The easiest way to do this would be to: 1) add run-install-demo (= run-install) 2) run-install should simply print a message explaining that now run-install-demo should be used
But really, I am not very interested in spending more time to discuss this, especially because it is not an issue I (or my customers) have. Kind regards, Jacopo On Apr 21, 2010, at 7:45 AM, Jacques Le Roux wrote: > I had the same thought, thanks Raj > > Jacques > > From: "Raj Saini" <[email protected]> >> In my opinion run-install is misleading as it really does not tell that it >> is going to install demo data and cause confusion to new users as it has >> happened with me in the past. For the benefit of old and new users, I >> suggest to add new command run-install-demo and leave the run-install as it >> is for a while and document them to tell what exactly they do. There are >> numerous examples of this in the Linux/Unix world. >> >> Thanks, >> >> Raj >> >> On 21/04/10 09:39, Jacopo Cappellato wrote: >>> On Apr 21, 2010, at 1:15 AM, Ean Schuessler wrote: >>> >>> >>>> Jacopo Cappellato wrote: >>>> >>>>> This is just *your* opinion and I respect it (even if comparing this to >>>>> altering an api is ridiculous)... but please quit with the "teacher/guru" >>>>> mode... >>>>> >>>>> >>>> Why is it ridiculous to think of shell script parameters as an API? You >>>> would surely be surprised if "ls" became "rm" one day, as an extreme but >>>> valid example. >>>> >>> As a new user of the "OFBiz Linux OS" I would be also very surprised if the >>> "rm" command really was a "rm -r" command; in my opinion this is worth of a >>> change, even if old users would have to read one line of documentation to >>> learn the change. >>> But really, it is not very important, I am more than happy to leave things >>> as is because I understand that this could be annoying for old users and >>> frankly speaking I don't have time and energy to further discuss this. >>> >>> Jacopo >>> >>> >>>> I think we can safely regard shell scripts as a class of >>>> program. >>>> >>>> Regarding "run-install", we've set an expectation that run-install will >>>> give you a demo system and that could throw people off. Changing it >>>> doesn't seem hazardous but I'm not clear that it adds value. >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Ean Schuessler, CTO >>>> [email protected] >>>> 214-720-0700 x 315 >>>> Brainfood, Inc. >>>> http://www.brainfood.com >>>> >>>> >>> >>> > >
