On Tue, Apr 8, 2014 at 2:39 AM, Yuzhen Fan <fanyuz...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi, > > The current installation instructions [1] (last updated on 2014-03-26) does > not differentiate the clean installation and upgrade installation for > Windows, thus it does not state the option to keep or delete the old > version for an upgrade installation. > > I propose development update the installation instructions [1] when submit > the fix to bug 124599 [2], to provide what is expected to see with details > as below: > > 1. Upgrade from old version to relative new version (e.g. from 3.3 to > 3.4.1, from 3.4.1 to 4.1.0, from 4.0.0 to 4.1.0, etc) > 2. Specify the different behavior/experience on all platforms (Windows, > Linux and Mac) - I do not see problems in the current instructions on Linux > and Mac, but need confirmation > > That is essential, because for testers we need this as criteria for > testing, and for end users we need this as instructions for guiding. > You are right. We need to have our installations instructions accurate! Commmitters can directly edit this page and commit. Others can submit patches which we can review. We could use help from all folks using our installation binaries on this. > > [1] > http://www.openoffice.org/download/common/instructions.html#winoverview > [2] Issue 124599 - Windows 4.1.0 installer does not recognize former > versions correctly > > -- > Regards, > Yu Zhen > -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MzK "Cats do not have to be shown how to have a good time, for they are unfailing ingenious in that respect." -- James Mason
