On Mon, 1 Nov 1999 15:59:43 -0800 (PST), Robert Reiswig <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Tue, 2 Nov 1999, Shane Cracknell wrote:
>
> > Thanks Robert at least i know what it is now.
> > It's good when you can ask a question and get such an informative answer.
>
> :) Thanks ... On the subject on flushing the libs.. Im going to add a note
> at the end of the install if the resident lib > libs:xxvapor.lib then use
> the message from vapor-libs-archive installer that olli never released :)
>
> "NOTE: If you currently have a Vapor program running now it might have one
> of the Vapor libraries open. This may prevent the next Vapor application,
> that may need a newer library from this archive, from working. The
> installer has already tried to flush the old libraries. If this did not
> work you may need to reboot."
"NOTE: It is strongly recommended that you reboot now to ensure that
all updated libraries have been flushed. The installer has already
attempted to flush unused libraries, but they may be held open by
VaporWare applications or MUI custom classes which are currently
running."
It may be wise to stress this even further, because crashed
applications and other factors may result result in the library
remaining open. It's always wise to reset, and rather stupid to
complain about the product before you try this. I tend to agree with
the point someone made previously about how after all this time, a
worrying proportion of Amiga users still act like novices.
It may not have occurred to everyone, but every poor bug report (by
which I mean one that is vague, down to user error or otherwise
useless) wastes the time of people who would otherwise be spending it
on improving the products in question. This is compounded by the
immense volume of such emails the VaporWare team receive. Constructive
user input is wonderful, and the close relationship of users and
developers such as is the case here is rarely seen elsewhere in the
computing industry. Please try to ensure that your emails contribute
something :)
I don't mean to insult the people caught out by the library flushing
problems; admittedly this was not made clear enough in the installer.
I'm trying to make a more general observation (rant?), which springs
from my having to trawl through dozens of useless emails each
day.
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