buzzword-users

[buzzword-users] Upgrading

[<jr...@th...>]

What is the recommended process for upgrading from buzzword 0.8.8 to 0.8.9?
That is, what are critical files that need to be kept and what are files that
must be switched out. Thanks, -John

Re: [buzzword-users] Upgrading

[Brad T. <br...@ge...>]

Hi John,

On Mon, 2004-04-05 at 12:01, jr...@th... wrote:
> What is the recommended process for upgrading from buzzword 0.8.8 to 0.8.=
9?
> That is, what are critical files that need to be kept and what are files =
that
> must be switched out.

When switching from one version of buzzword to another, we recommend
backing up includes/header.inc, includes/footer.inc and style.css (if
you've modified it) to a separate directory.  At this point, you can
safely overwrite your current version with the new version of files. =20

However, if you made modifications to any of the core files or module
stylesheets, it is vital that you back these changes up as well and
apply them to the new version of the file.  After updating the files,
make sure to copy includes/header.inc, includes/footer.inc and style.css
over.  Now, navigate to your buzzword installation and use the installer
to fill your database username, etc.  When you hit submit, buzzword will
generate a new config.inc file which you can save to your hard drive and
then copy to the path specified in the installer.

This is usually the best way to go for more novice users, but Jon and I=20
(the developers) usually will check out a copy from Subversion (find out
how to do this at
http://jon.tgpsolutions.com/projects/buzzword/downloads/index.php) and
use the diff tool to create a patch file which we manually edit and then
apply later.  If you didn't understand that, the first method is
probably for you.

Now, specifically for upgrading from 0.8.8, we provided an UPGRADING
file in the main distribution which gives some hints on the files that
have changed.

        UPGRADING
        --
        * Upgrading from version 0.8.8 or earlier:
          * new preference: buzzword_ob_gzhandler; you'll need to update
        your config.inc =20
          * jhead is no longer required if you have PHP compiled with
        --enable-exif
       =20
Basically, all this says is make sure to create a new config.inc file
using the installer. =20

Thats pretty much it.  If you don't mind, when you get buzzword up and
running, would you mind if we put a link to your site on our links page?


Sincerely,

-Brad
--=20
Brad Taylor
Genome Software LLC
http://www.getcoded.net