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    • 1.8 Patch - when?

    Posted by paulap01 posts: 112 Austria
    Are there any plans to create / publish an 1.8 patch (like 1.8.1) with the latest bug fixes?


    I don't mean a full 1.8 tar but rather a package only with the corrected / changed files (copy only this files will bring me to 1.8.1).

    paulap

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    Posted by blacklily8 posts: 73
    I also need a patch like this. How can we get a list of the changed files? I definitely don't want to have to set everything back up if I can help it.
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    Posted by Damian Parker posts: 2881 United Kingdom

    If you want a change of files as they happen Id monitor the tiki-cvs mailing list available from http://sourceforge.net/projects/tikiwiki

    Id also monitor the page ReleaseProcess181 . I cant see there being a patch as such simply because our current installer wouldnt be able to apply them.

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    Posted by paulap01 posts: 112 Austria

    > Damian:
    > If you want a change of files as they happen Id monitor the tiki-cvs mailing list available from http://sourceforge.net/projects/tikiwiki
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    > Id also monitor the page ReleaseProcess181 . I cant see there being a patch as such simply because our current installer wouldnt be able to apply them.

    thx Damian,

    I do not understand the complexity behind packaging such an patch.

    1. Almost all other SW vendors / products (not only Open Source) use this method to bring in new functions or bug fixes. It is almost the default for the whole software industry.

    2. The gurus behind tw expect that every user of tw is able to handle cvs and all other neccessary tools and procedures. But if tw (and I love it) will be the number one the tw developers MUST adress user with little develepment knowledge. They are the masses!

    3. To install such an patch it should be not neccessary to start the tw installer. In my (simple) opinion there are two ways:
    3a. copy the files of a patch manually to the locations (the tree in the patch is the same like a default installation) and this supported by a simple documentation (where are the files?)
    3b. implement a new update feature that reads a list of files (this must be a part of the package) and copies the files to the destinations. Sometimes it can be do more (like changing the db,...)

    It can be that I am the only one who needs such a patch idea. But what do you think about a poll / survey about this to see the needs of the users of tw? I could express the questions.

    paulap

    PS: I know you and the other major developers have a lot to do (not only supporting me with my installation/customizing problems wink)

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    Posted by paulap01 posts: 112 Austria

    > Damian:
    > If you want a change of files as they happen Id monitor the tiki-cvs mailing list available from http://sourceforge.net/projects/tikiwiki
    >
    > Id also monitor the page ReleaseProcess181 . I cant see there being a patch as such simply because our current installer wouldnt be able to apply them.

    thx Damian,

    I do not understand the complexity behind packaging such an patch.

    1. Almost all other SW vendors / products (not only Open Source) use this method to bring in new functions or bug fixes. It is almost the default for the whole software industry.

    2. The gurus behind tw expect that every user of tw is able to handle cvs and all other neccessary tools and procedures. But if tw (and I love it) will be the number one the tw developers MUST adress user with little develepment knowledge. They are the masses!

    3. To install such an patch it should be not neccessary to start the tw installer. In my (simple) opinion there are two ways:
    3a. copy the files of a patch manually to the locations (the tree in the patch is the same like a default installation) and this supported by a simple documentation (where are the files?)
    3b. implement a new update feature that reads a list of files (this must be a part of the package) and copies the files to the destinations. Sometimes it can be do more (like changing the db,...)

    It can be that I am the only one who needs such a patch idea. But what do you think about a poll / survey about this to see the needs of the users of tw? I could express the questions.

    paulap

    PS: I know you and the other major developers have a lot to do (not only supporting me with my installation/customizing problems wink)

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    Posted by blacklily8 posts: 73
    I agree with paulap01. I mean, what is so hard about making a special download that just contains the updated files? Running the .sql seems easy enough to me. biggrin
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