OpenEuphoria

RE: Suggestion for 2.3

• Posted by Travis Beaty <travisbeaty at arn.net> Apr 30, 2001
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Howdy!


>   Seeing as you've volunteered Brian :).. I would recommend doing the 
>installer in a component style, so users could choose which components 
>they want to DL and install with their EU package. It could also allow 
>for future installation/upgrades of the various components..
>You could even make it check for updated versions of the different 
>components, via the web, that they installed, and prompt for upgrading..
>This would be a little tricky, and I myself have never been too keen on 
>update wizards, but some people like, and it definitely has it's 
>advantages..
>Could also be optional..

Another thing to consider is that while an "upgrade" option is fine and 
dandy, the writer of the installation app should really make sure that the 
components of the install app stay at the most current level.  For the core 
Euphoria files themselves, this would not be a hard thing to do.  But it 
might get a bit tedious where win32lib.ew and Judith's IDE is concerned, as 
these are developing programs, and new releases come out for both of them 
every couple of months or so.  Since those two projects will probably 
*never* release at the same time, the install app writer will ideally need 
to re-create and re-release the installation app every time *one* of them 
is updated.

Just something for Mr. Broker to consider whilst chewing on his foot. 

-- Travis --