Path: csiph.com!x330-a1.tempe.blueboxinc.net!newsfeed.hal-mli.net!feeder3.hal-mli.net!newsfeed.hal-mli.net!feeder1.hal-mli.net!newsreader4.netcologne.de!news.netcologne.de!xlned.com!feeder1.xlned.com!Xl.tags.giganews.com!border2.nntp.ams.giganews.com!nntp.giganews.com!local2.nntp.ams.giganews.com!nntp.brightview.co.uk!news.brightview.co.uk.POSTED!not-for-mail NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 17 Jan 2012 10:34:52 -0600 Date: Tue, 17 Jan 2012 16:33:24 GMT From: Gavin Wraith Newsgroups: comp.sys.acorn.apps,comp.sys.acorn.programmer Subject: Re: Fresh packaging ideas Message-ID: References: <5253064b4fSpambin@argonet.co.uk> Organization: Home User-Agent: Messenger-Pro/1.00c (MsgServe/1.00a) (RISC-OS/5.16) NewsHound/v1.50-32 Lines: 17 X-Usenet-Provider: http://www.giganews.com X-Trace: sv3-qtv36qhMvGFUY7GmrgGEie2In39EYh1zOK8XgPe+WrmArFY6YYsIweZT4+7K68bFL7qUbDvAMTvkEq9!sMmk8r09Vk9QBb8L5veqloQR2lRiirhn7kJc8VkmG+RKxvJxouDs92EuF+1jvD6rIKonJUpTt9zD!ZG/j X-Abuse-and-DMCA-Info: Please be sure to forward a copy of ALL headers X-Abuse-and-DMCA-Info: Otherwise we will be unable to process your complaint properly X-Postfilter: 1.3.40 X-Original-Bytes: 1671 Xref: x330-a1.tempe.blueboxinc.net comp.sys.acorn.apps:2760 comp.sys.acorn.programmer:1343 In message <5253064b4fSpambin@argonet.co.uk> Stuart wrote: > The only rider I would add is that with NetSurf, for example, I like to > keep development builds, and may have several different ones available at > any one time, separate from the official release versions I suspect that lots of people do as I do, with most upgraded software, which is have a sub directory called "old" in which to keep the previous version. It is not as thoroughgoing as keeping all versions, but it is less prodigal and often sufficient for rescue when a version is buggy. -- Gavin Wraith (gavin@wra1th.plus.com) Home page: http://www.wra1th.plus.com/