From: Bogdan M. <dag...@gm...> - 2010-03-27 14:56:21
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Hello. Inno Setup has two options that allow an installer to delete additional files - before installing anything else, and when uninstalling. http://www.jrsoftware.org/ishelp/topic_installorder.htm http://www.jrsoftware.org/ishelp/topic_installdeletesection.htm http://www.jrsoftware.org/ishelp/topic_uninstalldeletesection.htm (the main page of the Inno Setup documentation uses frames: http://www.jrsoftware.org/ishelp/ ) Do you think it's a good idea to use it to delete Stellarium's configuration file? This will prevent some incompatibilities, but it can also prevent some users from keeping their settings. Regards, Bogdan Marinov |
From: <ha...@la...> - 2010-03-27 15:49:28
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Bogdan Marinov wrote on 20100327: ... > Do you think it's a good idea to use it to delete Stellarium's > configuration file? This will prevent some incompatibilities, but it > can also prevent some users from keeping their settings. I prefer to at least move the 'old' config file aside (not delete it). This ensures no update incompatibility and does not annoy the user too much (users hate loosing config settings which could have been avoided by the programmer easily). A future solution can be a better use of the version info available in the config file; have the installer convert the file to the new format, have a config file sanity check and still keep a pristine config backup. -- Hans |