- Patch #931284 by dww: update status admin UI shouldn't rely on hook_help().

modules/update/update.module

@@ -79,22 +79,6 @@ function update_help($path, $arg) {
     case 'admin/reports/updates':
       return '<p>' . t('Here you can find information about available updates for your installed modules and themes. Note that each module or theme is part of a "project", which may or may not have the same name, and might include multiple modules or themes within it.') . '</p>';
 
-    case 'admin/appearance':
-    case 'admin/modules':
-      module_load_install('update');
-      $status = update_requirements('runtime');
-      foreach (array('core', 'contrib') as $report_type) {
-        $type = 'update_' . $report_type;
-        if (isset($status[$type]['severity'])) {
-          if ($status[$type]['severity'] == REQUIREMENT_ERROR) {
-            drupal_set_message($status[$type]['description'], 'error');
-          }
-          elseif ($status[$type]['severity'] == REQUIREMENT_WARNING) {
-            drupal_set_message($status[$type]['description'], 'warning');
-          }
-        }
-      }
-
     case 'admin/appearance/update':
     case 'admin/appearance/install':
     case 'admin/modules/update':
@@ -128,23 +112,44 @@ function update_help($path, $arg) {
       }
       $output .= '</dl>';
       return $output;
+  }
+}
 
-    default:
-      // Otherwise, if we're on *any* admin page and there's a security
-      // update missing, print an error message about it.
-      if (arg(0) == 'admin' && strpos($path, '#') === FALSE
-          && user_access('administer site configuration')) {
-        module_load_install('update');
-        $status = update_requirements('runtime');
-        foreach (array('core', 'contrib') as $report_type) {
-          $type = 'update_' . $report_type;
-          if (isset($status[$type])
-              && isset($status[$type]['reason'])
-              && $status[$type]['reason'] === UPDATE_NOT_SECURE) {
+/**
+ * Implements hook_init().
+ */
+function update_init() {
+  if (arg(0) == 'admin' && user_access('administer site configuration')) {
+    module_load_install('update');
+    $status = update_requirements('runtime');
+
+    // If we are on the appearance or modules list, display a detailed report
+    // of the update status.
+    if (arg(1) == 'appearance' || arg(1) == 'modules') {
+      foreach (array('core', 'contrib') as $report_type) {
+        $type = 'update_' . $report_type;
+        if (isset($status[$type]['severity'])) {
+          if ($status[$type]['severity'] == REQUIREMENT_ERROR) {
             drupal_set_message($status[$type]['description'], 'error');
           }
+          elseif ($status[$type]['severity'] == REQUIREMENT_WARNING) {
+            drupal_set_message($status[$type]['description'], 'warning');
+          }
         }
       }
+    }
+    else {
+      // Otherwise, if we're on *any* admin page and there's a security
+      // update missing, print an error message about it.
+      foreach (array('core', 'contrib') as $report_type) {
+        $type = 'update_' . $report_type;
+        if (isset($status[$type])
+            && isset($status[$type]['reason'])
+            && $status[$type]['reason'] === UPDATE_NOT_SECURE) {
+          drupal_set_message($status[$type]['description'], 'error');
+        }
+      }
+    }
   }
 }