I launched 6.7 and the updater offered to install 7.0.1 for OS X. I allowed it to download, but then the wording on screen scared me. It said this will replace your current installation of 6.7, so I bailed.
~Roger On Dec 28, 2014 3:17 AM, "J. Landman Gay" <[email protected]> wrote: > On Windows the installer will create a folder inside the location you > select, so that's why you saw two LiveCode folders (the one you made and > the one the installer made.) Also, all file paths use forward slashes in > LiveCode so that's why those were there. > > I'm not sure why you'd get the first installation failure. I can only > guess that the OS was doing some housekeeping on the download when the > installer was supposed to launch. After a brief delay it was ready. > > It's normal to see the contents of a folder when you choose it in the file > selector. You should be able to just choose the one that is currently > selected and install there, regardless of what you see in the content area. > > On December 26, 2014 5:53:16 PM CST, "Paul D. DeRocco" < > [email protected]> wrote: > >While I was using LiveCode, I was informed of a 7.0.1 update. The text > >box > >showed the following text: > > > > Stable: The release has been through a full > > testing cycle and is deemed stable. > > Maintenance: The release is the previous stable > > release with fixes ready for testing. > > Beta: The release contains new features which > > are complete and ready for testing. > > Development: The release contains untested > > new features. > > > >My initial reaction was, "So, which is it?" It was a moment before I > >realized I was looking at the end of a long update description, and had > >to > >scroll all the way back to the top to find out that it's a stable > >release. > >The text box really ought to positioned at the beginning, not the end. > >That's just a very minor issue. But then... > > > >I closed LiveCode and selected Update Now, and it began to download > >rather > >slowly. When it was done, it said "Installation Failed", with the > >explanation, "Could not launch downloaded installer: not opened". I > >clicked Retry, and it switched to "Ready to Install", saying that it > >will > >"Install LiveCode to: C:/Program Files (x86)/RunRev/LiveCode Community > >6.6.3" etc. > > > >First of all, if it downloaded the installer, why did it say that it > >had > >failed? Second of all, why is it offering to install it in the LiveCode > >Community 6.6.3 folder, when it's LiveCode 7.0.1? (And third, why is it > >using forward slashes on Windows?) > > > >Rather than click "Install", I clicked "Back". Rather than go "back", > >it > >went to "Select Installation Type", so I clicked "Custom" and > >"Continue", > >and it switched to "Customize". I clicked the magnifying glass icon > >next > >to the installation folder name (still 6.6.3), and it popped up > >"Libraries\Documents". That's not a valid place to install anything, so > >I > >had to navigate to my C: drive and drill down to where I wanted to put > >it. > >I tried selecting "C:\Program Files (x86)\RunRev" as the installation > >directory, and it simply opened that folder, showing me "LiveCode > >Community 6.6.3". Why can't I just put it into "C:\Program Files > >(x86)\RunRev"? > > > >So I created a LiveCode folder under RunRev and selected it, and it > >went > >back to "Customize", showing "C:/Program Files > >(x86)/RunRev/LiveCode/LiveCode". Why two "LiveCode" folders? Where did > >that come from? > > > >I clicked the magnifying glass again, deleted the LiveCode folder that > >I > >had created, and created a "LiveCode Community 7.0.1" folder under > >RunRev > >and selected it. It switched back to "Customize", showing "C:/Program > >Files (x86)/RunRev/LiveCode Community". What happened to the "7.0.1"? > > > >I figured, this is the best I could do so I clicked "Continue". It > >switched to "Ready to Install", and said that it would install in > >"C:/Program Files (x86)/RunRev/LiveCode Community 7.0.1/LiveCode > >Community > >6.6.3". At this point, I decided to stick with the 6.6.3 installation > >I've > >already got. Please let us know when you have a "stable release" of the > >installer, because this one barely qualifies as a beta. > > -- > Jacqueline Landman Gay | [email protected] > HyperActive Software | http://www.hyperactivesw.com > > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > [email protected] > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > subscription preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list [email protected] Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
