I worry that the new FreeDOS installer is becoming too complex, trying to do all things for every use case and every user.
On Sat, Dec 12, 2015 at 11:49 AM, Jerome E. Shidel Jr. <jer...@shidel.net> wrote: > Tying to decide what to do about a specific upgrade situation regarding > package files. > > At present: > > DOSDIR is backed up. > > All packages that are going to be installed are removed before > installation. > > Package data files are backed up. > > The the DOSDIR is purged. > > Package data files are restored. > > New packages are installed. > > Issue: > > Packages that have files in the DOSDIR, will lose those files. > > Solution 1: (Present behavior) > > Let the user worry about it, and let them do a remove/install of > those packages later. > > Solution 2: > > Also, uninstall any packages that have any files that reside in > the DOSDIR. > > Solution 3: > > Restore the missing files from the backup.
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