I never use the update button of the Admin interface, so I don't know if the information about the changelog are exposed before the update proceed, but I think that it could be interresting to tell what's new for user that are tempting to update their web2py installation like this. Calculating and concatenating the changelogs from the user version of web2py until the new given version that the user is about to install is not really difficult.
Maybe it could be a nice new feature... Richard On Tue, Aug 30, 2011 at 4:44 PM, Phyo Arkar <phyo.arkarl...@gmail.com>wrote: > Yeah, don't worry I know , web2py is most backward compatible > framework in the know. Just need some prominent annoucement section on > the web pages , and it will even more popular. *Regular website > update* > > For announcement , only Prominent Changes such as : > - Major changes/improvement > - Security Alerts > - Backward Incompatible changes > > I know alot of users of web2py in my country , most of the I > introduced to. even my closest friends who use web2py , dont bother to > join web2py mailing list. They will be much less likely to read > mailing list ferequently. > > I believe whoever post once in this mailing list is less than 20% of > actual users out there. > > Those people will just Read the web site , and use web2py's Update > button in admin view. > > On 8/31/11, Massimo Di Pierro <mdipie...@cs.depaul.edu> wrote: > > the rule is that we promise backward compatibility except when we need > fix a > > security vulnerability. until we setup a page dedicated to this, make > sure > > you read the changelog ( not just of the current release but all the > > releases in between the one you upgrade from to the one you upgrade to). > > Usually backward incompatible issues (if known) are prominently > highlighted. > > > > On Aug 30, 2011, at 2:40 PM, Phyo Arkar wrote: > > > >> Well , I did the update because i trust web2py's backward > >> compatibility . Yeah i will never do blind update again (or use update > >> button on web2py ). > >> > >> On 8/31/11, Anthony <abasta...@gmail.com> wrote: > >>> On Tuesday, August 30, 2011 8:38:14 AM UTC-4, Phyo Arkar wrote: > >>>> > >>>> On the mailing list? > >>>> > >>>> One problem with mailing list is it is not a forum and it can't have a > >>>> Sticky feature. Information of last month is totally lost. Most busy > >>>> people on tight schedule wont have time to dig into pile of posts. > >>>> > >>>> So a good place to put it is on the web2py.com home page , make a > >>>> Notice section . Also in Download page showing that notice. > >>>> > >>>> I update from 1.96 tho . > >>>> > >>> For changes like this, it would certainly be helpful to post a more > >>> prominent notice somewhere, as you suggest. But in general, when > >>> upgrading, > >>> it's probably a good idea to review the changelogs between your > previous > >>> version and the new version: > >>> http://web2py.com/examples/default/changelog. > >>> In this case, the change was explained in the changelog. > >>> > >>> Anthony > >>> > > > > >
