On 31 Mar 2011, at 15:39, FJuniper wrote:

> Changing the subject slightly - I installed get_iplayer_setup_4.2.exe from 
> http://www.infradead.org/get_iplayer_win/
> I also have an idea that this is all based on v2.79 of something (this naming 
> convention confuses me!).
> 
> Is there ever likely to be a v4.3 that incorporates this stuff, or would that 
> be too simple??

Once you've installed via the setup exe, you can update the get_iplayer.pl 
independently, so it shouldn't usually be necessary to re-run an installer in 
that case.  The installer actually downloads the necessary files from 
infradead.org directly, anyway.  In theory you should be able to keep in sync 
with whatever is current at infradead.org repository without re-running the 
installer.  Of course, until and unless the ongoing modifications make into the 
main repository at infradead, you'll have to update manually.  

To propagate a patched get_iplayer.pl via an installer would mean removing the 
dynamic aspects of the installer, i.e., fixing the installation to that patched 
version, essentially forking the installer.  I think there are a couple of 
reasons to update the installer, but I'm not sure forking it is the right way 
to go.  I may do a one-off installer when this M4A business is sorted (people 
will kind of be stuffed without that patch for radio programmes), but I'll pick 
that up in a separate thread.



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