Re: CVS commit: pkgsrc/www/php-nextcloud

[Ryo ONODERA <ryo%tetera.org@localhost>]

Hi,

Greg Troxel <gdt%lexort.com@localhost> writes:

> Ryo ONODERA <ryo%tetera.org@localhost> writes:
>
>> According to
>> https://docs.nextcloud.com/server/19/admin_manual/maintenance/upgrade.html ,
>> "Skipping major releases is not supported."
>>
>> Direct updating to 19 from 17 may not work properly.
>
> Thanks.  That was my impression, and I had an update problem a year or
> two ago, but i was my fault for skipping a stable branch.
>
>>> Assuming nextcloud can only update one version at a time, is there a
>>> plan for managing the upgrade process?  If so, could you put a comment
>>> in the Makefile to explain it?
>>
>> I will add the following sentences to www/php-nextcloud/Makefile.
>>
>> # Please make sure not to skip major releases in pkgsrc-current
>> # and previous and latest pkgsrc stable branches.
>> # Specifically you must ensure that pkgsrc stable branch users can
>> # update their www/php-nextcloud in previous branch to current
>> # branch without skipping major release.
>>
>> Please improve the sentences for better English.
>
> Great, thanks.  I will adjust the wording a bit after you commit.  Your
> English is great - I think the issue is getting the point  across to
> people who have no idea the problem exists, which is always tricky.
>
> (Really, nextcloud should be able to update across multiple versions,
> but pkgsrc can't fix that.)

I have committed the comment.

Thank you.

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