[cw-discuss] Quick Architectural Question

[John Layt]

On Monday 02 October 2006 16:03, Timothy Spaulding wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> I'm getting ready to try out the linux beta.  Normally, I start completely
> over when testing a new major revision.  I backup my ~/.cxoffice as well as
> my /opt/cxoffice directories and install cxoffice from scratch.  I'm
> wondering if this is overkill.  Does cxoffice make any binary contributions
> to my ~/.cxoffice directory?  Should I be able to reuse my ~/.cxoffice
> directory regardless of the cxoffice revision number?
>
> I'd love to avoid reinstalling all my MS apps that I use, but I will if
> it's a better result.  Of course, some of the data in the ~/.cxoffice dir
> is written by cxoffice (like the registry text file).  Would this data or
> its format change substantially between cxoffice versions making a
> difference in performance or function?  Some guidance about the best
> experience would be great.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Tim

Tim,

The beta installs itself into a separate cxofficebeta directory, and installs 
apps into a separate ~/.cxoffice directory.  there's even a separate set of 
menu entries for the beta installed apps.  So installing the beta is 
completely non-destructive to your existing install.

I'll leave it to someone more knowledgeable to confirm that copying a bottle 
into the beta folder should still work, but I don't see why not.  However the 
beta may better cope with the installation and config steps for an app better 
and so a clean install may get better results for some programs (note the use 
of may and might in there!).  Or it may not.  YMMV.

Cheers!

John.


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