+1 I have on several occasions downloaded the latest only to find a problem with it.
Bob S > On Oct 14, 2016, at 09:18 , Ralph DiMola <[email protected]> wrote: > > I like to keep the older versions because of LiveCode's exciting new > features, multi-platform support and a faster than par update schedule to > support the constantly changing OS platforms. Invariably bugs (regression or > otherwise) creep in. I like having these older versions available by default. > That being said, if you click the "replace older version" box which version > do you overwrite if you have 4 versions(6.7.x,7.1.x,8.0.x,8.1.X) installed? > LiveCode being a multi platform development tool needs a different update > philosophy then say MS Word. > > Ralph DiMola > IT Director > Evergreen Information Services > [email protected] > > -----Original Message----- > From: use-livecode [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf > Of Graham Samuel > Sent: Friday, October 14, 2016 11:08 AM > To: How to use LiveCode > Subject: Updater doesn't update - is this correct behaviour? > > Having updated a number of software packages on my Mac in the last couple of > days, I note that a typical ‘check for updates’ sequence overwrites the > previous version of the package: for LiveCode, this ain’t so, so one has to > delete the older version oneself. I guess this is OK if it’s clearly > explained to newbies, and there are obvious advantages if you want to go back > to the earlier version, but personally I would like the choice to keep or > replace when the installation starts. Anyone else think this is a good idea? > > Graham > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > [email protected] > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription > preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > > > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > [email protected] > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription > preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list [email protected] Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
