[arachne] Re: Upgrading Arachne

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On Thu, 11 May 2006 12:45:44 +0000, Udo Kuhnt wrote:

> But I think any program should at least be able to install over its
> previous versions without problems. Until recently, Arachne was not, and
> that was a bug that deserved fixing. Now it is gone, and so you all can
> stop crying "The wolf! The wolf!". ;-)


Thank you, Udo, for getting Glenn to fix that bug. One thing that
perhaps we all should try to remember is that it's something of
a miracle that there are continual new versions of Arachne to test
and use.  

Arachne users have strong opinions and use her in different ways
altogether and to cross purposes; but we are few in number, so let's
try to get along.

New installs over the top of old ones have mucked up many an
install over the years with Arachne. That's why many old-time
Arachne users are cautious.

It would be great if any new version of Arachne would install
without problem over existing versions. That seems unlikely to 
me--especially due to the fact that adequate testing of new
versions is not really possible by the lonely and time constrained
Arachne development mob! <gggg>

Only after release does a new version get put through her paces
by a variety of users.

That leads to problems and to their eventual solution, so a little
patience during this process woulkd be helpful.


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