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  • From: Tony Smith <tony AT smee.org>
  • To: doubletwist AT spack.nu, sm-discuss AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [SM-Discuss] STABLE USERS PLEASE READ
  • Date: Thu, 6 Mar 2003 14:47:13 +0000

I agree.

On Thursday 06 March 2003 2:52 pm, doubletwist AT spack.nu wrote:
> Maybe this should be fixed for future releases. Perhaps make the install
> script do the dispell? There really needs to be a way to present important
> messages to the user BEFORE the system is hosed. Even if there is a
> workaround, if their SMGL box is their only system they can't even look up
> the workaround.
>
> Or even when an update requires certain things, be able to check for that
> before continuing.
>
> I've been bitten by this sort of thing before, and it really sucks.
>
> Doubletwist
>
> On Thu, 6 Mar 2003, Tony Smith wrote:
> > I can only put in a message which says, "you're screwed because you
> > didn't cast lockexec and here's a possible workaround". I'll do that now.
> >
> > The problem is that the old sorcery (with cast, grimoire etc.) is all
> > dispelled before the new install script is run.
> >
> > Tony
> >
> > On Thursday 06 March 2003 2:37 pm, doubletwist AT sally.spack.nu wrote:
> > > Is it possible to put this message in the update somehow? like after
> > > the download and before it starts installing stuff?
> > >
> > > There's a pretty good chance that a LOT of people won't have read this
> > > when they try to update.
> > >
> > > Doubletwist
>
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