On Saturday, April 3, 2021 at 9:44:06 PM UTC-4 mksm wrote:
> the update to 4.5.1 worked for me this time but have one issue that > weewx.conf shows version 4.4.0 but the generated web page shows WeeWX > version 4.5.1 > can I change weewx.conf line to 4.5.1 or keep it as is? > short answer: if you know that your configuration file works properly with weewx 4.5.1, you can safely change the version in the configuration file to 4.5.1. but it won't make any difference, as it only affects the upgrade process. long answer: what process did you use to upgrade? if you used deb or redhat, did you choose to use your config or use the "maintainer's" (new) config? when weewx starts up, it uses the version number in the code. so the fact that you see 4.5.1 in the log means that you are actually running 4.5.1. the version in the config file is a loose indication of the weewx version when the config file was installed or last updated. i say loose because there is no way to know whether someone has modified the configuration file independently from a weewx-managed install/upgrade. the version number in the configuration file is used in some cases when you ask weewx to update your config file from an older version. it is also used by the rpm/deb machinery. m -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "weewx-user" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to weewx-user+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-user/7257dfb7-f67a-4568-8fc3-522e4d2b5271n%40googlegroups.com.
