Hi On Mon, Apr 1, 2013 at 6:40 PM, William Kyngesburye <wokl...@kyngchaos.com> wrote: > On Apr 1, 2013, at 12:47 AM, Tim Sutton wrote: > >> Dear all >> >> Today I will also commit changes that move the home directory from >> ~/.qgis to ~/.qgis2 so that we can properly support deployments where >> 1.8 and 2.0 are used side by side. Also settings for QGIS 2.0 will be >> independently store from the QGIS 1.x settings (e.g. under unix like >> OS's they will now go into ~/.config/QuantumGIS/QGIS2.conf). > > > I wonder if the application name should also have "2" in it? Otherwise, to > get a side-by-side install of 1.8 and 2 you'd have to configure a different > prefix. Though I guess a different prefix would be best on linux to keep all > the support files separate. I could at least change the OS X app to "QGIS > 2", since support files are by nature isolated for an app, then it could be > placed in the standard /Applications folder alongside QGIS 1.8. I don't know > how an app is organized on Windows, if it needs a different install path or > different app name.
I guess that may make sense on e.g. ubuntu where you want to have both installed from packages into /usr. Regards Tim > > ----- > William Kyngesburye <kyngchaos*at*kyngchaos*dot*com> > http://www.kyngchaos.com/ > > "Mon Dieu! but they are all alike. Cheating, murdering, lying, fighting, and > all for things that the beasts of the jungle would not deign to possess - > money to purchase the effeminate pleasures of weaklings. And yet withal > bound down by silly customs that make them slaves to their unhappy lot while > firm in the belief that they be the lords of creation enjoying the only real > pleasures of existence.... > > - the wisdom of Tarzan > > -- Tim Sutton - QGIS Project Steering Committee Member (Release Manager) ============================================== Please do not email me off-list with technical support questions. Using the lists will gain more exposure for your issues and the knowledge surrounding your issue will be shared with all. Visit http://linfiniti.com to find out about: * QGIS programming and support services * Mapserver and PostGIS based hosting plans * FOSS Consulting Services Skype: timlinux Irc: timlinux on #qgis at freenode.net ============================================== _______________________________________________ Qgis-developer mailing list Qgis-developer@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-developer
