Hi Laszlo, The user directory includes plugins. The cache directory has a splash screen. So, probably, problems occur if a user uses NetBeans IDEs of different versions, I suppose.
Thanks, Junichi On Thu, Apr 4, 2019 at 8:40 PM Laszlo Kishalmi <laszlo.kisha...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Dear all, > > I would like to ask your opinion about changing the user and cache-dir > with every release. > > We have been pretty much compatible with our plugins and code since 8.2 > and actually many of us are actually living on the edge using refreshed > dev versions every now and then without any issue. > > So how do you think that having a non versioned user and cache-dir work > out (like: "release" instead of "11.0" or "11.1")? > > I'm bringing this up for two + one reasons: > > 1. The user experience of the upgrades would be more seamless. > > 2. Avoid code change required to check the previous release folder. > > +1 Abandoned older user and cache dirs are just kept floating around. > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@netbeans.incubator.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@netbeans.incubator.apache.org > > For further information about the NetBeans mailing lists, visit: > https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/NETBEANS/Mailing+lists > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@netbeans.incubator.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@netbeans.incubator.apache.org For further information about the NetBeans mailing lists, visit: https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/NETBEANS/Mailing+lists
