vpm: fix and improve `outdated` (#5902)

cmd/tools/vpm.v

@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ const (
 		'git': 'git clone --depth=1'
 		'hg': 'hg clone'
 	}
-	supported_vcs_outdate_cmds = {
+	supported_vcs_outdated_steps = {
-		'git': ['git rev-parse @{u}', 'git rev-parse @']
+		'git': ['git fetch', 'git rev-parse @', 'git rev-parse @{u}']
 	}
 )
 
@@ -250,26 +250,23 @@ fn vpm_outdated() {
 			continue
 		}
 		if vcs[0] != 'git' {
-			println('Listing outdated modules is not supported with VCS {$vcs}.')
+			println('Check for $name was skipped.')
-			exit(1)
+			verbose_println('VCS ${vcs[0]} does ot support `v outdated`.')
+			continue
 		}
-		local_vcs_cmd := supported_vcs_outdate_cmds[vcs[0]][0]
+		vcs_cmd_steps := supported_vcs_outdated_steps[vcs[0]]
-		local_res := os.exec(local_vcs_cmd) or {
+		mut outputs := []string{}
+		for step in vcs_cmd_steps {
+			res := os.exec(step) or {
 				errors++
-			println('Could not get local commit sha of "$name".')
+				println('Error while checking latest commits for "$name".')
-			verbose_println('Error command: $local_vcs_cmd')
+				verbose_println('Error command: git fetch')
 				verbose_println('Error details:\n$err')
 				continue
 			}
-		upstream_vcs_cmd := supported_vcs_outdate_cmds[vcs[0]][1]
+			outputs << res.output
-		upstream_res := os.exec(upstream_vcs_cmd) or {
-			errors++
-			println('Could not read upstream commit sha of "$name".')
-			verbose_println('Error command: $upstream_vcs_cmd')
-			verbose_println('Error details:\n$err')
-			continue
 		}
-		if local_res.output != upstream_res.output {
+		if outputs[1] != outputs[2] {
 			outdated << name
 		}
 	}