The inclusion of new formats would have probably been best served as part of the SQL upgrade in
http://dspace.svn.sf.net/svnroot/dspace/branches/dspace-1_5_x/dspace/ etc/database_schema_14-15.sql Then it would have been part of the update process. This XML file format thing is a bit overly complex when what really just needs to happen is that an SQL table is properly updated. -Mark On Sep 10, 2008, at 10:30 AM, JQ Johnson wrote: > Handling configuration files is a pretty well understood process and > there's good code in all of the modern open source package managers. > For example, if you use rpm then it compares MD5 checksums of the > ostensible original file, the current file, and the new file. See for > instance http://www.rpm.org/max-rpm/ch-rpm-upgrade.html > > In the case of a collision (original!=current!=new), RPM's approach is > >> RPM is not able to analyze the contents of the files, and determine >> what is going on. In this instance, it takes the best possible >> approach. The new file is known to work properly with the rest of >> the software in the new package — at least the people building the >> new package should have insured that it does. The modified original >> file is an unknown: it might work with the new package, it might >> not. So RPM installs the new file. >> >> BUT… The existing file was definitely modified. Someone made an >> effort to change the file, for some reason. Perhaps the information >> contained in the file is still of use. Therefore, RPM saves the >> modified file, naming it <file>.rpmsave, and prints a warning, so >> the user knows what happened: > > I believe this is the best approach even if you aren't using RPM (or > apt or smart or whatever) > > [personally, I think DSpace should be available as a .rpm. Let's get > over the NIH mentality.] > > JQ Johnson > Director, Scholarly Communications and Instructional Support > University of Oregon Libraries > 1299 University of Oregon T: 541-346-1746; F: -3485 > Eugene, OR 97403-1299 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://libweb.uoregon.edu office: 115F Knight Library > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > --- > This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's > challenge > Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win > great prizes > Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in > the world > http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ > _______________________________________________ > DSpace-tech mailing list > DSpace-tech@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/dspace-tech ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ _______________________________________________ DSpace-tech mailing list DSpace-tech@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/dspace-tech
