On 5 June 2013 13:36, Rob Weir <robw...@apache.org> wrote: > I'm a little confused by recent threads on the upgrade logic. But I'd > like to ensure that this area is adequately tested and that we > understand how it behaves so we can better support users. So here are > some questions to flesh out the way it will work with AOO 4.0. > > 1) When an AOO 3.4.1 user profile customizations configured, what > happens when they install AOO 4.0? > > 2) If anything is not migrated are users given any warning, so this is > not a surprise? (Maybe we need something in the Release Notes at > least?) > > 3) Does this include custom spell checking word list? Old Extensions? > > 4) What happens to the old AOO 3.4.1 install directories? Is it > removed? Does that include extensions? other files? Is it totally > clean? > > 5) If extensions are not migrated, is there anything that helps the > user to know what extensions they need to reinstall? If not > automated, maybe we need something in the Release Notes to explain how > a user can make this list *before* they install AOO 4.0? > > 6) Does any of the above change if they are upgrading from AOO 3.4.0 > or OOo 3.3.0 or earlier to AOO 4.0? > > 7) Once AOO 4.0 is installed, what happens if a user tries to install > an extension that has not updated addons.xcu? Is there an obvious > error message, directing the user to contact the extension developers? > > 8) Same for incompatible C++ extensions. Is the user given a > meaningful message that directs them to the extension author? Or will > they be confused and end up asking us for help? > > 9) Is there any easy way users can tell which extensions on the > Repository are compatible with AOO 4.0? > > 10) Are there any test extensions that QA can use to test the positive > and negative cases of #7 and #8 above? > > 11) Are there any other edge cases we need to think about? Maybe > future-proofing? What happens to a future incompatible AOO 5.0 > extension when installed on AOO 4.0? >
Good question, and a good idea to get it all in one thread. How about downgrading 4.0 -> 3.4.1 when a user e.g. finds out an important extension does not work in 4.0 rgds jan I. > > I'm happy to update the Release Notes if the developers can clarify > the expected behaviors here. > > Thanks! > > -Rob > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@openoffice.apache.org > >
