On Wed, Apr 1, 2015 at 12:34 AM, Damien Cassou <damien.cas...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Cyril Ferlicot <cyril.ferli...@gmail.com> writes: > > > On 31 March 2015 at 17:22, Damien Cassou <damien.cas...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > >> Ben Coman <b...@openinworld.com> writes: > >> > >> > Regarding Windows... Last that I looked, the PharoLauncher image is > >> > installed into the "Program Files" System Folder. This causes a > problem > >> > since when a PharoLauncher Image is saved by a Standard User, they > cannot > >> > write to the System Folder so Windows *fakes* it and actually writes > to a > >> > User Fodler, but makes it look like the file is in the System Folder. > >> That > >> > is, the Standard User is looking at a Fake System Folder!! > >> > >> that's very strange. Can someone please evaluate this expression on your > >> Windows box and give us the result? > >> > >> PlatformResolver forCurrentPlatform cache > > > File @ C:\Users\Cyril\AddData\Roaming > > > looks good to me. So, I don't understand Ben's problem. > > > > >> > This confused me for quite a while - even as an IT Administrator of 15 > >> > years. Its likely to cause chaos and pain for others down the track. > So > >> I > >> > recommend that the installer be changed so that the PharoLauncher > Image > >> is > >> > installed into a User Folder - at least by default, and maybe as the > only > >> > option. > >> > >> > >> I disagree. The launcher should be installed with other applications. > >> But the data is per-user. On Ubuntu, the launcher is happily installed > >> under /usr/share/pharo-launcher and images are download to > >> ~/.cache/Pharo/images. > The location of the downloaded images is fine. It is the location of PharoLauncher's own image that is the problem on windows if the user happens to save the Image. Try the following on Windows 7+... 1. Install pharo_installer-0.x.x.exe as administrator. 2. Run Pharolauncher as a standard user. 3. Change to development mode, open Playground and type a note to yourself like "This should not show after a reinstall". Quit Pharolauncher and restart to check it still appears, and quit again. 4. Re-install pharo_installer-0.x.x.exe as administrator (like you might when a newer version is available) 5. Run Pharolauncher as a standard user. You would expect a fresh image - one that doesn't show the note to yourself, but I had found (a while ago) that the note still shows, indicating the upgrade effectively failed. That is a "typical" workflow in a corporate environment, which I expect Pharo would like to target. So when you: * run PharoLauncher as administrator and get the new Pharolauncher, but * run PharoLauncher as a standard user and get the old Pharolauncher you may rightfully ask wtf ?!? What do you observe? cheers -ben >> > >> > I had meant to fix this in PharoLauncher myself, and also would offer > to > >> > test it - but unfortunately I currently don't have access to a Windows > >> > machine. > >> > >> I hope someone else will try > >> > >> -- > >> Damien Cassou > >> http://damiencassou.seasidehosting.st > >> > >> "Success is the ability to go from one failure to another without > >> losing enthusiasm." --Winston Churchill > >> > >> > > -- > Damien Cassou > http://damiencassou.seasidehosting.st > > "Success is the ability to go from one failure to another without > losing enthusiasm." --Winston Churchill > >
