 remotefs-aws-s3 = "0.4"
 remotefs-kube = "0.4"
+remotefs-smb = { version = "^0.3", optional = true }
 remotefs-webdav = "^0.2"
 rpassword = "^7"
 self_update = { version = "^0.42", default-features = false, features = [
@@ -71,11 +72,11 @@ self_update = { version = "^0.42", default-features = false, features = [
 ] }
 serde = { version = "^1", features = ["derive"] }
 simplelog = "^0.12"
-ssh2-config = "^0.5"
+ssh2-config = "^0.6"
 tempfile = "3"
 thiserror = "2"
 tokio = { version = "1.44", features = ["rt"] }
-toml = "^0.8"
+toml = "^0.9"
 tui-realm-stdlib = "3"
 tuirealm = "3"
 tui-term = "0.2"
@@ -84,17 +85,20 @@ version-compare = "^0.2"
 whoami = "^1.6"
 wildmatch = "^2"
 
-[target."cfg(not(target_os = \"macos\"))".dependencies]
-remotefs-smb = { version = "^0.3", optional = true }
-
 [target."cfg(target_family = \"unix\")".dependencies]
-remotefs-ftp = { version = "^0.2", features = ["vendored", "native-tls"] }
+remotefs-ftp = { version = "^0.3", features = [
-remotefs-ssh = { version = "^0.6", features = ["ssh2-vendored"] }
+  "native-tls-vendored",
+  "native-tls",
+] }
+remotefs-ssh = { version = "^0.7", default-features = false, features = [
+  "find",
+  "libssh-vendored",
+] }
 uzers = "0.12"
 
 [target."cfg(target_family = \"windows\")".dependencies]
-remotefs-ftp = { version = "^0.2", features = ["native-tls"] }
+remotefs-ftp = { version = "^0.3", features = ["native-tls"] }
-remotefs-ssh = { version = "^0.6" }
+remotefs-ssh = { version = "^0.7" }
 
 [dev-dependencies]
 pretty_assertions = "^1"

README.md

@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@
 </p>
 
 <p align="center">Developed by <a href="https://veeso.me/" target="_blank">@veeso</a></p>
-<p align="center">Current version: 0.18.0 10/06/2025</p>
+<p align="center">Current version: 0.19.0 10/06/2025</p>
 
 <p align="center">
   <a href="https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT"

build.rs

@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
         posix: { target_family = "unix" },
         win: { target_family = "windows" },
         // exclusive features
-        smb: { all(feature = "smb", not( macos )) },
+        smb: { feature = "smb" },
-        smb_unix: { all(unix, feature = "smb", not(macos)) },
+        smb_unix: { all(unix, feature = "smb") },
         smb_windows: { all(windows, feature = "smb") }
     }
 

docs/de/README.md

@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@
 </p>
 
 <p align="center">Entwickelt von <a href="https://veeso.me/" target="_blank">@veeso</a></p>
-<p align="center">Aktuelle Version: 0.18.0 10/06/2025</p>
+<p align="center">Aktuelle Version: 0.19.0 10/06/2025</p>
 
 <p align="center">
   <a href="https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT"

docs/es/README.md

@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@
 </p>
 
 <p align="center">Desarrollado por <a href="https://veeso.me/" target="_blank">@veeso</a></p>
-<p align="center">Versión actual: 0.18.0 10/06/2025</p>
+<p align="center">Versión actual: 0.19.0 10/06/2025</p>
 
 <p align="center">
   <a href="https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT"

docs/fr/README.md

@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@
 </p>
 
 <p align="center">Développé par <a href="https://veeso.me/" target="_blank">@veeso</a></p>
-<p align="center">Version actuelle: 0.18.0 10/06/2025</p>
+<p align="center">Version actuelle: 0.19.0 10/06/2025</p>
 
 <p align="center">
   <a href="https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT"

docs/it/README.md

@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@
 </p>
 
 <p align="center">Sviluppato da <a href="https://veeso.me/" target="_blank">@veeso</a></p>
-<p align="center">Versione corrente: 0.18.0 10/06/2025</p>
+<p align="center">Versione corrente: 0.19.0 10/06/2025</p>
 
 <p align="center">
   <a href="https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT"

docs/pt-BR/README.md

@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@
 </p>
 
 <p align="center">Desenvolvido por <a href="https://veeso.me/" target="_blank">@veeso</a></p>
-<p align="center">Versão atual: 0.18.0 10/06/2025</p>
+<p align="center">Versão atual: 0.19.0 10/06/2025</p>
 
 <p align="center">
   <a href="https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT"

docs/zh-CN/README.md

@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@
 </p>
 
 <p align="center">由 <a href="https://veeso.me/" target="_blank">@veeso</a> 开发</p>
-<p align="center">当前版本： 0.18.0 10/06/2025</p>
+<p align="center">当前版本： 0.19.0 10/06/2025</p>
 
 <p align="center">
   <a href="https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT"

install.sh

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 #   -f, -y, --force, --yes
 #     Skip the confirmation prompt during installation
 
-TERMSCP_VERSION="0.18.0"
+TERMSCP_VERSION="0.19.0"
 GITHUB_URL="https://github.com/veeso/termscp/releases/download/v${TERMSCP_VERSION}"
 DEB_URL_AMD64="${GITHUB_URL}/termscp_${TERMSCP_VERSION}_amd64.deb"
 DEB_URL_AARCH64="${GITHUB_URL}/termscp_${TERMSCP_VERSION}_arm64.deb"

site/html/get-started.html

@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
           <span translate="getStarted.windows.moderation">Consider that Chocolatey moderation can take up to a few weeks
             since last release, so if the latest version is not available yet,
             you can install it downloading the ZIP file from</span>
-          <a href="https://github.com/veeso/termscp/releases/latest/download/termscp.0.18.0.nupkg"
+          <a href="https://github.com/veeso/termscp/releases/latest/download/termscp.0.19.0.nupkg"
             target="_blank">Github</a>
           <span translate="getStarted.windows.then">and then, from the ZIP directory, install it via</span>
         </p>
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@
             On Debian based distros, you can install termscp using the Deb
             package via:
           </p>
-          <pre><span class="function">wget</span> -O termscp.deb <span class="string">https://github.com/veeso/termscp/releases/latest/download/termscp_0.18.0_amd64.deb</span>
+          <pre><span class="function">wget</span> -O termscp.deb <span class="string">https://github.com/veeso/termscp/releases/latest/download/termscp_0.19.0_amd64.deb</span>
 sudo <span class="function">dpkg</span> -i <span class="string">termscp.deb</span></pre>
         </div>
         <h3>

site/html/home.html

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
   </button>
   <div class="p-4 my-4 text-sm text-green-800 rounded-lg bg-green-50">
     <p class="text-lg">
-      <span translate="intro.versionAlert">termscp 0.18.0 is NOW out! Download it from</span>&nbsp;
+      <span translate="intro.versionAlert">termscp 0.19.0 is NOW out! Download it from</span>&nbsp;
       <a href="/get-started.html" translate="intro.here">here!</a>
     </p>
   </div>

site/lang/en.json

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
   "intro": {
     "caption": "A feature rich terminal UI file transfer and explorer with support for SCP/SFTP/FTP/Kube/S3/WebDAV",
     "getStarted": "Get started →",
-    "versionAlert": "termscp 0.18.0 is NOW out! Download it from",
+    "versionAlert": "termscp 0.19.0 is NOW out! Download it from",
     "here": "here",
     "features": {
       "handy": {

site/lang/es.json

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
   "intro": {
     "caption": "Un explorador y transferencia de archivos de terminal rico en funciones, con apoyo para SCP/SFTP/FTP/Kube/S3/WebDAV",
     "getStarted": "Para iniciar →",
-    "versionAlert": "termscp 0.18.0 ya está disponible! Descárgalo desde",
+    "versionAlert": "termscp 0.19.0 ya está disponible! Descárgalo desde",
     "here": "aquì",
     "features": {
       "handy": {

site/lang/fr.json

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
   "intro": {
     "caption": "Un file transfer et navigateur de terminal riche en fonctionnalités avec support pour SCP/SFTP/FTP/Kube/S3/WebDAV",
     "getStarted": "Pour commencer →",
-    "versionAlert": "termscp 0.18.0 est maintenant sorti! Télécharge-le depuis",
+    "versionAlert": "termscp 0.19.0 est maintenant sorti! Télécharge-le depuis",
     "here": "ici",
     "features": {
       "handy": {

site/lang/it.json

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
   "intro": {
     "caption": "Un file transfer ed explorer ricco di funzionalità con supporto per SFTP/SCP/FTP/S3",
     "getStarted": "Installa termscp →",
-    "versionAlert": "termscp 0.18.0 è ORA disponbile! Scaricalo da",
+    "versionAlert": "termscp 0.19.0 è ORA disponbile! Scaricalo da",
     "here": "qui",
     "features": {
       "handy": {

site/lang/zh-CN.json

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
   "intro": {
     "caption": "功能丰富的终端 UI 文件传输和浏览器，支持 SCP/SFTP/FTP/Kube/S3/WebDAV",
     "getStarted": "开始 →",
-    "versionAlert": "termscp 0.18.0 现已发布！ 从下载",
+    "versionAlert": "termscp 0.19.0 现已发布！ 从下载",
     "here": "这里",
     "features": {
       "handy": {

src/filetransfer/remotefs_builder.rs

@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@ use remotefs_kube::KubeMultiPodFs as KubeFs;
 use remotefs_smb::SmbOptions;
 #[cfg(smb)]
 use remotefs_smb::{SmbCredentials, SmbFs};
+#[cfg(windows)]
+use remotefs_ssh::LibSsh2Session as SshSession;
+#[cfg(unix)]
+use remotefs_ssh::LibSshSession as SshSession;
 use remotefs_ssh::{ScpFs, SftpFs, SshAgentIdentity, SshConfigParseRule, SshOpts};
 use remotefs_webdav::WebDAVFs;
 
@@ -138,12 +142,18 @@ impl RemoteFsBuilder {
     }
 
     /// Build scp client
-    fn scp_client(params: GenericProtocolParams, config_client: &ConfigClient) -> ScpFs {
+    fn scp_client(
+        params: GenericProtocolParams,
+        config_client: &ConfigClient,
+    ) -> ScpFs<SshSession> {
         Self::build_ssh_opts(params, config_client).into()
     }
 
     /// Build sftp client
-    fn sftp_client(params: GenericProtocolParams, config_client: &ConfigClient) -> SftpFs {
+    fn sftp_client(
+        params: GenericProtocolParams,
+        config_client: &ConfigClient,
+    ) -> SftpFs<SshSession> {
         Self::build_ssh_opts(params, config_client).into()
     }
 

src/system/auto_update.rs

@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 //!
 //! Automatic update module. This module is used to upgrade the current version of termscp to the latest available on Github
 
+use std::net::ToSocketAddrs as _;
+
 use self_update::backends::github::Update as GithubUpdater;
 pub use self_update::errors::Error as UpdateError;
 use self_update::update::Release as UpdRelease;
@@ -67,6 +69,9 @@ impl Update {
     /// otherwise if no version is available, return None
     /// In case of error returns Error with the error description
     pub fn is_new_version_available() -> Result<Option<Release>, UpdateError> {
+        // check if api.github.com is reachable before doing anything
+        Self::check_github_api_reachable()?;
+
         info!("Checking whether a new version is available...");
         GithubUpdater::configure()
             // Set default options
@@ -83,6 +88,27 @@ impl Update {
             .map(Self::check_version)
     }
 
+    /// Check if api.github.com is reachable
+    /// This is useful to avoid long timeouts when the network is down
+    /// or the DNS is not working
+    fn check_github_api_reachable() -> Result<(), UpdateError> {
+        let Some(socket_addr) = ("api.github.com", 443)
+            .to_socket_addrs()
+            .ok()
+            .and_then(|mut i| i.next())
+        else {
+            error!("Could not resolve api.github.com");
+            return Err(UpdateError::Network(
+                "Could not resolve api.github.com".into(),
+            ));
+        };
+
+        // just try to open a connection to api.github.com with a timeout of 5 seconds with tcp
+        std::net::TcpStream::connect_timeout(&socket_addr, std::time::Duration::from_secs(5))
+            .map(|_| ())
+            .map_err(|e| UpdateError::Network(format!("Could not reach api.github.com: {e}")))
+    }
+
     /// In case received version is newer than current one, version as Some is returned; otherwise None
     fn check_version(r: Release) -> Option<Release> {
         debug!("got version from GitHub: {}", r.version);
@@ -212,4 +238,9 @@ mod test {
         assert!(!Update::is_new_version_higher("0.9.9", "0.10.1"));
         assert!(!Update::is_new_version_higher("0.10.9", "0.11.0"));
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_should_check_whether_github_api_is_reachable() {
+        assert!(Update::check_github_api_reachable().is_ok());
+    }
 }

src/ui/activities/auth/misc.rs

@@ -223,10 +223,7 @@ impl AuthActivity {
                     }
                     Err(err) => {
                         // Report error
-                        error!("Failed to get latest version: {}", err);
+                        error!("Failed to get latest version: {err}",);
-                        self.mount_error(
-                            format!("Could not check for new updates: {err}").as_str(),
-                        );
                     }
                 }
             } else {

src/ui/activities/filetransfer/actions/open.rs

@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ impl FileTransferActivity {
             Ok(_) => self.log(LogLevel::Info, format!("Opened file `{}`", p.display())),
             Err(err) => self.log(
                 LogLevel::Error,
-                format!("Failed to open filoe `{}`: {}", p.display(), err),
+                format!("Failed to open file `{}`: {}", p.display(), err),
             ),
         }
         // NOTE: clear screen in order to prevent crap on stderr

src/ui/activities/filetransfer/session.rs

@@ -1260,7 +1260,10 @@ impl FileTransferActivity {
 
     /// Get total size of transfer for host_bridgehost
     fn get_total_transfer_size_host(&mut self, entry: &File) -> usize {
-        if entry.is_dir() {
+        // mount message to tell we are calculating size
+        self.mount_blocking_wait("Calculating transfer size…");
+
+        let sz = if entry.is_dir() {
             // List dir
             match self.host_bridge.list_dir(entry.path()) {
                 Ok(files) => files
@@ -1281,12 +1284,18 @@ impl FileTransferActivity {
             }
         } else {
             entry.metadata.size as usize
-        }
+        };
+        self.umount_wait();
+
+        sz
     }
 
     /// Get total size of transfer for remote host
     fn get_total_transfer_size_remote(&mut self, entry: &File) -> usize {
-        if entry.is_dir() {
+        // mount message to tell we are calculating size
+        self.mount_blocking_wait("Calculating transfer size…");
+
+        let sz = if entry.is_dir() {
             // List directory
             match self.client.list_dir(entry.path()) {
                 Ok(files) => files
@@ -1307,7 +1316,11 @@ impl FileTransferActivity {
             }
         } else {
             entry.metadata.size as usize
-        }
+        };
+
+        self.umount_wait();
+
+        sz
     }
 
     // file changed