Re: Seeking confirmation of a bug...

2019-05-18 Thread Curry Kenworthy via use-livecode
Brian: > Looking at the beginning of the thread, I think what Richard > meant initially is that if everyone always moved to the latest > version (bonus for testing with RC and DP versions) then > regressions would probably be spotted fairly quickly Yes, using the latest LC version is, shall

Re: Seeking confirmation of a bug...

2019-05-18 Thread Brian Milby via use-livecode
Looking at the beginning of the thread, I think what Richard meant initially is that if everyone always moved to the latest version (bonus for testing with RC and DP versions) then regressions would probably be spotted fairly quickly since a vast surface area of the engine would be tested at

Re: Seeking confirmation of a bug...

2019-05-18 Thread Curry Kenworthy via use-livecode
Richard: > Two very different scenarios. What you describe is what I often > see Panos and others deliver in the course of resolving reports, > identifying the source of origin of a bug. And now three different scenarios! Not at all what I described. > For us, if we encounter a bug all we

Re: Seeking confirmation of a bug...

2019-05-18 Thread Richard Gaskin via use-livecode
Curry Kenworthy wrote: > Richard: > > > Testing in older versions is a nice-to-have. > > Testing in the version the team is currently working on > > is a must-have. > > Catchy, but potentially self-defeating. This will catch the most > obvious bugs (and we already have that) but for

Re: Seeking confirmation of a bug...

2019-05-18 Thread Curry Kenworthy via use-livecode
Richard: > Testing in older versions is a nice-to-have. > Testing in the version the team is currently working on > is a must-have. Catchy, but potentially self-defeating. This will catch the most obvious bugs (and we already have that) but for regressions we need comparison, and that

Re: Question on automatically generating an MSI file

2019-05-18 Thread JJS via use-livecode
By the way IT departments can useMicrosoft System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM) to deploy EXE files on their Windows computers. An executable will then be pushed to the computer and eventually be forced installed if needed. Were i do my daily job, they use it too. Op 18-5-2019 om

Re: Question on automatically generating an MSI file

2019-05-18 Thread JJS via use-livecode
Ok i'm not aware of that either. But i totally agree, for end users it has to be a one click and go, as simple as it can be. But it counts for any platform. Making an installer for us developers--> Windows=easy, Macos=gets difficult but is doable, Linux=Even more difficult (but i found

Re: Question on automatically generating an MSI file

2019-05-18 Thread Trevor DeVore via use-livecode
On Sat, May 18, 2019 at 4:23 AM JJS via use-livecode < use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > Nope, i use Inno Setup Compiler. It's free and very easy As do I. But MSI is much easier for IT departments to roll out to all of the computers at their organization. Or so I’m told by the people in

Re: The correct way to quit a Windows standalone

2019-05-18 Thread JJS via use-livecode
i use this which works ok on windows but hangs on Macos(when clicking the red x, it works when going to quit via the menu, i don't know why) if the environment is "standalone application" then   if the platform is "Win32" then --added /T and /F, /T Terminates process and any child

Re: Question on automatically generating an MSI file

2019-05-18 Thread JJS via use-livecode
Nope, i use Inno Setup Compiler. It's free and very easy Op 17-5-2019 om 19:17 schreef Trevor DeVore via use-livecode: Hi all, I'm wondering about being able to create MSI installers for applications built with Levure. The goal is to help IT departments easily install and update an application

Re: Seeking confirmation of a bug...

2019-05-18 Thread Richard Gaskin via use-livecode
Curry Kenworthy wrote: > Richard: > > >> This is why I do my daily work in the latest available build, and > >> encourage others to do the same. > > Paul: > > > I completely agree. > > "Latest build" is a nice catchy meme, repeated fairly often but like > many memes very incomplete and