Ed Leafe wrote: > On Oct 4, 2010, at 5:05 PM, Jim Byrnes wrote: > >> That was quick, thanks. I used the web update to update to vers >> 0.9.3 rev 6020 but dMaskedTextBox is not in the options so I assume >> I need to use svn. > > I've been making a ton of other changes that have broken some things > in the framework, so the Web Update will not be ready for a little > while. > >> I see the command to get the dabo-trunk. I've never used the svn >> (always web update) so I don't know what to expect. > > Using the svn trunk is considered bleeding-edge: you will > occasionally get updates that are broken, so if you're able to live > with that, you have the benefit of the latest changes. > > Web Update releases are only made after the code base is stable, so > they naturally lag behind the latest change. For most projects they > are equivalent to minor point releases. > >> Will it update automaitically or will I need to manually add and >> replace files? > > You have to run the updates manually. > >> I hesitate to run a command when I'm not sure what will happen. > > > That's life on the bleeding edge. ;-) > > One other thing: once you go with subversion updates, Web Update can > no longer update your code; you'd have to delete and re-install to go > back to Web Update. > > > > -- Ed Leafe
OK, thanks for all the info, that makes it easier to make a decision. I have no real reason to be on the bleeding edge, so I'll stick with the web updates and when dMaskedTextBox appears in the CD then I'll make use of it. Regards, Jim _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/dabo-users Searchable Archives: http://leafe.com/archives/search/dabo-users This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/[email protected]
