On Fri, Dec 21, 2018, 17:04 Dave Heap <dgheap@... wrote:
There is no install script (or specific installation location) under Linux or macOS.
Allowing even an experienced user to pick and choose what to install/update/remove would almost certainly lead to a malfunctioning/nonfunctional JMRI installation (and a support nightmare).
With Linux or macOS you must do a non-merging folder replacement.
The Windows Install script takes care of merging into an existing installation folder. It has to be manually coded to remove obsolete files, a step the developer has sometimes missed and caused problems.
Under no circumstances should any user add or modify files in the program folder and expect the additions/modifications to be still there after a version upgrade.
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Dave in Australia
> On 22 Dec 2018, at 11:48 AM, Michael Piazza via Groups.Io <mpiazza2007=[email protected]> wrote:
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> Can the install script tell if the previous version has been installed?? i.e. does it add anything to the Windows registry or have a specific install location under Linux or MacOS?? If so then let the user decide what they want to install in the installation script by giving them two initial choices when the install script first runs: Default install (Basic Full installation default location) or Advanced Install (User decides what files are needed and where to install)? The website could provide a list of changed files so an experienced user could only install whats needed.
