erland wrote: > The problem is that neither maxVersion in install.xml nor maxTarget in > repository.xml can be reliably used for this since different plugin > developers uses them differently. Its also too late to get the > information after LMS have been upgraded because there isnt any easy > way to go back without restoring backups and it wouldnt solve the > scenario when a plugin is incompatible with the new LMS version and > doesnt even load properly. > > What you really want is a compatibility matrix which you can check > before upgrading LMS to use as a base for the decision to upgrade LMS or > not. A compatibility matrix could be generated based on repository files > but as mentioned above it really has to be manually updated to be 100% > correct since maxVersion in repository files are used differently by > different developers. However, maybe a generated based on repository > files are better than an outdated manually updated version. A > compatibility matrix doesnt have to be integrated with LMS and doesnt > have to be written in Perl so there is no reason for Michael to spend > time on it, anyone in the community with development skills should be > able to implement one. > > I think its time for Michael to get back to implement supported > functionality rather than spend more time to improve stuff related to > unsupported plugins. Given the sheer number of plugins, I wonder how many will look at this. Upgrading has, in the past, usually been easy and of little concern, to me at least. There might be quite a few people out there unaware that such issues can exist at all until they hit them.
Would the matrix be available even after upgrading, to see if some problem could be related to versions? Personally I always keep a back version or two of LMS anyway, and detailed notes on what I've done, so downgrading isn't that hard for me. LMS 7.9.3 on PC, Xubuntu 18.04, FLACs 16->24 bit, 44.1->192kbps. 2 Touchs & EDO. LMS plugin UPnP/DLNA Bridge to MF M1 CLiC (A308CR amp & ESLs) & Marantz CR603 UPnP renderers. Also Minimserver & Upplay to same & to upmpdcli/mpd PC renderers. Squeezelite to Meridian USB Explorer DAC to PC speakers/headphones. Wireless Xubuntu 18.04 laptop firefox/upplay or Android 'phone with Squeeze-Commander/BubbleUPnP controls LMS/Minimserver. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ PasTim's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=41642 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=113403
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