Re: [coLinux-devel] Installer overwrites config file

[Jaroslaw K. <ja...@zd...>]

One idea: Rename "default.colinux.xml" to "sample.colinux.xml" or
"colinux.xml.sample"This way users will be more likely to copy/rename it
before use.

Jarek

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dan Aloni" <da...@co...>
To: "Jaroslaw Kowalski" <ja...@zd...>
Cc: <col...@li...>; <rn...@ho...>
Sent: Friday, April 09, 2004 11:16 AM
Subject: Re: [coLinux-devel] Installer overwrites config file


> On Thu, Apr 08, 2004 at 11:42:52PM +0200, Jaroslaw Kowalski wrote:
>
> > I've recently "upgraded" my colinux 0.6.0 with the latest snapshot.
> >
> > I'm not sure if this was the intention, but the installer replaced my
> > default.colinux.xml with the new version, so I've lost my config.
>
> Well, the idea is that you should keep your own configuration file
> *outside* of the installation directory, a place such as your user
> home directory, and give the '-c' option to the daemon along with
> the file pathname.
>
> > This suggest, that perhaps there should be a 'upgrade' option in the
> > installer script.
>
> Good idea, although I'm not that fluent with NSIS's install script
> syntax, so perhaps Regis can send a patch.
>
> -- 
> Dan Aloni
> da...@co...
>