[Libreoffice-qa] LibO 3.5.0 Beta 0 First assessment

[Petr Mladek]

Pedro Lino píše v Po 05. 12. 2011 v 09:48 +0000:
> > We plan to do the beta builds as dev builds, so they will be installed
> > in parallel with the stable release.
> 
> Excellent news!
> Is this going to be included on the first Public Beta which is
> scheduled for today?

Yes, beta1 will be dev-build and will install in parallel with 3.4.

> > Though, the release candidates are going to replace the stable releases
> > on Windows and MAC. They still will install in parallel with 3.4 on
> > Linux. So, it will work the same way like with 3.4 vs. 3.3.
> 
> Can't this be consistent across OSes?
> What option allows RCs to be installed in parallel in Linux?
> Can't we use the same option in Windows and Mac?

There is no special option. It is a side effect of the packaging
approach. The package names include the version 3.4, 3.5. The rpm/deb
package managers think that they are different packages. The windows
installer ignores the name and uses a special ID that is bundled inside
the installer. We do not change the ID for different Windows versions.

I agree that the should be consistent. Well, I am not sure what solution
is correct. Most normal users do not want to have several LO versions
installed in parallel. So, maybe, we should rather "fix" the Linux
solution.


Best Regards,
Petr