Hi Daniel (and Gabriel) for your response!

That was what I needed, some hints and a little comfort.
I am going for it!
Thanks again

Juerg

> Hey Juerg,
> 
> fear not, I've done exactly that 1.0 -> 1.4 a number of times
> recently,
> and it's not all bad.
> 
> But yes, I would recommend stepping through each new version, just in
> order to run the project:upgradeXX tasks..
> The first step is the hardest, since you need to manually update the
> symfony executable file (instructions in the sf1.1 upgrade file),
> after that the new task system is available to you.
> 
> Needless to say, certain areas of code need manual touch-ups.
> For example, I had tons of yml validation files that had something
> like this inside:
> 
> username:
>  required: true
>    msg:    Please enter your username
> 
> This is not valid any more, and needs to be:
> 
> username:
>  required: true
>  required_msg: Please..
> 
> Also, batches need to be rewritten into tasks (cut & paste mostly),
> and all the flash handling needs to be manually checked (flash on
> user, not on action any more - this one can be quite annoying). Also,
> I've had a number of $response -> setParameter("blah") kinda stuff,
> and the response doesn't have parameters any more.
> 
> Lastly, depending on how you handled emails, that might need some love
> as well.
> 
> As Gabriel said, sf1.3 is probably a safe stopping point because the
> compat10 plugin keeps your forms and emails alive. Going any further
> requires you to move form handling into form classes, which is fun,
> but can be tedious.
> 
> As for propel - you won't have any issues there. 1.5 is very backward
> compatible and drops right in place.
> 
> Overall, I really liked my upgrades, as you'll find yourself strip
> tons of code and find more ways to remove duplication.
> Good luck! :)
> 
> Daniel
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On Jul 1, 8:16 am, Juerg <jmess...@bluewin.ch> wrote:
>> Hi
>> 
>> I am ready to update 2 larger projects made with Symfony 1.0.22-LAST
>> to the current version 1.4.6, including updating Propel to the latest
>> 1.5 Version.
>> Do I really have to update by running each > 1.1 > 1.2 > 1.3 > 1.4
>> step or is there a somewhat easier way to do it?
>> 
>> For example new install of Symfony 1.46 and migrate manually?
>> If anybody with experience can give me some hints, warn me about traps
>> or send me helpful links, I would highly appreciate it.
>> 
>> I can do the upgrade on a Mac with SnowLeopard PHP < 5.3 and Propel
>> 1.0 installed or on a Mac with PHP 5.31 and Propel 1.5
>> 
>> Any help, hint or link very much appreciated. Thanks
>> Juerg
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