> On Dec 13, 2015, at 12:45 PM, Tom Ehlert <t...@drivesnapshot.de> wrote: > > >> Tying to decide what to do about a specific upgrade situation regarding >> package files. > >> At present: > >> DOSDIR is backed up. > >> All packages that are going to be installed are removed before >> installation. > >> Package data files are backed up. > >> The the DOSDIR is purged. > > seriously?
Yes. Purging the DOSDIR is performed in basic mode to provide a “Clean" OS directory. This is what my interpretation of what Jim said he wants the installer to do. Step 1 is backup DOSDIR. So, anything that was in there is backed up before it is purged. Advanced mode, lets the user decide if the installer is to nuke the old DOSDIR. > > destroying programs that were created by more conventional means > without this (stupid) package manager? > > deleting config files? Absolutely. And it enjoys doing it. In basic mode it makes many, many, many assumptions and performs multiple automatic adjustments. In advanced mode, nearly all decisions are left up to the user. > > Tom > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Freedos-devel mailing list Freedos-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-devel
