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Windows updater self-lock on cryptography .pyd file

Cluster 83569 · hermes cli. Data as of 2026-10-29 11:48 UTC

Nothing open on GitHub. Fix merged in #86687 on 15 Aug 2026. Check it covers your case.

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These items address a Windows-specific issue where the updater process holds a mapped .pyd file, causing cryptography package updates to fail with OS error 5. Work covers detection of the self-lock condition and repair logic for uv-managed virtual environments.

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#86687 fix(update): honesty train — HEAD-move gate, surfaced restart aborts, verified cold-start, self-lock defence

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files: contributors/emails/[email protected], hermes_cli/_early_recovery.py, hermes_cli/_install_repair.py, hermes_cli/main.py, hermes_cli/update_cmd.py, tests/hermes_cli/test_cmd_update.py, tests/hermes_cli/test_early_recovery.py, tests/hermes_cli/test_update_cold_start_gateway_liveness.py, tests/hermes_cli/test_update_gateway_restart_aborted.py, tests/hermes_cli/test_update_head_moved_gate.py, tests/hermes_cli/test_update_interrupted_recovery.py, tests/hermes_cli/test_update_self_lock.py

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From the close comments: superseded by another PR 1

#83590 fix(update): detect updater self-lock on Windows + repair uv-managed venvs · superseded by another PR → 19cff89, #83569, #83590

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Closed#83569Windows: hermes update self-locks cryptography._rust.pyd — the updater process itself holds the .pyd mapped; any cryptography bump fails with os error 5 (no gateway/desktop required)

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Subsystem: hermes cli
Merged PRs: #86687
Closed issues: 1
Attempts: 1 PR closed without merging
Fix link checked: 15 Aug 2026

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