On 07/31/2013 07:56 AM, Christian Dywan wrote: > Am 31.07.2013 11:41, schrieb Roberto Alsina: >> On Wed, Jul 31, 2013 at 10:15 AM, Colin Watson <[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> >> On Wed, Jul 31, 2013 at 08:02:35AM +0100, Roberto Alsina wrote: >> > 1a) Would it kill it even if it had focus and was running? >> >> click doesn't do anything with running apps, and I'm inclined to say >> that it shouldn't because it shouldn't have to know about this kind of >> environment-specific detail; this should be the job of a hook of some >> kind if it's needed. >> >> >> >> >> > 3) Is the old version available to be started while the new one >> is being >> > installed? >> >> Yes; the symlinks aren't re-pointed until the end. >> >> > 4) If the old version is not killed and the new one is started, >> would we >> > end up with two instances of the same app on different versions, >> which is >> > not good? >> >> I expect this should be fixed; it just isn't the job of click itself. >> It seems appropriate for a user-level hook to sort this out. >> >> >> Anyone knows who's the right person to handle this? Ted? > > While I have no part in the code, I just have to mention: > Android kills updated apps while you are using them and literally pulls > the carpet under your feet while you're walking on it. It is *insane* > because it will abort your movie and it will stop your web browsing or > whatever you happen to be doing then. > Never kill an app while I have it in focus and under active use. >
Perhaps the answer is simply that an upgrade should prompt the user to close the running app before upgrading. If the user says 'no', the app doesn't get upgraded. -- Jamie Strandboge http://www.ubuntu.com/
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