NEW LOGIC FOR THE UPDATER

Compare local and remote hashes. Update is available if current remote hash is different from current local hash since we assume that local should never be newer than remote for user

advanced/Scripts/update.sh

@@ -91,12 +91,37 @@ GitCheckUpdateAvail() {
 
   # Fetch latest changes in this repo
   git fetch --quiet origin
-  status="$(git status -sb)"
+
+  # @ alone is a shortcut for HEAD. Older versions of git
+  # need @{0}
+  LOCAL="$(git rev-parse @{0})"
+
+  # The suffix @{upstream} to a branchname
+  # (short form <branchname>@{u}) refers
+  # to the branch that the branch specified
+  # by branchname is set to build on top of#
+  # (configured with branch.<name>.remote and
+  # branch.<name>.merge). A missing branchname
+  # defaults to the current one.
+  REMOTE="$(git rev-parse @{upstream})"
 
   # Change back to original directory
   cd "${curdir}"
 
-  if [[ $status == *"behind"* ]]; then
+  if [[ ${#LOCAL} == 0 ]]; then
+    echo "::: Error: Local revision could not be optained, ask Pi-hole support."
+    echo "::: Additional debugging output:"
+    git status
+    exit
+  fi
+  if [[ ${#REMOTE} == 0 ]]; then
+    echo "::: Error: Remote revision could not be optained, ask Pi-hole support."
+    echo "::: Additional debugging output:"
+    git status
+    exit
+  fi
+
+  if [[ "${LOCAL}" != "${REMOTE}" ]]; then
     # Local branch is behind remote branch -> Update
     return 0
   else