On 1/20/2021 4:21 PM, Christian Brabandt wrote:
On Di, 19 Jan 2021, Mike O'Brien wrote:
Relative newbie here with a simple question—probably.
Having successfully installed (on Win 8.1x64 Pro), what is the procedure for
updating to a later patch level?
I assumed it would be to download/execute the desired package; e.g.
gvim_8.2.2374_x64_signed.exe . . .
That is not working for me: trashes/locks-up the existing %HOMEDRIVE% \Program
Files\Vim\vim82 directory!? A Restart clears the lock-up (of course) and
deletes the ..\vim82 sub-directory. I can install like new again using the
downloaded package—and all is well.
That should work and has always worked for me.
Kill all running Vim instances before updating, otherwise the installer
may not be able to delete and re-install. Or what exactly do you mean
with "trashes/locks-up"?
Yes, 'delete and re-install' is what is failing, though I have no Vim instances
running.
I figured out that I could, alternatively, download and extract the .zip
package—replacing the ..\vim82 sub-directory with cut&paste—and all is well as
well !-|
That should also work, as long as no process is open from that
directory.
Best,
Christian
Thank you very much, Christian, for your insight and for confirming my
expectations.
I'll take it from here; closer scruitiny is required, obviously.
Thanks again,
Mike
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