Re: [Exist-open] snapshot installation

[Wolfgang M. <me...@if...>]

Hi,

The snapshot is just a copy of the current CVS code. It should compile and 
run, but not everything may work as expected. A database export/import will 
be required if you update to the latest snapshot, since the organization of 
the database files has changed. Apart from that, copying start.jar and 
exist.jar to an existing installation should be sufficient in most cases. I 
usually try to announce all changes that will lead to incompatibilities with 
existing code, but there's no documented process for updating. However, I may 
try to write a short document to help with upgrades.

Anyway, I'm currently struggling hard to include all the changes I made during 
holiday and there will probably be a new snapshot tomorrow.

Wolfgang

On Sunday 26 October 2003 11:26 pm, Scott Yeadon wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I have downloaded the latest snapshot, however there are no installation
> instructions - ant built start.jar and exist.jar, are these the only files
> that need to be copied across to an existing installation?
>
> Is there a fixed process for installing snapshot upgrades e.g. is a
> database export/import required?
>
> It makes it difficult to use eXist in a production environment without good
> supporting documentation for these sorts of activities - makes system
> administrators very nervous!
>
> Thanks.
>
> Scott.
>
>
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