D7 Final Download - Why?

Why does the D7 final download have the 'upgrade' folder?

There are none so blind as those that will not see.
Quote · 7 Jan 2010

It contains all of the upgrades for the rc releases. It allows those still running a RC version to upgrade it.

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Quote · 7 Jan 2010

So we can upgrade back to 6.1.6 from 7.0.  I know, sounds a little strange, but it does do that, or at least offer you the chance to.  It's only a matter of time before some idiot tries it out and ends up sending their site backwards.

 

 

Edit:  Scratch that.  I was thinking of the Upgrade Link in the Admin Dashboard.

Quote · 7 Jan 2010

I think it has something to do with upgrading.

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Quote · 7 Jan 2010

You guys are quick.

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Quote · 7 Jan 2010

I was a easy question. I did not have to burn any brain cells trying to find a answer.

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Quote · 7 Jan 2010

Of that I am sure. But why put it in with D7, do you need to upgrade the mysql over and above the install updates?

 

Failing that, the upgrade files should be a seperate download.

 

I think it has something to do with upgrading.

 

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Quote · 7 Jan 2010

I keep asking them to provide a separate upgrade package, instead of having to unnecessarily overwriting 4,998 files.  I doubt if they'll do it though.

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Quote · 7 Jan 2010

This is the way boonex choose to do it. Fresh install, or upgrade, in same package.

I believe all future releases of dolphin will be the same way.

When they release 7.1 it can be used as a install or used to upgrade 7.0

I do see your point.

There are disadvantages and advantages.

One of the disatvantages is the download it bigger of course.

The atvantage to the method they choose. It's idiot proofed. The person upgrading does not need to know what version they have, when they upgrade, it's detected and the proper update run.

And pardon my spelling. I don't care today.

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Quote · 7 Jan 2010

At this point, it doesn't matter to me if they don't provide just the changed files... I've gotten pretty adept at extracting them from the distribution package.   There was only 3-4 changed files from RC5 - Final, so I wasn't about to overwrite 5,000 file just for the hell of it.

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Quote · 7 Jan 2010

Cheers guy's. I know the answer was fairly obvious, but you can never be sure. Better to ask than get it wrong.

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