On 07/10/2009 10:29 PM, Jonathan Kaye wrote: > NoOp wrote: ... >> >> Just tried the same (Ubuntu 3.1.0PPA -go-oo build) and encountered the >> same error. Checked: >> http://extensions.services.openoffice.org/project/barcode >> <quote> >> Version 1.3 is released >> >> Version 1.3 is compatible with OpenOffice.org 3.1 (prior versions are >> not), so upgrading is very much recommended. It also includes a number >> of new barcode types and a great number of translations. Thanks to all >> the translators, it is great to see such enthusiasm! >> ... >> Removing old version >> >> Sorry, I replied to Jørgen in a private email, but I guess his problem >> is not unique. Unfortunately prior versions are so incompatible with >> OpenOffice.org 3.1 that it can not even uninstall them. >> </quote> >> >> I even tried installing the new 1.3 version... & OOo honked - I had to >> kill OOo. >> >> I finally had to rename /home/<user>/.openoffice.org/3 to >> /home/<user>/.openoffice.org/x-3-x >> just to get OOo to start. Of course that blows out all of the other >> installed extensions. IMO Barcode 1.x should be removed from the >> extension database >> (http://extensions.services.openoffice.org/project/barcode) until such >> time as the issue is resolved. File a bug report. > Thanks NoOp, > I'm glad to see it's not just me being stupid. I'll try posting on > g.c.o.devel.api and see if any of the devs have a solution. I'm got too > many extensions that I need and OOo is mission-critical at the moment so I > can't afford to risk disabling it even for a moment. I can live with the > current situation. Filing a bug report is also a good idea. > cheers, > Jonathan
Got this back from Daniel Darabos: > Barcode 1.3 (the current version) can be installed and uninstalled in > OpenOffice.org 3.1 without problems (and upgrades to a future version > are expected to be without problems as well). The problem is with the > earlier versions. We can not make them magically disappear from the > world, but the number of users affected is decreasing (since no one > installs these old versions, but some users upgrade after a while), so > with time this will not be an issue, and is already not an issue for > new users. > > The safest upgrade route is to upgrade to Barcode 1.3 before upgrading > to OpenOffice.org 3.1. Failing that you can follow the instructions at > http://www.multiracio.com/eurooffice/support/faq#section-13 to upgrade > without removing your user profile. > > Daniel Darabos > You might make a backup of your /3 folder and then try: > A somewhat more complicated solution is to manually upgrade the extension > without using the Extension Manager. > > * Locate the installed extension. It can be either in your user profile > or the shared folder under "uno_packages/cache/uno_packages" in a randomly > named folder. Within the randomly named folder there is a folder named > EuroOffice_Something.oxt. > * Download the new version of the EuroOffice extension. Note that this is > actually a ZIP archive, it is just renamed to OXT. Extract its contents. > * Copy the contents of EuroOffice_Something.oxt to the folder named > EuroOffice_Something.oxt so that the old files are overwritten with the new. I can no longer test that on this machine as I tried to remove the extension manually & messed up the registry. Ended up having to recreate my /3 folder from scratch. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.org
