Re: How to replace old version of product?
Re: How to replace old version of product?
- Subject: Re: How to replace old version of product?
- From: Bill Cheeseman <email@hidden>
- Date: Mon, 23 Jun 2008 13:04:38 -0400
- Thread-topic: How to replace old version of product?
on 2008-06-23 12:38 PM, William J. Cheeseman at email@hidden wrote:
> on 2008-06-23 8:45 AM, William J. Cheeseman at email@hidden wrote:
>
>> I have everything working nicely -- except that my installer won't replace
>> an older version of my product if it finds one installed.
>>
>> I assume I have to configure the Patch button in each component's
>> Configuration pane.
>
> Or do I simply have to write a preinstall script and remove older versions
> of components myself?
CORRECTION. I was fooled by the failure of the Finder's Get Info version and
copyright notice to update. When I actually launched my newly-installed
application, it turned out to be the new version, having successfully
replaced the old version. But I had to log out and back in to get the Finder
to display the correct version and copyright info.
I've seen this behavior in lots of other product installers. It is
definitely not a good user experience, yet it seems to be growing
increasingly common.
Why can't PackageMaker/Installer handle this? It's easy enough to write code
to force Finder to update.
So, unless and until this issue is fixed, do I have to write a postinstall
script to force the Finder to update? Can anybody tell me off the top of
your head how to do this in a shell script?
(Getting more frustrated by the minute.)
--
Bill Cheeseman - email@hidden
Quechee Software, Quechee, Vermont, USA
www.quecheesoftware.com
PreFab Software - www.prefabsoftware.com
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