KDE Windows Updater Client

[Bernhard]

that sounds like a really good idea. Today I've tried the 0.8.3 installer
and it worked out really well (althought it has forgotten to add the strigi
dependency).

Atm the update function is a bit rusty implemented in the interface but ok..
that's easy to change.

I wonder if there's any chance that I could upload the code somewhere
because I fear that I won't have much time to work on it. Further more I
don't think I've got the skill for doing this alone. (I've just started with
QT and KDE programming). So everybody who wants can work on it.
sounds

Also I don't know yet how the release team is going to manage the release
for windows. Will there be such updates like you get in openSUSE? (e.g.
kdebase-3.96-10.1 --> kdebase-3.96-10.2) or isn't there enough server
capacity to do this? If that isn't the case I have real doubts for the
importance of an update feature because if you can just upgrade from 4.0 to
4.1 it will broken to a big percentage because much has changed.

As I've stated in the first email I don't know these things yet and I would
appreciate if someone could tell me (if it's already decided)


2007/11/20, Ralf Habacker <ralf.habacker at freenet.de>:
>
> Bernhard schrieb:
> > so.. I've just checked out the svn directory of the
> kde-windows-installer.
> > If I'm not completely mistaken I can use  the whole stuff from the
> shared
> > folder in  the updater.
> >
> yes, but if you like to create a full updater you need more files at
> least the settings class to get current mirror/proxy and other settings
> > I've seen there are also plans to implement an update feature in the
> > kde-windows-installer. Is there something going on atm?
> >
> Yes it was in the pipeline already for some time and is mostly
> implemented in the installer. See the last release.
> > Would it be better if I could somehow try to hack the update function
> into
> > the kde-windows installer or would you like it more to have two seperate
> > programs?
> >
> What do you think about to split the task: the installer handles all
> update related stuff and a little tray icon program which is loaded up
> on login and checks in regulary intervals for updates (the way how to
> detect has to be designed, the related code should be in the shared
> folder - any suggestions) and if updates are available
> it runs the installer with a specific command line to perform the
> required steps.
>
> Ralf
>
> > 2007/11/13, Bernhard <mustermaxi at gmail.com>:
> >
> >> thx for the feedback!
> >>
> >> To be honest I've hoped that someone could make a nice suggestion
> because
> >> I don't know how the KDE team will manage the whole packaging.
> (compiled
> >> packages, just source, executables) Afaik you won't release a KDE
> Windowsversion with KDE
> >> 4.0. Is this still true?
> >>
> >> The whole project has basically begun because I think it would be a
> nice
> >> addition for users who are currently using a program, are encountering
> a
> >> bug, file a bug report, and if you've got luck with the next update
> (you get
> >> from this little prog) you get the fixed version automatically. (don't
> know
> >> if you should just update for example from 4.0.0 to 4.0.1 or if you
> should
> >> use snapshots of svn.)
> >> I'm open for every suggestion regarding both technical and user views.
> >>
> >> If there's no other way round I thought about just downloading the new
> zip
> >> archives and replace the files of your current install.
> >>
> >> Sadly I haven't had any time yet to look into the code of the
> KDE-Windowsinstaller and how it works. Does it compile something? Or does it
> just copy
> >> the files from the archive into your install directory?
> >>
> >> Also I don't know yet how to implement the dependency handling and if
> this
> >> is something my program should concern about (imo the dependencies
> should
> >> have already been checked by kde-windows-installer).
> >>
> >> I hope you've got some suggestions and feedback for me.
> >>
> >> Bernhard
> >>
> >> 2007/11/13, Ralf Habacker <ralf.habacker at freenet.de>:
> >>
> >>> Bernhard schrieb:
> >>>
> >>>> I've attached a new version of the "mockup". It should just show
> >>>>
> >>> what's in
> >>>
> >>>> my mind .. atm.
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>> This looks good. What are your plans about the package format used for
> >>> updates ? Currently there are only full packages available
> >>> http://download.cegit.de/kde-windows/
> >>>
> >>> BTW: You may take a look on the recent kde on windows installer
> located
> >>> on http://websvn.kde.org/trunk/kdesupport/kdewin-installer/. May be
> some
> >>> stuff can be merged.
> >>>
> >>> regards
> >>> Ralf
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> >>
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