# HG changeset patch # User Thomas De Schampheleire <[email protected]> # Date 1552247908 -3600 # Sun Mar 10 20:58:28 2019 +0100 # Node ID e487f7977a4e452ccdf034afb576f5d88ced1e6f # Parent 9f41dc6f328adc06b71b7304f54a164f955fd056 docs: hint about creating a new virtual environment for major upgrades
While not strictly necessary, it may be interesting to start from a new virtualenv rather than upgrading inside the old one. This will remove old packages once installed manually but no longer necessary. At the same time, it makes a rollback of the upgrade process more easy. Hint about it in the upgrade documentation. diff --git a/docs/upgrade.rst b/docs/upgrade.rst --- a/docs/upgrade.rst +++ b/docs/upgrade.rst @@ -71,6 +71,12 @@ This will list all packages installed in Kallithea isn't listed, activate the correct virtual environment. See the appropriate installation page for details. +.. note:: + Alternatively, you could also create a new virtual environment. This could + particularly be interesting for major upgrades of Kallithea. See the + appropriate installation page for details. After creating and activating the + new virtual environment, proceed with the rest of the upgrade process as + detailed below. 4. Install new version of Kallithea ----------------------------------- _______________________________________________ kallithea-general mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sfconservancy.org/mailman/listinfo/kallithea-general
