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pintman

Update to new release

Hi everybody!

Today I got the newsletter about the new release 7.9.1 of VW.

Is it possible to update to the new minor version without having to
download the huge and complete package?

Best,
Marco.
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Runar Jordahl

Re: Update to new release

I am pretty sure downloading all is the only way to get minor updates. Even if it is a "minor" update, many files can change. One example is the VM, where a change means the various source files for the VM also changes.

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Runar Jordahl

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pintman

Re: Update to new release

2013/1/4 Runar Jordahl <[hidden email]>:
> I am pretty sure downloading all is the only way to get minor updates.

Thanks for the fast answer.

> Even
> if it is a "minor" update, many files can change. One example is the VM,
> where a change means the various source files for the VM also changes.

I think changing the VM is fundamental and would be crucial. Such a
change wouldn't hopefully be in a minor update. Wouldn't that mean
that older images might no longer run in the VM?

Best,
Marco.
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Runar Jordahl

Re: Update to new release

As far as I know, the VMs are backward compatible. So the new, updated 7.9.1 VM should be able to run older images.

Any change in VisualWorks can bee seen as "fundamental". Minor releases can change anything, including the VM. I think that is OK.

I guess you have to think of minor releases as changes that can modify any part of the system (including the VM), but which do not add / change APIs and do not add / remove functionality.

Runar

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Nowak, Helge

Re: Update to new release

In reply to this post by pintman

New releases may carry bug fixes and new functionality. A point-point release (such as 7.9.1) is meant to carry mostly bug fixes and no backwards compatibility breaking code.
In general any newer vm of a major version shall be able to run older images, i. e. the 7.9.1 vm can run any 7.x image.

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Helge

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Von: [hidden email] [mailto:[hidden email]] Im Auftrag von Marco Bakera
Gesendet: Freitag, 4. Januar 2013 10:17
An: Runar Jordahl
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Betreff: Re: [vwnc] Update to new release

2013/1/4 Runar Jordahl <[hidden email]>:
> I am pretty sure downloading all is the only way to get minor updates.

Thanks for the fast answer.

> Even
> if it is a "minor" update, many files can change. One example is the
> VM, where a change means the various source files for the VM also changes.

I think changing the VM is fundamental and would be crucial. Such a change wouldn't hopefully be in a minor update. Wouldn't that mean that older images might no longer run in the VM?

Best,
Marco.
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pintman

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Thanks for clarification Runar and Helge! :)

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